Firefox versus Internet Explorer in a Corporate Network
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 03/28/2006 04:38 PM [ Print | 11 comment(s) ] · 3435 views
Two years ago I blogged about a similar subject. I discussed the advantages of Internet Explorer (IE) over Mozilla and other web browsers in a corporate environment. I concluded that IE is by far the better choice. Recently we deployed about 250 new computers and so I considered this question again. Now, Firefox is the main rival of IE. The decision was not so easy this time, but IE won again in the end.
I am using Firefox myself for a quite while and I really like this web browser. However, when it comes to the question of switching to a new web browser in a corporate network, other arguments have to be considered.
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I am using Firefox myself for a quite while and I really like this web browser. However, when it comes to the question of switching to a new web browser in a corporate network, other arguments have to be considered.
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TSThomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#64339 Posted on: 03/28/2006 05:07 PM
Pretty spot on article alright. Not too sure on the whole patching Firefox situation though. I was under the impression it (Firefox 1.5) would auto-update just fine unless they'd got limited permissions for the installation directory (Works just fine when I installed it at work anyway). |
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AJCrowley Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: 2002-06-19 |
#64340 Posted on: 03/28/2006 11:04 PM
Yeah, I love to have a corporate network congested by spyware and viruses. I'm forced to disagree, to the point of calling the author on knowing not of what he speaks. |
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PersianImmortal Unregistered |
#64341 Posted on: 03/29/2006 12:05 AM
I think it's a balanced and fair (but brief) article. I totally agree with the author, I would use IE as the corporate browser and perhaps allow some "power users" the ability to install and use Firefox additionally if they so wanted. IE is well incorporated into Windows (especially with Group Editor) and hence much easier to administrate, and frankly much faster to open and operate for the average user. Firefox is a great browser, but I'm not sure if it's quite ready for the demands of the average corporate user. |
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TSThomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#64342 Posted on: 03/29/2006 10:18 AM
It's not a matter of what the better browser is, it's a matter of what the most manageable is, & Internet Explorer is the most manageable undoubtedly. I don't think Opera fares much differently in this regard either. I seem to recall reading somewhere corporate installation was something they were working on for Firefox 2 though (?). |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#64343 Posted on: 03/29/2006 11:19 AM
@ AJCrowley; Seems you are the one who doesnt know what they are talking about. IE is far more manageable in a business environment (and is a better browser, but thats besides the point). The article was about browser managability, not which is best. Moron |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#64344 Posted on: 03/29/2006 11:21 AM
also, using firefox does not gaurd against any virus or spyware!!!! You fanboys do a lot of damage by claiming such lies!!!! |
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TSThomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#64345 Posted on: 03/29/2006 01:14 PM
my bad, forgot the title to that link; The unpatched CreateTextRange vulnerability in Internet Explorer is already being used by at least one Web site to install spyware on users' machines, a security organization said Friday. "We just received a report that a particular site uses the vulnerability to install a spybot variant," the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center (ISC) warned Friday in an alert... "It's a relatively trivial mod[ification] to turn [the exploit] into something more destructive," the ISC warned. |
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mlauzon Unregistered |
#64349 Posted on: 03/29/2006 08:15 PM
And, IE does..?! Please! I use IE, Firefox, and Opera...I am a fan of the Web, and not of which software displays the web sites better; I also use Windows & Linux...and I don't care which one is better as each -- just like browsers -- have their uses. |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#64351 Posted on: 03/30/2006 03:05 AM
Why are you trying to cover up a vulnerability in Linux? To make it not look so bad? I think it is important information people know that the only extremely critical vulnerability in Firefox is found in the fanboys beloved Linux. |
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PersianImmortal Unregistered |
#64352 Posted on: 03/30/2006 07:22 AM
We're covering it up because we're part of the Firefox/Linux conspiracy to silence people like you Mastertech. Proud, intelligent honest folks like yourself who think only of helping others. Unfortunately you've stumbled onto our secret plan, and now we have to defend ourselves against your razor sharp wit and intellect. Woe is us, what are we to do? |
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TSThomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#64353 Posted on: 03/30/2006 09:08 AM
"All Myths relate to running the default install of Firefox in Windows with no extensions." By your own admission the vulnerability doesn't count as it does apply to windoiws |
