Microsoft has released the latest beta version of its Internet Explorer 7 software, giving developers working on its XP operating system an additional preview of the browser's new features. Dubbed as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, the company is making the test version of the application available for download from its Web site while confirming that a final release of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP will arrive as expected sometime during the second half of 2006. The company also took the wraps off of another additional feature expected in IE 7, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1917008,00.asp?kc=ewnws013106dtx1k0000599">Microsoft Windows RSS Platform</A> for Windows XP. In addition to the new RSS tools for developers, Microsoft also claims that the IE 7 beta boasts much improved support for AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), an increasingly popular technological approach for speeding browsers' ability to process user commands.