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Internet Explorer 8: Ready for business

For IT professionals and developers

Find deployment guidance and technical details at the dedicated Internet Explorer TechNet Center.

Visit the Internet Explorer MSDN Center for application development and application compatibility resources.

Customer stories

These case studies highlight how real customers were able to benefit from the security and productivity enhancements with Windows Internet Explorer 8:

Isle of Man
"The biggest improvement is that Internet Explorer 8 is much faster. This will increase our productivity..."

bwin International
“Our assumption is that we saved about 50 percent of the time we would have had to invest to test, develop, and certify our site for a browser that does not support web standards.”

Internet Explorer 8 datasheet for business

Internet Explorer 8 for business FAQs

Technical overview for enterprises

Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit

Internet Explorer 8 deployment guide

Internet Explorer 8 Desktop Security Guide

Address the needs of your business

Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new, enterprise-ready web browser from Microsoft, was built with your business in mind. Adopting or upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 can help to drastically increase the manageability, security, and productivity for your web-based work and investments.

Why Internet Explorer 8?

Industry leading security features and protection

Internet Explorer 8 offers industry-leading protection against malware and greatly improves the capabilities from previous versions. The new platform and feature enhancement help protect your users and your business from:

  • Cross site scripting attacks

  • Malware downloads

  • Phishing attacks

  • ActiveX exploits

Unparalleled manageability and support

Internet Explorer 8 is the only browser you can deploy and manage across the facets of your business.

  • Streamline browser management through robust deployment and management tools including Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK), Slipstream, SMS, and WSUS.

  • Centrally manage and configure nearly 1500 built-in group policies for the browser that fit the policies and needs of your corporate infrastructure.

  • Supported by Microsoft services, professional developers along with wide ISV application partnerships.

Improved productivity and reliability

Internet Explorer 8 makes it faster and easier to deliver advanced web experiences through:

  • Interoperability with web standards and built-in developer tools that provide advanced code debugging and profiling to help save your developers time.

  • Backwards compatibility for websites and web applications designed for Internet Explorer 7.

  • New platform features that make it easier to build rich, intelligent web applications such as Accelerators, Web Slices, and Search Providers that focus on the specific needs of your business functions.

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