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Mozilla said Firefox 3 promises internet surfing that is fast, secure, and easy to customise because it is designed to adapt to people’s online activities. <\/p>\n

The company claimed the new Firefox version, available in 50 languages, is at least twice as fast as its predecessor and boasts "15 000 improvements" including malware protection. <\/p>\n

"We’re really proud of Firefox 3 and it just shows what a committed, energised global community can do when they work together," Mozilla chief executive John Lilly said. <\/p>\n

The Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organisation that builds and refines public, open-source software in a collaborative manner with input from engineers around the world. <\/p>\n

Mozilla is rallying devotees to help it set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. <\/p>\n

But interest in the Mountain View, California, organisation’s new-generation browser was so intense before its release on Tuesday that traffic to the Mozilla website caused it to crash. <\/p>\n

Free downloads of Firefox 3 commenced at www.getfirefox.com<\/a> after the problem was fixed. <\/p>\n

Firefox 3 is available free for computers using Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OSX operating systems. <\/p>\n

Since its initial launch in 2004, Firefox has spread to more than 175 million users and 230 countries, according to Mozilla. <\/p>\n

Mozilla was originally a web navigator code name at defunct internet firm Netscape when it dominated the internet browser world more than a decade ago. <\/p>\n

Netscape eventually was eclipsed by Internet Explorer, and the company was bought in 1998 by America Online and reduced to brand status. <\/p>\n

The Mozilla Organisation was established in 1998 to complete the free, open-source software project and it registered as a non-profit foundation in July of 2003. <\/p>\n

The project was so lucrative that the foundation established a for-profit arm, Mozilla Corporation, two years later to handle distribution and sponsorship of the Firefox browser and the Thunderbird e-mail application. <\/p>\n

Firefox 1.0 was launched in November of 2004 and gained popularity with companies and young computer users.<\/p>\n

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