• Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser developed by the Mozilla corporation. Firefox runs on every major operating system, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The browser is developed under tGPL/LGPL/MPL free software license. On the Microsoft Windows platform it is considered a good alternative to Internet Explorer and is the second most popular browser behind Internet Explorer.

• Fast Facts

  1. Developed by: Mozilla
  2. First Release: September 23, 2002 (as Phoenix)
  3. Current version: 3.5, released on June 30, 2009 http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5...
  4. Can be run on Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and a variety of other Unix based Operating Systems.
  5. Acid3 test result: 93/100, compared to 20/100 for IE8 and 100/100 for Google Chrome and Safari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid3#Deskt...

• Features

  Firefox features many of the same features that the current version of Internet Explorer features. Users can download free extensions from 3rd party developers or from the main firefox development team to give it further capability. Users can also use the tabbed browsing capability to open multiple web pages, without opening new windows. Firefox also features the ability to keep users away from most Phishing sites that are available.

• New Features in v3.5

  1. Better HTML5 support: <audio> and <video> tags are now supported, offline specification is now supported, drag and drop functionality between websites https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox...
  2. Improved privacy, including Private Browsing Mode http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5...
  3. New JavaScript engine, TraceMonkey http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5...
  4. Location-aware browsing http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5...
  5. Support for new web technologies like downloadable fonts http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5...
  6. More advanced CSS functionality https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox...
  7. Native support for JSON https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox...
  8. Faster page rendering https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox...

• History

  Firefox was first released by Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross in 2002. The browser began as an experimental project and was named Phoenix, but because of name disputes, it was later renamed Mozilla Firebird. With the name Firebird, they went under intense criticism from Firebird and eventually changed the name to Mozilla Firefox.

• Timeline

  • 1998: Netscape releases code for it's Communicator browser.
  • 1999-2002: Mozilla browser developed as part of the Mozilla Application Suite based on Netscape code.
  • 2002: Phoenix browser developed separately from Mozilla Application Suite.
  • 2003: Becomes Mozilla Firebird.
  • 2004: Becomes Mozilla Firefox.
  • 2006: Release of Mozilla Firefox 2.
  • 2007: Release of Firefox 3 Beta.
  • June 17, 2008: Release of Firefox 3.http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0/releasenotes/
  • June 30, 2009: Release of Firefox 3.5.http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5/releasenotes/

• Reasons to Switch

  1. It's free. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/swi...
  2. It's much faster than Internet Explorer. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/swi...
  3. It runs on all the popular operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux. http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/s...
  4. It's highly expandable. There are thousands of free add-ons available for Firefox. http://addons.mozilla.org
  5. It's secure. Unlike Internet Explorer, it doesn't run ActiveX (which is the cause of many security issues in Internet Explorer). http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/s...
  6. It respects web standards. Internet Explorer requires web developers to write code specifically for Internet Explorer, but Firefox respects web standards adopted by every other browser.

• Awards

  1. June 2008: PC Magazine Editors' Choice http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,231...
  2. June 2008: CNET Editors' Choice http://reviews.cnet.com/browsers/firefox...
  3. May 2008: PC World's 100 Best Products of 2008 http://www.pcworld.com/article/146161-4/...
  4. April 2008: Webware 100 winner http://www.webware.com/8301-13546_109-99...
  5. June 2007: Webware 100 winner http://www.webware.com/8301-13546_109-97...
  6. May 2007: PC World's 100 Best Products of 2007 http://www.pcworld.com/article/131935-5/...
  7. October 2006: PC Magazine Editors' Choice http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,204...
  8. October 2006: CNET Editors' Choice http://reviews.cnet.com/browsers/firefox...
  9. July 2006: PC World's 100 Best Products of 2006 http://www.pcworld.com/article/125706-13...
  10. January 2006: PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award, Software and Development Tools http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,190...
  11. December 2005: PC Magazine Best of the Year Award http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,189...
  12. November 2005: CNET Editors' Choice http://reviews.cnet.com/security-utility...
  13. November 2005: Macworld Editors' Choice (4.5-mice rating) http://www.macworld.com/2005/09/reviews/...
  14. September 2005: Softpedia User's Choice Award http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox-R...
  15. June 2005: PC World Product of the Year http://www.pcworld.com/article/120763/th...
  16. May 2005: PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,181...

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