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The question may seem like an innocuous one, but the latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser (IE7) could bring with it more problems than you might expect.

IE7 has been available for Windows XP through Automatic Updates as of 01/11/2006 and will be the primary browser shipped with Microsoft's new Vista™ operating system, meaning it will become the standard very soon. It is a big leap forward from Internet Explorer version 6, and has a lot more to offer than just a fancy new look! New features include tabbed browsing, smoother graphics, increased security, better search facilities and much improved web-based printing. It is not all good news however, and anyone who uses or develops websites or web-based software needs to be aware of the problems they may face.

Changes to the way IE7 renders web pages means that a poorly written HTML page that worked in IE6 may not work at all in IE7. The main issues you could come across range from incorrectly styled pages, through to broken links and buttons that don't work. This could have a drastic effect on your business, for example if potential customers browsing your company website find it poorly styled or not working properly, are they really going to stick around? Or if your employees cannot use your web-based company software properly it could lead to lost revenue through wasted time.

We have been aware of these upcoming changes for some time and therefore all of Bar Squared's software and websites have been developed and fully tested to work in Internet Explorer 7™ and on the Windows Vista™ platform.

Click on the images below to see LEX™ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7™ and Windows Vista™:

Bar Squared are ready, are you?