Microsoft announced the global availability of Windows Internet
Explorer 8, providing better performance, easier Web development tools
for enhanced browser experiences and improved security and
reliability. In Thursday's keynote address, Dean Hachamovitch, general
manager of the Internet Explorer team at Microsoft, showcased
solutions from industry partners such as ESPN, eBay Inc., Digg Inc.,
Facebook and OneRiot that create new value for their customers.
"With the Internet Explorer 8 platform, Microsoft creates
opportunities for Web sites to engage customers in new ways and drive
not only more traffic, but also more value in the online experience,"
Hachamovitch said.
New Opportunities for Developers
Developers will benefit from performance features that enable Web
sites to allow customers to engage more deeply with their site
content. Accelerators and Web Slices make it easier for developers to
reach beyond the page and provide new ways for people to stay
connected to the content and services of their choice. Internet
Explorer 8 has enhanced search features and capabilities to provide
more interesting and relevant content, increased speed, and enhanced
security, and offers greater performance and reliability.
"Internet Explorer 8 is the perfect platform to consume search results
from the real-time social Web," said Tobias Peggs, general manager,
OneRiot. "We have developed new search services and Web Slices for
Internet Explorer 8 that enable our users to easily find the news,
stories and videos that people are buzzing about right now. We have
found that Web Slices help bring users to our site 18 percent more per
day than average."
"The new features in Internet Explorer 8 allow fans convenient
one-click access to the latest ESPN video and sports headlines," said
Jason Guenther, vice president, technology and product development,
ESPN Digital Media. "With Web Slices available on many pages of our
site, including team Clubhouse pages and select sport pages, we can
add to the easy ways fans can connect with sports news and their
favorite games and teams."
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