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Google has launched an experiment to speed Web site information and changes to its index.

Web site administrators--whether they manage a single-page site or corporate Web site--can use the free program called Sitemaps. "This collaborative crawling system will allow our crawlers to optimize the usefulness of Google's index for users by improving its coverage and freshness," Google said on the Sitemaps site.

News source: C|Net News.com

"Opera is honored to receive PC World's World Class 2005 Award, as we strive to lead the browser industry in innovation and excellence," says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "We are largely known for our innovative features, but Opera 8 also excels in its security offerings. We not only extend users as much functionality as possible but also a considerable degree of protection while online."

Opera 8 was released on April 19, 2005, and is hailed by reviewers as "fast", "flashy" and "still number one in browser innovation". Known as a viable alternative to the market giant Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Opera's market share is growing. Current download figures for the newest version of the browser totaled four million in the first four weeks of its release.