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Latest Firefox browser includes innovative features developed by Seneca College
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Latest Firefox browser includes innovative features developed by Seneca College
Toronto, March 22, 2011– Firefox 4, which is launching today, features groundbreaking technology developed by Seneca students, graduates and faculty.
“Seneca has been involved in creating cutting-edge features and building on existing technology to improve functionality in the new Firefox 4 browser,” said Seneca School of Computer Studies Professor Dave Humphrey.
As a result of Seneca’s on-going partnership with Mozilla Corporation, the College’s School of Computer Studies played an integral role in the creation of two key features in Firefox 4:
Audio API: The new browser allows programmers to manipulate and create audio that can be synced with the rest of the webpage in ways that were previously not possible on the web. This functionality could be used, for example, to improve accessibility of online content for people with disabilities.
WebGL: This technology allows web pages to use the computer’s 3D graphics capabilities. Seneca’s School of Computer Studies has been working with Mozilla to advance this feature. Firefox 4 will ensure that such activities as viewing 3D artefacts from museums, 3D gaming and animation and rich data visualization – all without the need for a plug-in.
“We are proud to have our students, graduates and faculty working on groundbreaking technology with an industry leader like Mozilla,” said Seneca College President David Agnew. “With this project, our students and graduates have made a significant contribution to one of the world’s leading web browsers.”
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