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Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

February 13, 2008

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Open-source browser Firefox 3 is one step closer to completion, with Mozilla placing the third beta in the hands of Web developers and testers.Firefox 3 Beta 3, released on Tuesday, was built on the new Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform to boost security, ease of use and personalization, according to the company. Among the 1,300 enhancements Mozilla says to have made since its December Beta 2 version are an improved download manager, one-click bookmarking, offline application support, faster page rendering and new progress on plugging the browser's noted "memory leaks." (For a closer look at features and enhancements, click here.

While Microsoft's Internet Explorer continues to dominate the browser market, Firefox's share has been steadily on the rise.PC Magazine

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About the Author

Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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