Browser Security News

If you’re looking for major changes or significant new features in the just-released RC1 version of Internet Explorer 7, you’ll be disappointed. But plenty of work has gone on under the hood, and you’ll find this a more solid, faster, less buggy release than the previous one. It features better RSS support, a much-improved installation routine, and a number of important tweaks that make it work more effectively with Web sites.

First, a word of explanation: If you’re not familiar with the somewhat arcane language of software releases, you need to know that, in the parlance of Microsoft, RC1 means "Release Candidate 1." The term "beta" means that the software may still need significant work, while "Release Candidate" means that the software is nearly ready for prime time. In fact, an RC1 candidate often becomes an official release, although sometimes there may be an RC2 or RC3 version. In this case, Microsoft has said that it expects that RC1 will become the officially released software, but that could change if problems are uncovered. Review: Internet Explorer 7 RC1 – Enterprise Applications – Network Computing