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A longer wait for the new Firefox |
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In an update to its weekly wiki, Mozilla announced that its Firefox 3.6 would be released sometime during the first quarter of 2010, while Firefox 4 would ship in late 2010 or “early 2011”. The beta of 4.0, the wiki said, could be expected in the summer of 2010. A fifth beta for Firefox 3.6 was released as an update to current testers last week, and is also available for download on Mozilla's site. This beta version provides 130 fixes from the last beta issued in November, and reports suggested that even though a release candidate could be expected before the end of the year, the official release would only come in 2010. Firefox 4.0, according to a recent release of Mozilla's product roadmap, would have a release date sometime in October or November 2010. The new version would have a range of new features including a slick user interface and multi-touch gesture support, according to the draft report. It is also expected to emulate Google Chrome's feature where each tab functions with its own independent process, thereby minimizing the loss of a browser session. Firefox commands just under 25% of browser market globally, according to Wikipedia's aggregated statistics from various tracking agencies. Its share is said to have dipped marginally with users of non-Windows operating systems trying out the recently released Google Chrome beta for Mac and Linux released earlier this month. |
LISTS AND RESEARCH
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Global Software Top 100 - Edition 2011
- The Global Software Top 100 is a list of the world's largest software companies, ranked by annual software revenues. The list is based upon revenue information of 10,000+ IT companies worldwide.
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Software industry trends (2011)
- This research article (accompanying the Global Software Top 100) describes changes in the software industry playing field. It analyses trends and key players and forecasts future developments.
- Top hardware companies
- A list of the world's largest hardware companies.
- What happens in the hardware industry?
- Trends and analysis of the hardware industry and its key players.
- Top IT services companies
- A list of the world's largest IT services companies, ranked by annual services revenues. This link will take you to www.servicestop100.org.
- IT services companies: healthy growth
- What is happening in the IT services industry? Read this research publication to find out about trends and key players in the IT services industry.
- Top gaming companies (2010)
- Entertainment is good business, and gaming software companies are growing faster than the rest of the software industry. This research article discusses trends and key players in the gaming business.
- Top ERP companies
- A research publication about the world's leading players in enterprise software.
- Top security software companies
- A research publication discussing the world's leading publishers of security software: antivirus-, spamfiltering-, intrusion detection- and firewall software.
- The fastest growing software companies
- This research publication reveals the fastest growing software companies in the world.
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CRM companies: a short list
- A short list of the leading software companies selling Customer Relationship Management software; aimed at IT managers looking to purchase CRM software.
- Top software companies in the US (2010)
- A list of the largest software companies in the United States, ranked by annual software revenues. 2010 Edition, posted 15 December 2010.
- U.S. software industry trends (2010)
- A research publication discussing the trends and the key players in the software industry in the United States. Posted 15 December 2010.
- Top companies in the world (not just software)
- A general list of the largest companies in the world, ranked by revenues. Not just software companies; in fact, there are no software companies in it...
- Top IT companies
- A list of the largest IT companies in the world, ranked by annual revenues. Includes hardware, software and services.
