Opera Software joins Symbian Foundation

Nokia's soon-to-be open source Symbian platform received a boost yesterday with the news that Opera Software is to join the Symbian Foundation.

As reported by CNet, Opera Software – best known for its popular PC web-browser and spinoff Java-based mobile browser – has opted to join forces with Nokia and the other Symbian Foundation members to help build its browser technologies into the mobile operating system.

Opera's chief executive, Jon von Tetzchner, spoke of his company's debt to Symbian yesterday: “Symbian was one of the first companies to support Opera's vision of how the Web one day would be available on any device. Today, that vision is becoming reality. We look forward to the opportunity to join the foundation and help drive the ongoing evolution of the leading mobile operating system.”

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