BROWSER WARS

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BROWSER WARS
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What is a Browser

• Short for Web browser, a software application
  used to locate and display Web pages. The two
  most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and
  Microsoft Internet Explorer. Both of these are
  graphical browsers, which means that they can
  display graphics as well as text. In addition,
  most modern browsers can present multimedia
  information, including sound and video, though
  they require plug-ins for some formats.

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The New Additions

• Opera Browser
• Norwegian based software company
• Existed for over decade
• Market share at 1.3
• Over 10 million users (up from 250,000 in 2000)

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The New Additions (cont)

• Mozilla
• Firefox Browser
• Market share at 4.6
• Has been downloaded 9.5 million times since its
  Nov. 5 release

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Advantages of Mozilla

• It is free to download at any time
• Computer code is freely distributed so that
  volunteer computer programmers from around the
  world can make improvements. (an open-source
  program)
• Widely believed to be far safer than Internet
  Explorer

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Advantages of Opera

• Has multiple computer operating systems and the
  ability to operate in a modified form on mobile
  devices and TV set boxes
• Newest Version has voice recognition, automatic
  web-page width resizing, and revamped support for
  Really Simple Syndication (a web clipping
  service)

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Disadvantages

• Mozillas Firefox browser is composed of an
  open-source code, leaving it vulnerable to
  hackers/programmers infecting it with viruses
• Operas browser is not free

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Future of Mozilla/Opera

• Both companies plan to expand operations into
  neighboring businesses
• Their browsers will be used on mobile phones,
  handheld computers, and TV screens
• Japanese mobile phone operator KDDI already uses
  Opera on its handsets

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Sources

• 1) http//oracle.ittoolbox.com/news/dispnews.asp?i
  124791t99p1
• 2)
• www.webopedia.com

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• Joe Zummo
• MIS202
• jz256603_at_ohio.edu