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Browser 2.0

By Andrew Lee

and Jeffrey Lu

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Browsers Used for accessing web pages

on the internet

http (hyper text transferprotocol)

GUI (Graphics User Interface) Now accessible through

various types of media The three browsers we are

going to talk about are Opera,Firefox, and Camino

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OperaBackground information

Founded in 1994 by Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Geir Ivarsoey

Began as a telecom company in Telenor, Norway

Headquarters now located in Oslo, Norway

1995 was when Opera browser was first released

Roughly 340 employees

Roughly 250,000 people in Opera community

Slogan: “Simply the Best Internet Experience Ever on Any Device”

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Opera’s Technology

Currently Opera is in version 9.1 Efficient surfing – password manager, tabbed browsing,

integrated search, pop-up blockers Fast Forward – next page while doing search browsing Sessions – saves previous session so you can continue to

browse later Voice – reads documents allowed

Security and privacy – standards: encryption, history,cookies

Mail and Chat – built in e-mail system, IRC chat Customization – allows you to customize browser (skins,

language) Accessibility – zoom, resize text Web development – use of all web languages

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Opera’s Technology Part 2 Special Features

Full-screen mode(such as for movies)

Kiosk Mode – restrictsalteration of browser(used in publicspaces)

New Features Widgets – small web

apps BitTorrent built in Fraud protection –

protects users fromsites that try to stealpersonal info

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Opera’s Business Model Have two different revenue Models

Traditional browser licenses to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Operating systems They work as Mobile Operators

First charge a Non-Recurring Engineering feewhich is a one time fee to their partners

Licensing fee – fee per unit sold Support and Maintenance

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Opera’s Business Model

Part 2 Desktop market

Consist of search partners A company that has a service for internet

and that service being integrated into thebrowser (Google)

Other companies that integrateapplications into browser (Adobe andMacromedia)

Opera Web Mail service

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Business Model Part 3 Along with their plan for revenue, they

are also share traded in the Oslo Stock

Exchange Revenues were negative from 1999 to

2002 Revenues were positive since then Learn more at

http://www.opera.com/company/investors/f

http://www.opera.com/company/investors/finance/statements/income/

http://www.opera.com/company/investors/finance/statements/income/

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Opera’s Blogs Two blogs that focuses on Opera are:

http://my.opera.com/community/

http://operawatch.com/ What these blogs are about

Opera updates Tips on how to use widgets or applications

on Opera News about the company Creates a network of Opera users

http://my.opera.com/community

http://operawatch.com/

http://operawatch.com/




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Opera’s Blogs Interesting blog:

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/0 Is about how Nintendo and Opera are

teaming up Nintendo Wii and DS use Opera as a

broswer Only available in Japan and Europe People have complaints about it

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/01/opera_wii_brows.html

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/01/opera_wii_brows.html

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Mozilla!!! Background information

Mozilla was created Jan. 22, 1998 Founders were people form Netscape

Communications Inc. Original goal was to deny Microsoft a

monopoly on browser market Headquarters in Mountain View, CA

President of Mozilla Corp.: Mitchell Baker Won numerous awards Over 800 code contributors and thousands

of testers, designers, and more

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Mozilla!!! Business Model Is a non-profit organization They take donations Have partnerships with companies

IBM Sun Microsystems Google

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Firefox 1.5 vs 2.0 Interface

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Mozilla Firefox

2.0 Released Feb. 23, 2007 Technology behind it

Has improved tabbed browsing Spell Checking Search Suggestions: Automatically suggests search

terms based on what has been typed in the search bar Live Titles – allows users to keep eye on auctions and

regularly updates webpages Integrated Search – Search bar is able to use different

engines through the drop down box Other usual things found in browsers

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Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Security

Phishing Protection –Protects user from identitytheft

Auto-update – gets recent

version of Firefox Protection from spyware –

does not allow downloadunless user agrees

Clear of Private data

Personalization Over 1000 add-ons

possible on Firefox Customize searchbar to user’spreferences

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Firefox 2.0 AMO AMO –

addons.mozilla.org Secure site which you

can download Mozillasoftware add-ons They include

extensions, themes,dictionaries and otherplugins

If you can make yourown code, you canmake your ownextension

Code name Remora

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Firefox Blogs http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews

Developer blog About updates, and what they bring Events happening with Mozilla

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/ar Finds problems with Firefox Describes how to deal with problems

of firefox

http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/009749.html

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/009749.html

http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/

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Camino 1.0 Another Mozilla product except it is

solely for Mac users

In 2001 Mike Pinkerton and Vidur Apparaostarted a project in order to prove thatGecko could be embedded in a Cocoaapplication.

Began as Chimera in February of 2002, butdue to legal issues, changed its name toCamino (Spanish for “road” or “way”).

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Technology Camino uses the same Gecko

rendering engine as Firefox Camino is integrated in order to

match the Mac look and feel

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Camino System Tools Spotlight – Lets you search bookmarks super

fast Address Book Keychain – Lets you store passwords Finder Dock Bonjour – Local Network Services Services System Preferences

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Other Features Annoyance Control

Blocks Pop-ups and allows users to choosewhether to see them or not

Search Tools Allows the user to search through the toolbar

Privacy and Security Tools Can erase stored data using the “Reset

Camino” tool Gives control over the amount of cookies Supports the addition of Management of

website certificates

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Differences Between Firefoxand Camino

Camino

Uses Cocoa API’s along withAqua user interface for graphics

Made solely for Mac

Does not include an email client

or a HTML editor

Firefox

Uses a XUL based user interface

Can be used by many different

operating systems

Has an incredible amount of

add-ons available.

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