Microsoft Is Set to Release An Improved Web Browser

Microsoft plans to market Internet Explorer 5.0 as "the browser that works faster to save users' time." The new software includes a junk electronic-mail filter, improved video-conferencing technology and a feature that identifies other World Wide Web pages related to the subject a use...

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Published inThe Wall Street journal Asia
Main Author By David Bank
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Victoria, Hong Kong Dow Jones & Company Inc 18.03.1999
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Internet
Market positioning
Software
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Summary:Microsoft plans to market Internet Explorer 5.0 as "the browser that works faster to save users' time." The new software includes a junk electronic-mail filter, improved video-conferencing technology and a feature that identifies other World Wide Web pages related to the subject a user is reading about. But the new browser is generating little of the excitement and controversy that accompanied earlier rounds in the "browser wars," an indication of the changing competitive landscape in the software industry. Microsoft's integration of its browser into its Windows operating system helped trigger the current antitrust suit in Washington, D.C. Microsoft's deal with RealNetworks, the leading supplier of "streaming media" technology, will enable Internet Explorer users to connect to RealNetworks' newly enhanced directory of sites offering audio and video clips, dubbed RealGuide.