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ZDNN: Study: IE beating Navigator in business

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 1999

“Zona Research says Microsoft’s IE has overtaken Netscape’s
browser as businesses standardize their Internet use.”

“In a study of 308 corporate enterprises, Zona found that 59
percent of respondents are using Microsoft’s… Internet Explorer
as their primary browser…”

“The most significant reason for the shift? New corporate
policies mandating uniformity in desktop configurations…”

“When asked if their companies encourage or require use of a
particular browser, 69 percent of those surveyed said such policies
were in effect. Of those who said their companies had browser
policies, 62 percent said Internet Explorer was the
standard…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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