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== The Rational for Deploying Firefox inside Organizations and Institutions ==
== The Rational for Deploying Firefox inside Organizations and Institutions ==


It is interesting to note that Firefox market share in corporate environments appears to be pretty closely tracking with the increased use of Firefox in the general internet population.  Concerns about security is a strategic reason some enterprise customers move to Firefox exclusively or provide support for multiple browsers.  Many users choose Firefox when it is offered inside their organization, or go around IT policies because it makes them more efficient and more productive in accessing information on the web.  They take advantage of firefox features such as tab browsing, rss feeds, and integrated search to get more done, faster.   Some organization also chose Firefox as a tool to assist in ensuring development of internal applications and documents comply with web standards, and that the organizations do not get locked into proprietarty document formats that could become difficult or costly to support.  If your applications and content works in Firefox its highly likely they will work in other browsers.
*It is interesting to note that Firefox market share in corporate environments appears to be pretty closely tracking with the increased use of Firefox in the general internet population.  Firefox use inside many organization often starts with IT, web development teams, and engineering departments and then spread to other users. 
*Concerns about security is a strategic reason some organizations move to Firefox exclusively, or set up support support for multiple browsers.   
* Many users choose Firefox when it is offered inside their organization, or go around IT policies because it makes them more efficient and more productive in accessing information on the web.  They take advantage of firefox features such as tab browsing, rss feeds, and integrated search to get more done, faster.
* Some organization also chose Firefox as a tool to assist in ensuring development of internal applications and documents comply with web standards, and that the organizations do not get locked into proprietarty document formats that could become difficult or costly to support.  If your applications and content works in Firefox its highly likely they will work in other browsers, and  open up possibilities that ensure your internal organizational content is searchable and useful with other applications that support standards.


<br>October 30, 2006 - The New Browser Wars: Firefox vs. Internet Explorer
<br>October 30, 2006 - The New Browser Wars: Firefox vs. Internet Explorer
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July 06 Marketshare among IT workers visiting Janco
July 06 Marketshare among IT workers visiting Janco
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== Firefox Customization (CCK and Repackaging Tools) ==
== Firefox Customization (CCK and Repackaging Tools) ==
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