HTML Enhancements: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 provides the broadest support for HTML standards, including HTML 3.2. Internet Explorer 3.0 includes support for borderless and floating frames, animated GIFs, tables, and more. Support for style sheets enable corporations to have a consistent appearance throughout their Intranet and make it possible for developers to create rich images without using large bitmaps.

ActiveX Controls: ActiveX Controls turn today's web pages into animated, interactive Web environments inside Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. ActiveX controls are software components that have been designed to be small, lightweight, and fast on the Internet. They include the thousands of existing ActiveX controls, Java applets, and brand new ActiveX controls.

Java Applets: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, its Java Virtual Machine, and Just-In-Time Java compiler provide the fastest and most extensive way to run Java applications. By including appropriate hooks for Java applets, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 lets you use scripting languages to link them to ActiveX controls, or other Java applets, giving them even more power and functionality.

ActiveX Script: With its support for VBScript and JScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 provides the most comprehensive and language-independent script capabilities. Plug any scripting language, such as VBScript or JScript, into your HTML code to create interactive pages that link ActiveX Controls, Java applets, and other software components together.

Multimedia Enhancements: Web pages come alive with Internet Explorer 3.0 through built-in multimedia support and ActiveX multimedia controls, including ActiveMovie, providing playback of all popular video and audio formats on the Internet.

ActiveX Layout Control: The ActiveX Layout Control allows publishers to experience the future of HTML today. This control enables developers to create more compelling Web pages by providing exact coordinate control over object layout, layering and transparency.

ActiveX Documents: Support for ActiveX Documents enables you to open richly formatted documents, such as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, directly in the browser. Users feel as if they are running the stand-alone application with all the appropriate user interface elements, while administrators can leave existing documents on their Intranet without converting them to HTML.

Internet Explorer 3.0 as an ActiveX Control: With its new open architecture, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 can function as an ActiveX control, enabling developers to add browsing functionality to their custom built applications.

Secure Communications: Put your security concerns to rest with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, which lets you communicate securely on the Internet with support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 2.0, SSL 3.0, and Private Communications Technology (PCT) 1.0 security protocols. With these security measures enabled, no one can intercept your Internet communications.

Authenticode: Safely download software programs with Internet Explorer's support for code signing, which lets you identify who published the software before you download it and verify that no one tampered with it.

CryptoAPI: Support for CryptoAPI 1.0 provides developers with strong cryptographic security that is incorporated easily in Win32� applications. This security model separates applications from cryptographic details, so applications always use the strongest security available without code modifications.

NetMeeting: Use the Internet as a telephone to chat with people, and at the same time, share thoughts on a group whiteboard while working on a spreadsheet together. NetMeeting is the only communication software that lets groups of people share applications, and it's based on international standards, for worldwide communication.

Microsoft Internet Mail: This integrated, small, fast client uses SMTP and POP3 protocols to let anyone use Internet e-mail through their Internet Service Provider's mail servers. All of the options needed to send, receive, and reply to e-mail messages, even in HTML, are easily accessible.

Microsoft Internet News: Anyone can subscribe, post, and read news on Internet USENET newsgroups with this new simple, integrated Internet newsreader. Features, such as a preview pane and hierarchical folders, enable users to read articles quickly and filter out unwanted information.

Multilanguage Support: Read pages authored in other languages with Internet Explorer 3.0 support for international character sets. Also, Internet Explorer 3.0 will be available in 23 languages, helping you share information with people worldwide.

Personalize Your Browser: Customize your toolbar, favorite folder, and your home page to suit your preferences. In addition, customizable built-in links to important sites let you quickly connect and start exploring.

Ratings: Internet Explorer 3.0 is the first Web browser to support the PICS standard, enabling parents or supervisors to set access to sites according to their content.

AutoSearch: Internet Explorer is integrated with Yahoo!� to help you find what you need on the Internet quickly and easily. No matter what web page you're on, just enter any phrase or topic into the address bar, and the results of your search will be displayed.

Administration Kit: Customize Internet Explorer to match the look and needs of your organization with this free Adminstration Kit. While ISP's and organizations can customize the browser's look and feel, corporate customers can also configure all of the user options including security and proxy settings. Then, user options can be managed on an ongoing basis at the individual or group level.

Accessibility: Explore the Web solely through your keyboard and adjust screen fonts to the size you prefer.

For More Information
For more information on Microsoft Internet Explorer, and all other Microsoft products, go to: http://www.microsoft.com.