Posted: 06th Nov, 2004 By: MarkJ
The forthcoming 'final' code release of the commercial Opera website browser, v7.60, will utilise SlipStream's web and e-mail acceleration technology to speed up delivery on slower (dialup & mobile etc.) connections:
The company claimed that Opera 7.60, which is due at the end of 2004, will enable ISPs to offer up to six times faster browsing on dial-up and wireless connections. SlipStream's technology works by compressing and streamlining Web content and emails to speed-up access over a network.
Michelle Valdivia, a marketing manager for Opera, told ZDNet UK on Friday that the combination of Opera's mobile browser with Web acceleration will enable mobile phone uses to get faster Web access.
"Opera's mobile Web browser coupled with Web acceleration will definitely speed up Web browsing from phones," said Valdivia.Wed still rather use
Mozilla/Firefox. More @
ZDNet.