Explorer 7 released
By Corina Cheever and Colin Diltz
HAWKEYE Staff
Microsoft released its new version of Internet Explorer. Windows Internet Explorer 7 was released with improvements to reliability, compatibility, user features, and security.
The updated version of Explorer contains three major genres of improvements. Internet Explorer 7 makes everyday tasks easier, has high security protection, and an improved platform and manageability.
Everyday tasks are made easier through new and updated features. One of the updated features would be the browser frame which is now more streamlined with a simplified and less cluttered frame. Advanced printing automatically re-scales pages that are being printed from the Internet so they will print within the page margins. A feature new to Microsoft Explorer is the ability to switch Web sites in one browser window with the use of tab browsing.
Security updates offer new dynamic protection. A noticeable security feature is the color coded notifications that are located next to the address bar. These colors represent the security risks involved with the site being visited. Windows Internet Explorer 7 also includes a phishing filter that warns against potential and known fraudulent sites and blocks the site if appropriate.
The program also includes platform and manageability that allows web developers to create web pages easier than before. This also allows for network administrators to easily manage the web for a large amount of people. This program will work the best with the new Windows Vista that will be released in the future. More information and downloads are available at www.microsoft.com.