Opera To Integrate Discretix Multi-Scheme Digital Rights Management In Opera Mobile Browser.

Integration Offers Device OEMs Faster Time-to-Market; Broadest DRM Platform Support

BARCELONA, Spain -- Discretix, the leading provider of embedded security and DRM solutions for mobile devices and flash memory, and Opera Software (OSE:OPERA) announced today that Opera has partnered with the industry-leading Discretix Multi-Scheme Digital Rights Management (DRM) security client for integration with the Opera Mobile browser. Using Discretix' premium DRM solution, Opera will provide mobile phone manufacturers with support for the broadest range of major DRM schemes, including OMA DRM v2.0, Microsoft WM-DRM 10 and CPRM.

DRM is a key enabling technology for Web browsers today, allowing copyright-protected content to be easily and legally accessed. The Opera browser, renowned for its speed, small memory footprint and exceptional standards-compliance, will offer a state-of-the art DRM solution. In addition to support for all major DRM schemes, along with the flexibility to accommodate new schemes as they become available, Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM also integrates easily into all the most common mobile phone operating systems.

"By pre-integrating this reliable and efficient DRM technology, Opera helps device OEMs lower their development risk, shorten their time-to-market, lower their overall development costs, and improve the security of the commercial content carried on their products," said Bjarte Vosseteig, Director Product Management Mobile of Opera Software.

"The fast-evolving multimedia content landscape dictates that browsers quickly accommodate the latest DRM standards. By choosing the Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM client, Opera is assuring its customers that their products will be at the forefront of their categories," said Edo Ganot, executive vice president of sales and business development for Discretix. "The tight collaboration between Opera and Discretix also means that OEMs can depend on their DRM capabilities in the future."

The Discretix multi-scheme DRM creates a solid and reliable technology platform that benefits users and content providers alike, featuring an outstanding level of flexibility, security and high performance. Reinforced by the underlying Discretix security subsystem, the DRM solution conforms to the highest security requirements set down by network operators and content providers.

About Opera Software ASA:

Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross- platform Web browser technology is renowned for its small size, performance and standards-compliance, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

About Discretix:

Discretix is a leading provider of embedded security technology for mobile devices and flash memory storage. Discretix technology, which incorporates both hardware and software components, enables security to be incorporated into products at the chipset level, making it transparent to the end-user while protecting sensitive information from malicious attacks, viruses, fraud, and theft. Discretix' solutions are deployed in a wide array of devices and mobile systems to enhance security, reliability, and user experience. Discretix, a privately-owned company, serves the needs of some of the world's best-known semiconductor and device manufacturers and was ranked by Gartner as the embedded security market leader for the second year in a row in 2005. For more information, please visit www.discretix.com.

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