Opera Software, which is known for its Opera browser, has a lot of supporters in Russia. For this reason Opera Software has determined to make a headquarter for itself in St. Petersburg. Now (14th of April) Opera established a headquarter in St. Petersburg. The office is situated on Primorsky prospect, 54/A/1, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The largest community of Opera is the Russian community. The St. Petersburg headquarter in Russia will provides extra support to local Opera users, web developers, Opera partners as well as customers. The St. Petersburg headquarter will be responsible for entire of Opera activities in the country.
In Russia, The company takes over 31.7% of the market share for the desktop, according to StatCounter, last month, while on the mobile side, it takes about 82%.
Opera’s existence in the country was felt before the St. Petersburg headquarter was established. Opera software participated in many industry events like barcamps, conferences, forums and so on. Furthermore, the company also made regular University tours, during which it trained teachers, students as well as developers about the benefits of web standards.
“Russia is a priority region for Opera, and we have already garnered incredible support and recognition of the Opera browser in this country. By immersing ourselves in the Russian community with a local presence, we are able to better respond to the needs of our Russian consumers,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “With this new office in St. Petersburg, we are proving our dedication to our Russian users and letting them know that we’re not going anywhere. I hope that through this effort, we reach a better understanding of what Russian users, Web developers and partners want and need from Opera.”
In related news, Opera Mini for iPhone was approved into Apple’s App Store. Opera Mini was submitted to Apple last month – it took about 20 days for it to be approved.
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