[ba-unrev-talk] Opera: Transclusion by Browser (or PurpleSlurple for the masses)

[Matthew Schneider <matsch@sasites.com>]

Has anyone seen this article on CNET?    (01)

"Opera Software says it has finally solved the long-standing problem of 
reading big, bulky Web pages on tiny cell phone screens, posing a potential 
threat to both WAP and to Microsoft.    (02)

"We massage the content so that is fits onto the screen," said Opera  
Chief Executive Jon von Tetzchner of the company's new small-screen  
rendering technology."    (03)

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961831.html    (04)

So it would seem that Opera has the browser doing the transclusion. This was 
the promise of WBI and the big selling point for its off spring WebSphere 
Transcoding Publisher (currently available from IBM for $33,632). Opera is 
currently available for ~1/1000 of that: $39.    (05)

Here's a link to Opera's page about the technology (with screenshots): 
http://www.opera.com/products/smartphone/smallscreen/    (06)

Now all we have to do is get Opera to incorporate PurpleSlurple!!    (07)

Regards,    (08)



Matthew A. Schneider    (09)

P.S. Several folk here kinda anticipated this or envisioned PS as a plugin 
(myself included :) I'm glad to see Opera has nailed it.    (010)