Windows® Internet Explorer® 8 is Microsoft’s latest web browser, now available to download*.

  • Safer.  Built-in phishing and malware protection along with click-jacking and cross-site scripting prevention protects you from threats on the Internet. InPrivate browsing & filters let you maintain confidentiality when needed.
  • Easier. With Web Slices, content updates from your favorite website are now accessible right from your favorites bar no matter where you are on the web. An administrative customization toolkit (IEAK) makes it easy to configure a standard deployment package.
  • Faster. IE8 is faster than IE7 by 80% in common micro-benchmarks. In side-by-side measures of speed in opening the top 25 websites worldwide, IE8 was as fast as or faster than Firefox and Chrome. IE8 is faster than IE7 by 80% in common micro-benchmarks. See the video here.

 

Making your public website compatible

·         Please check your public sites for IE 8 site compatibility

·         If not compatible, please refer IE Compatibility Center to update the websites

 

Plan your IE 8 upgrades & implementation

·         Internet Explorer 8 Deployment Guide: this guide documents the options and processes involved in deploying Internet Explorer 8.

·         Internet Explorer 8 Delivery through Automatic Updates: this article describes overview of the delivery process and options available for IT Administrators to control how and when Internet Explorer 8 is deployed to their organization through Automatic Updates.

·         Internet Explorer Administration Kit: The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) simplifies the creation, deployment, and management of customized Windows Internet Explorer 8 packages.

·         *Note: PC’s testing Windows 7 beta can receive IE8 as part of the Windows 7 RC1 upgrade later this spring

 

Resources

o    IE8 home page http://www.microsoft.com/ie8

o    IE Compatibility Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/cc405106.aspx

o   Internet Explorer Developer Center:  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/default.aspx