US State Department makes the switch to Google Chrome. RIP Internet Explorer? (TheNextWeb)

The Next Web has just reported, that the US State Department has stopped using Internet Explorer and begun deploying Google Chrome.

Here's an excerpt:

During a Town Hall meeting for the State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked a pretty geeky question about what the offices could do about the slow update process everyone has to endure with Internet Explorer, which is currently the Internet browser of choice in its global offices. The question was met with a round of laughter.

In response, Clinton said that the State Department would start deploying Google’s Chrome browser to all of its offices. Google Chrome started being installed on computers on February 14th.

You can read the full article here.

You can learn more about Google Chrome here.
You can download Google Chrome here.