Internet Explorer 7 Is Here

WebKnowHow
Thursday, October 19, 2006; 01:34 AM

Microsoft released the new Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, the latest version of the world’s most widely used Web browser. The company said the new browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier, and works well with the overwhelming majority of Web sites.

Internet Explorer 7 provides new safeguards that help protect against malicious software and phishing attacks. In Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft said it has helped reduce the exposure to these attacks by fortifying the browser itself and providing better information to users to assist them in making safer decisions online.

“As the industry leader in Web site authentication, VeriSign believes that Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 7 browser will help increase user confidence and help make consumers more secure when using the Internet,” said Tim Callan, product marketing director at VeriSign Inc. “VeriSign has always been on the leading front of offering the most current technologies to help secure consumers online, which is a concept that Microsoft brings to life with Internet Explorer 7. We encourage users to move to the new browser.”

Internet Explorer 7 delivers a new look and enhanced capabilities that make everyday tasks — such as searching, browsing multiple sites and printing — simpler.  Microsoft is introducing users of Internet Explorer to tabbed browsing. With tabs, users are able to view multiple sites in a single browser window and easily switch from one site to another. In Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft extends tab functionality with a new feature called Quick Tabs, which provides an “at a glance” snapshot of all open tabs on a single screen, enabling easier and faster site selection and navigation.

Microsoft said it engineered Internet Explorer 7 for compatibility with existing Web sites by adhering to some of the most important standards for Web site development. Internet Explorer 7 also features improved manageability for enterprises through the enhanced support of Active Directory Group Policy, which enables IT managers to easily deploy and centrally manage the browser on each of the desktops in their network.

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP is now available in English and runs on Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP 64-bit Edition and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. Internet Explorer 7 will be made available in other Windows-supported languages over the coming weeks.

The browser can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/ie.