Outfoxing Internet Explorer
February, 2006
You might be surprised to learn there are multiple platforms for browsing websites in today's market. In addition to Internet Explorer (still the nations leading choice for Internet browsing), there's also Safari and Opera just to name a few. The up and coming contender though is Mozilla Firefox. Already in version 5x, Mozilla Firefox is the newest browser of choice. Why?
1) It's an open source development code meaning there are lots of add-ons already developed by a large community of programmers. Oh yeah...did I mention it's FREE!
2) With Firefox, you can browse the web with confidence because unlike other browsers (whose names we won't mention here...), Firefox protects your computer from viruses, spy ware and those ugly pop-ups. That's right, pop-ups are a thing of the past with Firefox...they simply don't download to your Firefox browser.
3) And if that weren't enough, you can also insert "tabs" in Firefox allowing you to have multiple websites open simultaneously from one browser window making it a snap to switch back and forth quickly between websites.
4) Firefox also downloads websites much faster than Internet Explorer.
5) And don't fret if you think you're the first person to use Firefox. Think again. Since it's release just two short years ago...Firefox has been downloaded by 70 million users making it the fastest growing and soon to be most popular browser in the marketplace...and did I mention its FREE!
Microsoft continues to be the dominant browser in the marketplace primarily because its pre-loaded with the purchase of most computers; however, as consumers become more tech savvy...they will see the benefits of using this very friendly open source browser.
At DataTitan, we stay abreast of the latest developments in the marketplace and build our website products to conform to the most popular web browsers in the marketplace...Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. For questions about web browser compliance issues with your website, call DataTitan today at 210-403-9429.
John Tomblin is General Manager of DataTitan.
For additional information call 210-403-9429.
