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Opera Software recently said that its next major browser release, Opera 11, wil include support for extensions, and the Norwegian company called on browser makers to create a unified standard for add-ons. Showing that it's willing to lead by example, Opera Software today announced it has joined the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an alliance of mobile operators tasked with developing a common mobile application platform.
"WAC is being built around open Web standards, so it is valuable to have a Web browser company involved," said Peters Suh, CEO, Wholesale Applications Community. "Opera has a proven track record in supporting Web standards. Most importantly, they have already delivered standards-compliant widget and Web application repositories to major mobile operators. Their expertise is extremely helpful as we prepare to launch the Wholesale Applications Community."
Opera is the first browser vendor to join WAC, with Opera products already supporting the initial WAC 1.0 standard
"WAC is an important industry initiative towards making a mobile application platform that is web based, rather than locked-down, proprietary application models," said Christen Krogh, Chief Development Officer, Opera Software.
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