Microsoft Corporation in the conference MIX developers submitted a preliminary version of Internet Explorer 9. All visitors can download it from the page devoted to the project.

In the test SunSpider, evaluating the speed of processing javascript, Internet Explorer 9 through a new mechanism for handling web scripting walked Internet Explorer 8, about seven times, and Opera 10.10 - four times. A preliminary version of the browser has given way to speed with javascript only Safari, Chrome and Opera 10.50.

In the new browser is much improved support for HTML5 and added support for vector graphics format SVG. Standard style design CSS3 browser still is not supported until the end. The relevant Acid3 test, he scored only 55 points out of 100. Many alternative browsers are already gaining 100 points.

Internet Explorer 9 became the first browser to Microsoft, using the resources of the video card to accelerate the work and display Web pages. This allows to considerably speed up the work of web applications. This feature is not supported by the operating system, Windows XP, so Internet Explorer 9 works only with Vista and Windows 7.

Microsoft does not a timetable for release of the new browser.