- Sleipnir (software)
Infobox Software
name = Sleipnir
developer =Fenrir Inc. ,Osaka ,Japan
latest_release_version = [http://www.fenrir-inc.com/index.html 2.8.2]
operating_system =Microsoft Windows
genre =Web browser
license =Proprietary
website = [http://www.fenrir-inc.com/index.html The official English homepage]
[http://www.fenrir-inc.com/index.html The official Japanese homepage]Sleipnir is a
Japan ese tabbedweb browser , released byFenrir Inc . The browser is known for its high level of user customization. The newest version of the browser is Sleipnir [http://www.fenrir-inc.com/ 2.8.2] . Although the download site for this version is written in Japanese, the installer and browser itself are written in English.It was originally developed as Sleipnir version 1.x by Yasuyuki Kashiwagi, who is now the president of Fenrir & Co, but in November 2004, he had his computer with Sleipnir's source code stolen [ja icon [http://www.forest.impress.co.jp/article/2004/11/18/lostsleipnir.html 「Sleipnir」「PictBear」の作者のパソコンが盗難に遭い開発中止に!? ] ] . In 2005, he established Fenrir & Co. for the purpose of restarting development of Sleipnir as version 2.x, which has no compatibility with version 1.x.
The browser's
layout engine can be changed to eitherInternet Explorer 's Trident orMozilla 's Gecko.Sleipnir has 6.0% of
market share in Japan at September 2006. [ja icon [http://japan.cnet.com/marketing/story/0,3800080523,20220327,00.htm フェンリル、タブブラウザ「Sleipnir」「Grani」のデフォルト検索エンジンをグーグルに:マーケティング - CNET Japan ] ] In the next couple of years, Fenrir hopes to dramatically grow its user base from the current roughly 100,000 users to around 17 million. [en icon [http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=13790 Sleipnir takes on IE and Firefox] ]Fenrir has released its Global Site. They have arranged new pages for each location.
Fenrir & Co. is now Fenrir Inc.
http://www.fenrir-inc.com/
Notes
External links
* [http://www.fenrir-inc.com/ The English homepage (2.x)]
* [http://www.fenrir.co.jp/sleipnir/ The Japanese homepage (2.x)]
* [http://sleipnir.pos.to/ The Japanese homepage (1.x)]
* [http://www.download.com/Sleipnir/3000-2356_4-10472663.html The English version] - from Download.com
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