Of the thousands of software products introduced, upgraded or enhanced in the past year, none stands out as profoundly as Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0.

Adding to IE 4.0's impact is the Web's growing influence on the way we obtain, use and disseminate information. Each component in the IE 4.0 suite addresses the needs of all types of Web-farers-from gathering data and exploiting the benefits of interactive sites to holding live conferences during which far-flung attendees can share information.

Despite the swirl of controversy, Internet Explorer 4.0 also represents a successful integration of the Windows Desktop with local networks and the Web. Should you choose to use the new "Active Desktop," the common interface has the familiar accoutrements of a browser with an enhanced taskbar that makes navigation easier than ever, and offers the convenience of opening a Web page directly on the Desktop.

The suite's videoconferencing component, NetMeeting 2.0, offers collaboration features plus a neat interface that makes it easy to keep track of everything. For automated information gathering, IE 4.0 also lets you subscribe to Webcasting channels and enjoy regular, desktop data delivery.

Other notable features of this comprehensive suite are Outlook Express, a new e-mail client that's patterned after Outlook (a member of Microsoft's Office 97 suite), and FrontPage Express, a pared-down version of the popular-and Win100 winner-FrontPage 97 Web-page authoring app.

All that adds up to a truly outstanding product. But one feature makes Internet Explorer 4.0 virtually impossible to resist:

It's free.

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      Created on 24th August 1998.

 Creator : Daniel Chua