With the imminent launch of Firefox 3.0, Microsoft is preparing to unveil its new fire with a keynote address on the state of IE8

MIX, once a year-hosterd Microsoft Web developer conference held each spring in the swank Venetian in Las Vegas, has frequently pointed out exciting news. In the first MIX conference, which was held in el’06 Dean Hachamovitch, director of Microsoft Internet Explorer team gave an interesting presentation on the future of the browser, which highlight the improvements that are in IE7 to help recover the browser against a more competitive full-featured browser Firefox. Internet Explorer 7 released several months later, in October, and remained very loyal to the presentation of the Hachamovitch, adding tabbed browsing, anti-phishing and more.

This year’s MIX conference, which was held on March 5th through 7th, promises a preview similar to what kind of heat Microsoft plans to release the next generation browser arms race. Hachamovitch seeks to give an exclusive in the state of Internet Explorer 8 and main features of the browser.

Microsoft’s browser is currently in the alpha version. It will release a first beta version to mediados’08. This tardío’08 before a launch. Little is known about the features at this time so the announcement of the keynote Hachamovitch is creating considerable excitement in the circles of developers.

What exactly has Hachamovitch in the store and the receipt of the Microsoft browser are fundamental to the struggle to maintain competitiveness in the market segment of the browser. While browsers are just one of the keys to the business segment of Microsoft, Microsoft takes very seriously. The company is not above doing a little trash talking bitter rival browser Mozilla Firefox.

The next generation browser war must be intense. Microsoft has been bleeding market to the Mozilla Foundation’s browser throughout the IE6 and IE7 era. Mozilla should get jump when Microsoft releases Firefox 3.0, codenamed “Gran Paradiso,” earlier this year. The browser is currently in its second beta, beta versions with two more planned. Initial reports are very enthusiastic and that the browser is noticeably faster, more agile and more intuitive. Microsoft is sure to have some cards on your sleeve and yet, and MIX’08 should give a preview of them.