XML News from Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The Mozilla Project has released version 1.0.5 of Firefox, the open source web browser that is rapidly gaining on Internet Explorer. Firefox supports HTML, XHTML, CSS, and XSLT. MathML and SVG aren't supported out of the box, but can be added. 1.0.5 is a security update that is recommended for all users. Version 1.7.9 of the integrated Mozilla suite with the same fixes is expected next week.

The Mozilla Project has also posted the second alpha of Deer Park, a.k.a Firefox 1.1. Besides the security fixes in 1.0.5, new features in alpha 2 include

• Software update system to streamline product upgrades (currently disabled– will be turned on shortly for testing)
• Faster back and forward buttons
• Drag-and-drop reordering for browser tabs
• Improved popup blocking
• Better support for Mac OS X including a Safari profile migrator, Aqua compliance and shell service