IE8 Beta 2 has launched today! We sat down with James Pratt, Product Manager for IE 8 focused on enterprises, who tells us about what's new and why an IT Pro should care about IE8 in their environment. We cover a number of different areas:
Screencast / Demo : Webslice use for an enterprise company
What does standards-based browser mean and why did IE8 decide to do this now?
Reasoning behind the decision on how IE8 behaves by default (IE8 native mode versus IE7 emulation)
Screencast / Demo :
- Compatibility view with a sample website
- Compatibility configuration options and group policies an enterprise might use
How to upgrade IE6 to IE8 and what our thinking is
- Upgrade the website to be compatible with IE8 (developers)
- Use a virtual PC solution
- Kidaro (now called MDEV as a part of MDOP) - server virtualize IE6
- Why you can't use Softgrid to virtualize IE6
How we're making IE8 more secure
Screencast / Demo :
- Smartscreen filter
- How to move the Internet Explorer 8 stop and refresh buttons
How the phishing service works
The URL/IP mentioned you need to allow access to the service: https://urs.microsoft.com
Download IE8 Beta 2
Watch Matt Hester's screencasts on IE8 Beta 2
