Microsoft unveils Internet explorer 9

BANGALORE, INDIA: Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced its latest browser Internet Explorer 9 for consumers in India.

Unveiled at TechEd India 2011, the company claims that the new Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) enables a richer, more immersive web experience by enriching consumers’ of the websites that they love to visit.

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Hemant Sachdev, joint managing director, Microsoft India said, "Our approach with Internet Explorer 9 was not only to create a ‘speed and feed machine’ but to also create a browser that would bring back the focus to the sites our consumers love to visit."

He added, "With its clean and minimalist look, Internet Explorer 9 is site-centric rather than browser centric. Consumers too are appreciating our approach to this browser — Internet Explorer 9 has been downloaded 2.3 million times in just 24 hours of its global launch, and has already gained more than 2 percent usage on Windows 7.”

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Features of IE 9 includes:

One-Box: Incorporates search capabilities into the address bar directly. Internet Explorer 9 maintains the privacy of the keystrokes entered into One Box

Tear-off tabs: When users need to use more than one website to accomplish a task, this feature helps with the side-by side comparison (using Aero Snap feature in Windows 7)

Integrated Windows 7 navigation: Web navigation is easier in Internet Explorer 9 with features that are integrated with Windows 7 navigation, such as Pinned sites, Jump Lists, Aero Snap, tear-off tabs, and thumbnail controls. This allows users to get to their favorite sites and content quickly and carry out common tasks for each site right from the Windows 7 jump list

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Full Hardware Acceleration: Leverages the PCs Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) to enable full hardware acceleration for a richer, immersive web experience

Add-on performance advisor: Notifies users when add-ons are slowing down their browsing session

Download Manager: Allows hassle-free downloads by allowing users to view and track the progress of all downloads from one central location

Tracking Protection: Provides users with an added level of control and choice about the information that the users want to reveal about their online activities

SmartScreen Application Reputation: An intelligence system, can distinguish between reputable downloads (specific files or digital signature) and those that were more likely to be malicious. As a result, 95 percent of previously undetected malware is deleted by users when presented with the App Rep warning.