IE 9 Platform preview up for grab

March 16, 2010 in Microsoft

MIX10 has been upto expectations as of yet, Microsoft proved those right who were expecting IE 9 to debut soon. On the second day at MIX10 Microsoft did infact release a Early Platform preview for download. This preview is not the actual Internet Explorer but instead, it is a lightweight frame around IE platform. This preview is designed for developers and not end-users. This preview has the developer tools included. Demos are available on IETestDrive.com.

Internet Explorer 9 enabling GPU-accelerated HTML5 is a milestone for visual computing,” added Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce and ION GPU business unit at NVIDIA Corp. “By harnessing the power of NVIDIA GPUs, Internet Explorer 9 removes the glass ceiling for Web developers, enabling them to build graphically rich, high-performing Web applications.”

Hachamovitch revealed that the new JavaScript engine in IE9 is referred to internally under the codename Chakra, and that it delivers a level of performance almost on par with its rivals. The Redmond company also worked on embracing modern web standards such as HTML5, CSS3, DOM and SVG. Illustrative of the software giant’s efforts is the fact that IE9 now scored 55 out of 100 for the Acid3 Test.

The last demo that Hachamovitch focused on, involved support for HTML5 video. However, the IE GM underlined that early adopters and developers won’t get to play around with HTML5 video support in the initial release of the IE9 Platform Preview. Still, the promise from Microsoft is that full HTML5 video support will be added to the IE9 Platform Preview in a future update.

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