As our IE7 product team (PG) is getting ready to launch 4th qtr this year, they are also discussing what vehicles to use to distribute IE7 to our partners and customers.  A recent decision to make available IE7 as a part of the Windows Update Service feature - just like a security patch will emerge soon. Over the past year or so, the PG has been working heavily on getting many of hte security holes filled and making the product available thru the update service, our hope that our customers will be able to react and recieve the next generation, secured browser sooner and effectively.

Tony Chor, GPM, IE; has a blog entry with more details about this decision.

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Nagi