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REMEMBER THE NOT-SO-DISTANT past where web browsers actually did only one thing - browsed the Web? These days, the most used web browsers have everything but the kitchen sink. Mail management, calender functions, basic page creation, push clients, and integration with the OS, to name a few. And since we've waited nearly a year for a fresh, new release, the David and Goliaths of the browser world have decided to release a few details on what their upcoming browsers will include (and this time they will have the kichen sink). These features mostly seem to focus on integrating and personalizing the browser to the user's programs and needs.
New From Netscape: Communicator 5.0 - If you're a developer, you may have stopped by the mozilla.org web site to see a pre-alpha version of the upcoming Communicator release, Communicator 5.0. (The source code is available free; you can read my commentary on it.) Known internally by the code name Aurora, Communicator 5.0 will have quite a few new features (read a review) including workspaces, site maps, and and improved Composer interface. Workspaces are Netscape's answer to IE4's Explorer bar: a pane on the left side of the browser which displays commonly used information, such as bookmarks. A feature named Site Maps will allow Netscape users to access parts of sites quicker. Finally, a new Composer will have an improved interface, with commonly used functions such as New, Open, and Save, which are already found in Internet Explorer.
Microsoft's Keywords: Integrate and Innovate. No doubt that if you have been hearing the latest tech news about Microsoft, you've heard about the integration IE4 will have with the June 25 release of Windows 98. Among other features, it adds a feature that lets you install only the portions of the browser you want to save hard-disk space. Microsoft has declined to give additional details, but if the integration is similar to that of the preview candidates of Windows 98, IE4 integration with Windows will be similar to the integration in Windows 95.
The Leftovers - Supporters of the speedy and small Opera browser should find even more to like in Opera. It should add, most notably, a Java VM for Java applets in web pages. Also expect refreshed HTML support, and expect it to keep its small (currently under 1 MB) footprint.
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