Internet Explorer
hideWindows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer; abbreviated to MSIE or, more commonly, IE), is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003 with IE5 and IE6.
That percentage share has since declined (with drops to 94%) in the face of renewed competition from other web browsers – Mozilla Firefox most of all. Microsoft spent over $100 million a year on IE in the late 1990s, with over 1,000 people working on it by 1999.
The latest release is Internet Explorer 8, which is available as a free update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008, and is planned for inclusion with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, except in Europe.
Versions of Internet Explorer for other operating systems have also been produced, including Internet Explorer Mobile (Windows CE and Windows Mobile), Internet Explorer for Mac and Internet Explorer for UNIX (Solaris and HP-UX).
For more information about Internet Explorer, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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Microsoft patches 34 security holes, many critical
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update.
EU finally about to settle Microsoft browser case
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp., which has already shelled out $2.5 billion in antitrust fines in Europe, is on the brink of closing a chapter in its long-running battle with regulators there, just in time for another ...
Amazon, Apple, Google, Yahoo! targeted in patent case
Oct 06, 2009 |
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A US technology company which won a patent case against software giant Microsoft filed suit on Tuesday against nearly two dozen other high-profile firms accusing them of violating the same patent.
Microsoft gives Windows Mobile a new look for fall
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving its operating system for "smart phones" a new look in time for the holiday shopping season.
Google Chrome gets boost with Sony tie-up
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Sony said Tuesday that its Vaio-brand computers sold in the United States would have Google's Chrome as their default Internet browser, boosting the search engine giant's fight against rival Microsoft.
IE 8 is Microsoft's champion in browser wars
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Microsoft is touting freshly-launched Internet Explorer 8 as its champion in the competitive Web browser arena, urging holdouts to upgrade from earlier versions of the software.
Likely culprits to check when wireless connection crawls
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Q: I have a problem with our Dell laptop computer's wireless connection using Internet Explorer. At various times, the speed drops down to sloth and then stops altogether. At the same time, other computers, a desktop connected ...
Review: Password management eases with Net storage
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Do you use your kids' names? Your pet's? Your favorite color? We all use some dumb passwords that are too easy to guess.
Microsoft Reviews HTML 5 Standards
Aug 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft's Internet Explorer Program Manager, Adrian Bateman will be reviewing the specifications for HTML 5 that has been taken more seriously by Apple, Google, Opera, and Mozilla.
Microsoft to ship IE with Windows 7 in Europe
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Microsoft said it would not separate its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser from versions of Windows 7 shipped to the European Union when the new operating system launches worldwide in October.
Hackers expose weakness in visiting trusted sites
Aug 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A powerful new type of Internet attack works like a telephone tap, except operates between computers and Web sites they trust.
Firefox passes one billion downloads
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Mozilla announced Friday that it had passed one billion downloads of Firefox, its Web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer.
Microsoft going after Google's home turf
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Microsoft, by entering into a partnership with Yahoo!, is seeking to do battle with Google on its home turf and in one of the few arenas it has failed to conquer -- the Web.
Microsoft releases security patch for Web browser
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Microsoft released a security patch on Tuesday aimed at preventing hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in its Web browser, Internet Explorer.
EU: Microsoft agrees to unbundle Explorer from Windows
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of rival Web browsers to ward off new European Union antitrust fines, EU regulators and Microsoft said Friday.
