Available as a free download from getfirefox.com; includes Answers.com embedded in the search toolbar for reference and definition lookup.

Mozilla Corp., recently released Firefox 1.5, the latest version of its open source web browser, now available as a free download from getfirefox.com.

Firefox 1.5 builds upon the success of its predecessor to deliver an improved browser with significant performance and usability upgrades, security and privacy enhancements, best-in-class support for web standards, and greater customization options.

"With dozens of enhancements, Firefox 1.5 will draw many new users to the improved Web experience it affords," said Mitchell Baker, CEO of Mozilla Corporation. "Firefox is proof of our passion for promoting choice and innovation on the Web and making the Internet accessible and productive. Firefox 1.5 is the easiest browser to install, use, customize, and keep up-to-date and secure."

In addition to this launch, Mozilla and Answers Corporation, formerly GuruNet, creator of Answers.com, the answer-based search engine, also announced that Firefox 1.5 web browser provides Answers.com embedded in its search toolbar for reference and definition lookup. The agreement calls for an ad-revenue split between Answers and Mozilla on Answers.com's traffic originating from the Firefox search toolbar.

"Firefox 1.5 will deliver a better web experience for our tens of millions of users," said Christopher Beard, Vice President of products for Mozilla Corp. "We believe that including Answers.com in the Firefox search toolbar supports our goal of providing a web browser that empowers people to look up facts more effectively on the web."