For browser maker Opera Software ASA, 2004 has been a busy year. The Norwegian company went public on the Oslo Stock Exchange, synced up its Web browsers with its Version 7.50 release and made more inroads onto mobile devices. Its biggest challenge may be yet to come: grabbing share from Microsoft Corp., whose Internet Explorer dominates the browser market. Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner says he is optimistic about the opportunity, particularly as mobile devices become the prevalent way for people to connect to the Internet. Von Tetzchner, while visiting San Francisco recently, sat down with eWEEK.com Senior Writer Matt Hicks to discuss Opera"s plans and the future of the Web browser.
With the recent IPO, is that allowing you to expand in any specific areas at this point?
Basically, we are expanding. We haven"t lost the focus of the company. Our focus is on client-side Internet software. That doesn"t mean we won"t do anything on the server side ever, but in a way that"s not our focus.
You don"t have any server products today, right?
No.