Web Browsers Brick

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Description

Web browsers are programs that “read” hypertext and display it as formatted text and images. Browsers allow users to view the contents of a site and navigate from one site to another.

Brick Information
Tactical (0-2 years)	Strategic (2-5 years)
MAC:>Safari 2.X PC/Unix/MAC: > Internet Explorer 6.X PC/Unix: > Mozilla 1.6 Unix: Netscape 7.X	MAC:Safari PC: Internet Explorer (Longhorn Embedded)
Retirement (To be eliminated)	Containment (No new development)
MAC:<= Safari 1.X PC/Unix/MAC: <= Internet Explorer 5.X PC/Unix: <= Mozilla 1.4 Unix: <= Netscape 6.X	PC/MAC: Internet Explorer 5.X PC/Unix: Netscape 4.X PC/Unix: Opera PC/Unix/MAC: Firefox
Baseline (Today)	Emerging (To track)
MAC: Safari/Safari 1.2/Safari 2.x PC/Unix/MAC: Internet Explorer 4.0x, 4.5, 5.0x, 5.1x, 5.2x, 5.5, 6.0 PC/Unix: Netscape 4.0x, 4.61, 4.7x, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1 PC/Unix: Opera/Opera 7.1 PC/Unix: Mozilla 1.31, 1.4, 1.6 PC/MAC/Unix: Firefox	New Browsers for the PC, MAC, and Unix platform with enhanced speed and capabilities, such as Internet Explorer (Longhorn), Mozilla, and Opera MAC-based browsers that may be supported in the future by PCs, such as Safari

Comments

‘<’ or ‘<=’ indicate versions less than or less than or equal to the one specified; ‘>’ or ‘>=’ indicate versions greater than or greater than or equal to the one specified.
The latest versions of browsers that are still heavily in use within NIH have been designated Tactical.
Older versions of web browsers that do not have enterprise application dependencies are in Retirement.
Older versions of web browsers that have enterprise application dependencies are in Containment.
Tactical and Strategic products were selected to leverage NIH's investment in products that are a proven fit for NIH's known future needs. Leveraging baseline products in the future will minimize the operations, maintenance, support and training costs of new products.
Some baseline products have been designated Retirement and Containment. These products are either not as widely or successfully deployed at NIH, or they do not provide as much functionality, value, or Total Cost of Ownership as the selected Tactical and Strategic products.