Opera

Opera Widgets are small, handy Web applications that run locally on mobile phones and other devices. They are based on open Web standards and serve as a delivery vehicle for new Web services. Opera Widgets help users cut through the clutter of the Web to get to the info they want most. They are a shortcut with instant access to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, to location-aware services such as transportation schedules and to important on-the-fly update sites such as stock tickers.

Opera Widgets share the same cross-platform compatibility with all of Opera's products, creating faster time-to-market and interoperability of functions between devices. For OEMs and operators, Opera offers not only widgets themselves but also a whole ecosystem of solutions. With Opera Widgets and the Opera Widgets SDK, OEMs and operators can customize widgets and manage the widgets they have deployed to customers, offering useful content while opening up revenue-generating opportunities.

With Opera Widgets you can:

• Create beautiful, first-class Web applications with rich, animated interfaces
• Go to market quickly with rapid application and content development
• Take advantage of open APIs from well-known Web 2.0 services
• Stand out from the pack by offering simple services that users want
• Expand your offerings and deliver them in one easy deployment

What's more: Opera Widgets are a cross-platform technology. Thanks to their platform- and device-independent nature, Opera Widgets can be developed for a variety of screen sizes and hardware using common Web technologies and design rules. This means a single, simple Web application can span your entire multi-play solution and give users a unified experience no matter how they access your service.

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