Only 53% market share for Internet Explorer in Europe
Microsoft is determined to tumble faster
The French AT Internet Institute published the latest browser barometer for Europe in which Microsoft's browser has only a 53% global market share in Europe. Microsoft's plans to release the next version 9 of its browser not for Windows XP will surely help the market share tumble even faster. (2010-07-30)
Apple releases Safari 5
All our customers' websites are ready
Apple added primarily HTML5 features to its Safari browser to enable new web technologies, following the trend from most other browser vendors. It also added a Reader mode that presents a story or newspaper article as just the text for easy reading.
As usual, Qoben has tested that the websites of all its customers work perfectly in this new browser. (2010-06-07) Google releases Chrome 5
All our customers' websites are ready
The trend among all major browser vendors is to include HTML5 features to enable new webtechnologies. However, most notable in this version is that Chrome has now official releases for both Linux and MacOS.
As usual, Qoben has tested that the websites of all its customers work perfectly in this new browser. (2010-05-25) Changed to WorldIP geolocation database
More accurate and up-to-date
Qoben modified its web statistics package it use the WorldIP database. The geolocalisation database is used to convert an IP address to the country of origin. We observed many times that WorldIP is both more accurate and more up-to-date. Our customers benefit with better country statistics. (2010-03-31) Governments tell citizens to avoid Internet Explorer again
This is the second time that governments issue such a warning
The governments of Australia, France and Germany officially warn their citizens to avoid all versions of the Internet Explorer browser until Microsoft releases a fix for the critical security hole. In 2004 the Dutch government gave similar warning and advise. (2010-01-18) Secure browsing on Windows compromised in Internet Explorer, Safari and Chrome
Windows CryptoAPI bug reported more than two months ago
A serious bug in Windows has been reported more than two months ago that affects all browsers on the Windows platform that depend on it to verify the certificates used by secure services, such as banking. (2009-10-11)
Internet Explorer 8 officially released
Qoben has already tested its customers' web sites
On Thursday March 19th, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8, the latest version of its Windows-based web browser. Qoben has already tested its customers' web sites with it. (2009-03-22)
Security on Internet compromised by MD5
Qoben has replaced all its customers' certificates
Security on the Internet has very recently been compromised by vulnerabilities in the MD5 algorithm. Qoben verified the certificates of all its customers and replaced the ones using MD5 for free. The next step is that web browsers must stop accepting MD5-based certificates. (2009-01-06)
Update your web browser
Chances are 45% that you use an insecure browser version
A study by The Swiss Institute of Technology, Google and IBM found that 45% of the people use an outdated version of their browser that does not live up to the current security threats. (2008-08-01)
Webs for all users
Internet Explorer share down to 65% in Europe
With the news from XiTi Monitor that less than two thirds of the Europeans use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, it is ever more important to create web sites and web applications that work for everybody. This is exactly Qoben's philosophy since its very start. (2008-04-30)
Ready for Safari
Qoben tests its web sites with the new number-3 browser
Over the year 2007 Apple's Safari browser has replaced the Opera browser as the number 3 of most-used browsers. Time to make sure all web sites work perfectly in Safari, because Qoben strives to make web sites that work for everybody. (2008-02-21)
Mozilla Firefox 3 in the pipeline
Qoben's clients are ready for the future
Its official release is planned for later this year, but test versions of the new Firefox 3 are already available for developers and testers. Qoben uses this test version to make sure that its clients' web sites work flawlessly when Firefox 3 is released. (2008-02-12)
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