Since its introduction in 1995, Internet Explorer has made the Internet accessible for everyone. Today Microsoft Corp. announces the launch of the latest version of the world’s most-used browser with the release of Internet Explorer 9 in 40 languages around the world, including English, French and Portuguese for Africa.  Microsoft has designed Internet Explorer 9 with the following improved features:•    Speed: Internet Explorer 9 is said to deliver faster download time.•    Clean: It has less screen space taken up by the browser•    Security: Internet Explorer 9 has a robust set of built-in security, privacy and reliability technologies that keep customers safer online.“What people care about on the web is the site, not their browser,” said Kevin Connolly, Windows Business Group Manager, Microsoft West, East, Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands. "With features like Pinning and JumpLists, Internet Explorer 9 makes it quick and easy to check your inbox, change the music station, accept a friend invitation or see breaking news directly from the Windows 7 taskbar, without even having to open the browser first."Partners from around the world, including more than 250 top websites from around the globe, are also using the capabilities of Internet Explorer 9 and Windows to deliver new experiences that reach more than a billion active internet users on the Web.  “Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Microsoft have a long history of bringing meaningful innovations to our customers. Today we celebrate with Microsoft the launch of IE9, a new milestone in enabling faster and more visually compelling web experiences,” said Tony Prophet, Senior Vice President of Operations, Personal Systems Group, HP.  “IE9 is really a superior browser and we’re pleased to make it available on most of our consumer PCs.”