Kyocera to Use Opera Browsers
The Japanese handset manufacturer, Kyocera says that it will include Opera's Smartphone Edition web browser in upcoming products, for the first time allowing for full Web access on phones in Asia by employing Opera's Small-Screen Rendering (SSR).
Opera's SSR technology has cracked the small-screen problem that has plagued the mobile Internet for years. With SSR, Opera reformats the presentation of pages made for the desktop Web to fit on smaller screens, eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling. Opera's Smartphone Edition uses the same core as the Windows version, guaranteeing access and successful rendering of Web pages coded in "Street HTML." Street HTML refers to the non-standard code off most Web sites.
"With Opera we are further strengthening Asia's most highly anticipated new mobile product range even more," says Junichi Jinno, general manager, Corporate Communication Systems Equipment Division, Kyocera. "By including Opera, we strongly differentiate our products from others in Asia, giving users the possibility to put the full Web in their shirt pockets."
Kyocera is the first major Asian manufacturer to use Opera on its products as part of its strategy to boost market share in Asia.
"We proud to have a strong partner like Kyocera joining the Opera family. It's a breakthrough for us right at the time Asia is poised to become the world's largest mobile Internet market," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software ASA. "Browser-centric products like the ones getting the finishing touches in Kyocera's labs will mark the beginning of a new era and change how we access the full power of the Internet - anywhere and at any time."
Kyocera will be the first manufacturer in Japan to support full HTML rendering, offering full Internet access to savvy Japanese consumers already accustomed to mobile data communication. Since Opera also supports cHTML and XHTML, Japanese mobile users will now be able to get the full Internet while also being able to access their old favorite mobile sites.
Kyocera products using Opera will be announced in the near future."
Posted to the site on 14th May 2003
