Prism 1.0 Beta released

Prism 1.0 Beta released

Mozilla has released the first beta of their Prism 1.0 release.

Prism has already been under testing since the last couple of months and it is now near feature complete (for version 1).

Mozilla states that Prism was developed “to bridge the divide in the user experience between web applications and desktop apps and to explore new usability models as the line between traditional desktop and new web applications continues to blur.”

This latest version was developed with inputs from companies like Yahoo! Zimbra, DesignLinks International and several others.

New features in Prism 1.0 beta includes:

New API functionality for allowing Prism-enabled web sites more desktop like power.
Ability to set fonts, proxy settings and other application-specific settings.
The ability to clear private data on demand.
Applications are automatically updated when new Prism versions are available.
Tray icon support, as well as submenus for dock and system tray menus.
Full OS X 10.4 support, and further OS X specific enhancement.
Support for SSL exceptions.

Google Chrome has a similar feature that enables you to create dedicated application type icons for web services that works independent of the web browser.

Checkout: Mozilla Prism