OSLO Opera Software's (OPERA.OL) recent decision to look for potential buyers for the firm was triggered by a rising interest in the company, board Chairman Sverre Munck said on Wednesday."The board has a seen an interest in different alliances and cooperations with Opera over the last months," he said following a presentation of second quarter earnings.Norway's Opera said last week it would launch a strategic review of the firm's future, a term that could normally mean selling the company or merging with another firm."There has been a bit higher intensity during the last month," Munck said."Based on this exploratory and recent interest, the board decided to conduct a strategic review because that would allow us to explore a wider range of options rather than not take all options into account," he added. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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