Rather than offering developers a new API (application programming interface) for IE8 to take advantage of the new search bar skills, Microsoft will offer the tools via extensions to the open-source OpenSearch standard. Pratt demonstrated a search using 's engine in IE8 Beta 2 that provided not only item results from the online store, but also artwork, such as album cover art for CDs, as well as prices. "We've introduced a way to search more quickly," he said, pointing to search bar, which now that lets search engine and Web site developers add more functionality to searches. The other feature he stressed in Beta 2, search suggestions, also has been held until today, Pratt said. Windows Desktop must be present in order to use the new smart address bar functionality, Pratt acknowledged.
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