Internet Explorer is the Windows 98 suite of Internet communication tools that includes an easy-to-use Web browser. Internet Explorer integrates the PC and the Internet by providing a single Explorer view and Web-savvy Start menu and taskbar. It also delivers information directly to the desktop with support for Webcasting and Active Channels. For information about Webcasting and Active Channels, see Chapter 6, "Configuring the Active Desktop and Active Channels."
The Internet Explorer browsing software gives users a more integrated and personalized browsing experience, providing an easy way to browse the Internet, their intranets, and their local computers. Users can interact with Web sites and find information faster than ever.
For corporate information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) managers, the ability of the Internet Explorer browsing software to combine the browser and the operating system reduces overall cost of ownership, as it allows users to be more productive. It extends existing functionality, thereby leveraging the investment made in training and reducing training costs. New and improved administration tools, including security features, ease migration to the intranet and administrator maintenance and control of internal Webs.