IE 8 coming today

The official release of Internet Explorer 8 is scheduled to be available at noon EST on Thursday. The new browser “offers leading-edge security features," including a cross-site scripting filter, clickjacking prevention, and per-site ActiveX, which enables users and administrators to manage where an ActiveX Control can run, Microsoft said. The download, in 25 languages, is at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. — CAM

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