Geir Ivarsøy
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| Geir Ivarsøy | |
| Born: | June 27, 1957 Norway |
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| Died: | March 9, 2006 |
| Occupation: | founder and lead programmer of Opera software |
| Website: | Opera ASA |
Geir Ivarsøy (June 27, 1957 – March 9, 2006) was the lead programmer at Opera Software. He and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner were part of a research group at the Norwegian state phone company (now known as Telenor) where they developed browsing software called MultiTorg Opera. The project was abandoned by Telenor, but in 1995 Geir and Jon obtained the rights to the software, formed a company of their own, and continued working on it.
Now known simply as Opera, the Internet browser has become very popular despite the competition. Opera Software has grown to more than 280 employees since it first moved to its present offices in Oslo.
At a board meeting in January of 2004, Geir Ivarsøy announced his wish to resign as a board member in Opera Software, though he remained active in the company even after that. In June of 2005 he was elected as a member of the Nomination Committee of the company.
Geir died in March 2006 after a long battle with cancer. Version 9 of Opera was dedicated in his memory, according to the software's About page.
[edit] External links
- Death in the Family — an obituary
- Opera Web Browser
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| Companies | Opera Software • Telenor |
| Topics | History • Features • M2 • Community • Presto |
| Notable individuals | Håkon Wium Lie • Jon S. von Tetzchner • Geir Ivarsøy |
| Devices | Opera Mobile • Opera Mini • Nintendo DS Browser • Internet Channel |
