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March fifteen, 2005 two:21 PM
Microsoft Web Explorer seven.0 Facts Get started to Leak


Since it 1st unveiled a month back that it was pulling a U-turn by releasing a brand new version of Web Explorer independent of Longhorn, Microsoft has become unwilling to share a lot of particulars about its forthcoming browser.
Will Net Explorer (IE) seven.0 have tabs? Will it comply using the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) 2.0 regular? Exactly how will it make browsing far more safe? Will it ship in 2005?
Microsoft's answers? No comment.

Microsoft has shared publicly that IE 7.0 will likely be targeted mostly on bettering security. Company officials mentioned lately that Microsoft plans to create IE 7.0 available to Windows XP Service Pack two, Windows Server 2003 Services Pack 1 and Windows XP Specialist x64 customers. A initial beta of IE seven.0 is because of out this summer season.
But Microsoft is sharing quite a little more IE 7.0 specifics privately with key partners, sources who requested anonymity claim.
Sources say that IE 7.0 – which is code-named "Rincon,Office Ultimate 2007 Key," they hear – will likely be a tabbed browser.
IE 7.0 will feature international domain name (IDN) support; transparent Portable Network Graphics (PNG) support,Windows 7 Professional Key, which will allow for the display of overlayed images in the browser; and new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE seven.0, partner resources stated. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator.
(Coincidentally, or perhaps not,Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Key, MSN just began testing a brand new Microsoft-developed RSS aggregator.)
Among the myriad security enhancements Microsoft is expecting to include in IE seven.0, according to partner resources:
reduced privilege mode becomes the default;
no cross-domain scripting and/or scripting access;
improved Safe Sockets Layer (SSL) user interface;
possible integration between IE seven.0 and Microsoft's Windows anti-spyware services, which currently is in beta.
Partner sources say Microsoft is wavering on the extent to which it options to support CSS2 with IE 7.0. Developers have been clamoring for Microsoft to update its CSS support to support the latest W3C standards for years. But Microsoft is leaning toward adding some additional CSS2 support to IE 7.0, but not embracing the normal in its entirety,Office Standard 2010 Key, partners say.
(This is an updated edition of an article which appeared in the March 3,Windows Seven, 2005, issue of the Microsoft Watch newsletter. Want to see what other Microsoft news nuggets you might have missed? Sign up today for a free two-week trial subscription to Microsoft Watch.)