Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 is now available for Windows XP SP2, x64, ia64 and Windows Server 2003 SP1. Grab it if you want it, Windows validation is required. A complete list of feature improvements contained in IE7 RC1 can be found in a fact sheet here, and there's more background on the software's development on Microsoft's official IE blog here. The IE home page is here.

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Release Candidate 1 (RC1) has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability. End user improvements include a streamlined interface, tabbed browsing, printing advances, improved search functionality, instant feeds (RSS), dynamic security protection, and more.