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A client based software program that reads HTML files and converts the information to what you see on the screen. It allows a user to find, view, hear, and interact with material on the Internet/Intranet. Browsers can also be text-based, but most include

The below listed products are Target Current (TC), approved as a standard and implemented at HUD.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

The below listed products are Target Future (TF), approved as a standard but not yet implemented at HUD.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0

The below listed products are Obsolete (O), outdated technology that plans are being made to sunset the product.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Netscape 4.79

Target Current Products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

Product Description

Windows Internet Explorer, abbreviated IE, WIE, or MSIE, is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999.

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Target Future Products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0

Product Description

Windows Internet Explorer, abbreviated IE, WIE, or MSIE, is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999.

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Obsolete Products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

Product Description

Windows Internet Explorer, abbreviated IE, WIE, or MSIE, is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999.

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Netscape

Product Description

Netscape is the general name for a series of web browsers originally produced by Netscape Communications Corporation, but now developed by AOL. The original browser was once the dominant browser in terms of usage share, but as a result of the first browser war they lost many of their customers to Internet Explorer. As of September 2006, the usage share of Netscape browsers is under 1% and falling.

Category Description

A client based software program that reads HTML files and converts the information to what you see on the screen. It allows a user to find, view, hear, and interact with material on the Internet/Intranet.

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