The document provides histories of various web browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Maxthon, Flock, Avant Browser, Deepnet Explorer, SeaMonkey, Camino, Netsurf, and Phase Out. It discusses the origins and key people involved in each browser's development as well as some of their version histories and distinguishing features.

1. INTERNET EXPLOREr

2. HISTORYThe Internet Explorer project was started in the summer of 1994 by Thomas Reardon, using source code from Spyglass, Inc. Mosaic, an early commercial web browser with formal ties to the pioneering NCSA Mosaic browser. In late 1994, Microsoft licensed Spyglass Mosaic for a quarterly fee plus a percentage of Microsoft's non-Windows revenues for the software. Although bearing a name similar to NCSA Mosaic, Spyglass Mosaic had used the NCSA Mosaic source code sparingly.The internet explorer is not very fast but has been subjected to many security vulnerabilities and concerns: Much of the spyware, adware, and computer viruses across the Internet are made possible by exploitable bugs and flaws in the security architecture of Internet Explorer, sometimes requiring nothing more than viewing of a malicious web page in order to install themselves.

3. VERSIONS1.1 Internet Explorer 1

4. 1.2 Internet Explorer 2

5. 1.3 Internet Explorer 3

6. 1.4 Internet Explorer 4

7. 1.5 Internet Explorer 5

8. 1.6 Internet Explorer 6

9. 1.7 Internet Explorer 7

10. 1.8 Internet Explorer 8

11. 1.9 Internet Explorer 9

12. MOZILLA FIREFOX

13. HISTORYThe Firefox project began as an experimental branch of the Mozilla project by Dave Hyatt, Joe Hewitt and Blake Ross. They believed the commercial requirements of Netscape's sponsorship and developer-driven feature creep compromised the utility of the Mozilla browser. To combat what they saw as the Mozilla Suite's software bloat, they created a stand-alone browser, with which they intended to replace the Mozilla Suite. On April 3, 2003, the Mozilla Organization announced that they planned to change their focus from the Mozilla Suite to Firefox and Thunderbird.

14. VersionsVersion 2.0

15. Version 3.0

16. Version 3.5

17. Version 3.6

18. Version 4.0

19. Firefox for mobile

20. Version 5,6 and 7Mozilla Firefox isveryfast

22. GOOGLE CHROME

23. HISTORYFor six years, Google's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was against the idea of building an independent web browser. He stated that "At the time, Google was a small company", and he did not want to go through "bruising browser wars". However, after co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page hired several Mozilla Firefox developers and built a demonstration of Chrome, Mr. Schmidt admitted that "It was so good that it essentially forced me to change my mind".Google chrome also will show you a warning message before you visit a site that is suspected of containing malware or phishing and is the fastes.

25. OPERA

26. HISTORYOpera began in 1994 as a research project at Telenor, the largest Norwegian telecommunications company. In 1995, it branched out into a separate company named Opera Software ASA. Opera was first released publicly with version 2.0 in 1996,which only ran on Microsoft Windows. In an attempt to capitalize on the emerging market for Internet-connected handheld devices, a project to port Opera to mobile device platforms was started in 1998. Opera 4.0, released in 2000, included a new cross-platform core that facilitated creation of editions of Opera for multiple operating systems and platforms.

27. VERSIONSSeries 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6Series 7 Series 8 Series 9

29. SAFARI

30. HistoryUntil 1997, Apple Macintosh computers were shipped with the Netscape Navigator and Cyberdog web browsers only. Internet Explorer for Macwaslater included as the default web browser for Mac OS 8.1 and onwards, as part of a five year agreement between Apple and Microsoft. During that time, Microsoft released three major versions of Internet Explorer for Mac that were bundled with Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9, though Apple continued to include Netscape Navigator as an alternative. Microsoft ultimately released a Mac OS X edition of Internet Explorer 5, which was included as the default browser in all Mac OS X releases from Mac OS X DP4,until Mac OS X v10.2.

31. VersionsSafari 1

32. Safari 2

33. Safari 3

34. Safari 4

35. Safari 5

36. MAXTHON

37. HISTORYMaxthon was based on MyIE, originally created by Changyou, a Chinese programmer, who wanted to customize his Internet Explorer browser. Changyou posted most of the code onto his BBS, before leaving the project in 2000. Jeff Chen continued development and released a new version, called MyIE2. MyIE2 grew quickly, with contributions from users around the world in areas including plugins, skins and debugging.

40. HISTORYFlock is the successor to Round Two who raised money from Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and other angel investors. Bart Decrem and Geoffrey Arone cofounded the company. Flock raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding led by Fidelity Ventures on May 22, 2008. The company's previous investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, and Shasta Ventures, also participated in the round. "The company plans to use the funds to expand its research and development, marketing, and global expansion efforts. To date, the company has raised an estimated $30 million," according to its press release.