Microsoft Internet Explorer (most commonly known as IE) is the Microsoft’s graphical web browser. Having its debut launch in 1995 IE is one of the most widely used web browser today. With seven versions already launched, Microsoft has announced release of its eighth version in 2008. It will be Microsoft’s first major update in the browser technology since IE-7. In December 2007 Microsoft announced that Pre-Beta code for IE-8 has already passed the so-called ACID2 compatibility test (a test which determines how well a browser works with different web standards). IE-8 will have support for CSS 2.1, Data: Uri’s, CSS generated content and the HTML tag ‘abbr’. Dean Hachamovitch, the guy who runs the IE team, said that beta release of IE-8 is expected in the first half of 2008 although it is unclear when IE-8 will be officially launched.