Mozilla Foundation Launches Mozilla 1.7 Latest milestone release of award winning Internet application suite lays groundwork for next generation Web

The Mozilla Foundation today announced the immediate availability of Mozilla 1.7, the Internet application suite which includes a web browser, mail and newsgroup client, HTML editor, and Internet chat client.

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2004 -- The Mozilla Foundation today announced the immediate availability of Mozilla 1.7, the Internet application suite which includes a web browser, mail and newsgroup client, HTML editor, and Internet chat client.

Mozilla 1.7 provides an integrated Web experience that is safer and faster, giving users more control of the Web through key features such as tabbed browsing (which lets users view multiple web pages in one window), a built-in pop-up blocker, and junk mail controls. Mozilla 1.7 is targeted at enterprise customers looking to deploy the most stable, secure, proven technology and at the tens of millions of existing users who are running earlier versions of the Mozilla Internet suite.

"The release of Mozilla 1.7 shows our continued support for enterprise and existing deployments of our software," said Mitchell Baker, President of the Mozilla Foundation. "Mozilla 1.7 also sets in motion a series of product releases, Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, that we have planned for later this year that will push the industry forward."

Highlights of the new features in Mozilla 1.7 include:

- 8-10% faster than Mozilla 1.6 in application responsiveness, web browsing, and email viewing.

- Better pop-up blocker that stops even more pop-ups.

- Improvements to Mail and News, including vCard support and Palm synchronization.

- New intuitive dialogs for managing bookmark alerts and cookies.

Mozilla 1.7 also includes numerous bug fixes and incremental improvements that make 1.7 the most stable version of Mozilla to date.

The technologies in Mozilla 1.7 will also power the Mozilla Foundation's next generation software products, the Mozilla Firefox web browser and Thunderbird, the Mozilla project's new email application. Technology previews of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird were released earlier this week with 1.0 releases due out later this year. Millions of users have already switched over to Firefox and Thunderbird, which are riding a wave of industry, media, and end user praise for their innovation and quality.

GETTING MOZILLA 1.7

Mozilla 1.7 may be downloaded for free at

www.mozilla.org. Users can also purchase a CD edition along with the Mozilla 1.7 Guidebook from the Mozilla Foundation's web site. The new Mozilla 1.7 Guidebook makes it easy to learn how to use all of Mozilla's powerful features.

Mozilla applications run on a wide range of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and are translated into dozens of languages. The source code and documentation for all Mozilla applications is freely available under the open source Mozilla Public License.

SUPPORTING MOZILLA

Individuals and companies from around the world

support the Mozilla Foundation through voluntary contributions of time, money and resources. To discover how you or your company can join in and help Mozilla Take Back The Web, please send mail to donations@mozilla.org.

ABOUT THE MOZILLA FOUNDATION

Established in July 2003 with start-up support from America Online's Netscape division, the Mozilla Foundation exists to provide organizational, legal, and financial support for the Mozilla open source software project.

The Foundation is based in Mountain View, California and is the heir to the great legacy and tradition of the Internet's first widely used

browser, Netscape.

Mozilla and the Mozilla logo are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation.

PRESS CONTACTS

- Bart Decrem, (650) 387-0625

- Catherine Corre, (650) 814-1356

- email: press@mozilla.org

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