Microsoft has said that it is going to release the public beta of Internet Explorer 9 in September, according to Microsoft COO Kevin Turner. For those that have been trying out the test previews, this is going to be old news. But for those that haven't played with IE9, it is a good step forward in web standards, HTML5, and speed.

The IE 9 builds Microsoft has released so far have been developer-targeted. They include the plumbing, specifically the new Microsoft JavaScript engine (which is codenamed “Chakra”) and the new graphics subsystem, coupled with a home page full of test sites. There’s no back button and no built-in security. It’s basically the IE 9 rendering engine and early tools.

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