This morning I woke up to not one but three press releases that feature Firefox. The first, XRamp Offers 256-bit SSL Certificates, says "Linux Web servers and Mozilla's popular Firefox Web browser support 256-bit encryption while Microsoft has not yet implemented 256-bit encryption for its servers or browsers." The second, Hypercosm 3D Simulation Tools for Mozilla Firefox Web Browser, is a plugin that "makes [Hypercosm's] 3D simulation capabilities available to the growing number of Firefox and Autodesk/Discreet 3ds max users." The third, New Open Circulation Edition of the Xandros Linux Desktop 'Reclaims the Web' With Firefox, Skype, and Thunderbird is pretty obviuos from the title.
I think these press releases say a couple of things. First, there is growing industry-wide support for the Firefox web browser. This is a good sign because tools and applications that support and interoperate with Firefox means that people are willing to invest significantly in Firefox's future.
The second thing here, I think, is that Firefox is hot. We're not just in the news, we're making the news and in some cases, simply owning the headlines. People want a piece of that and doing a press release that includes Firefox shines additional light to these other products tnat wouldn't have happened without the Firefox mention.
It might be nice to start a collection of press releases that mention Firefox. Do any of you know if there's some central database of tech-related press releases that I could monitor?
update And I just ran across a fourth, Linux Email Leader Scalix Tackles Email Administration Complexity with New Release Announced Today, that says "Scalix 9.2, a LinuxWorld Product Excellence Finalist, Also Extends Calendaring Features in Scalix Web Access, the Industry's Most Powerful Web Messaging Interface for Mozilla, Firefox and Internet Explorer".
update2 Here's a fifth. Feedster’s Developer Network Accelerates Company’s Growth which mentions firefox in this paragraph "
Independent software developers recently exhibited their creativity and expertise by developing unique applications using Feedster’s Developer APIs. New applications include use in an RSS aggregator, Firefox extensions, web applications, video blogging, publishing engine, and tutorials."
update2 Just to clear up my earlier comment, I'm not looking for a general news/article collection, but a "press release" collection that's just press releases.
Posted by asa at February 14, 2005 08:34 AMYou *don't* need a XRamp certificate to do 256 AES encryption.
And I can't see *anything* special in their certificates to support their claim. Yes, you can do 256 bits AES with their certificates, but exactly the same way you can with any other ordinary certificate.
It doesn't seem their communication can be called anything but deceitful, and I'm seriously afraid mozilla.org must be very careful in order not to be seen as having endorsed it.
I'm starting a discussion about that on
The last sentence should have been :
I'm starting a discussion about that on 'news:netscape.public.mozilla.crypto'
Yes, there is. http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=blog/6131
Posted by: Joey on February 14, 2005 01:11 PMyou looking for publishes web articles about firefox. I try to collect them sinse 9 novemeber. You can find them on my homepage.
Posted by: aasgier on February 14, 2005 01:17 PMWhy is "spreadfirefox.com" marked as "beta"? Didn't the site launch approx. at the same time as Firefox 1.0?
Posted by: Anders on February 14, 2005 06:05 PMhttp://prnewswire.com/ might be what you're looking for, Yahoo also takes a feed of it.
Posted by: James on February 14, 2005 07:42 PM