Thursday, April 27, 2006
Microsoft is giving an early look of its next version of its Internet Explorer browser program, one with new security provisions as well as search and multitasking functions.
The Washington Post reported that IE's market share now stands at just under 85 percent, down from nearly 89 percent a year ago.
The beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, which is now available for download from Microsoft's Web site, provides color-coded warnings when a user tries to access a Web site that is suspicious or known as fraudulent.
"Overall, for IE7, the principles we used were safer, easier and more powerful," Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer, told the Post.
The final version of the browser is expected to be released later this year, according to the Post. The new version comes as Microsoft has delayed the release of the newest version of its Windows operating system, known as Vista, until early next year.
By: DocMemory
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