How does MRSI handle the challenge of different browsers, ISPs, and modem speeds?
How a research supplier is able to “handle” variations in browsers and ISPs can prove critical to the ultimate success of a project. MRSI’s software partner runs all HTML codes through a complete and thorough validation process to ensure strict compatibility with the W3C standard (W3C defines the standards for HTML code and browser interaction). This validation process gives us confidence that anything we serve to a respondent will be properly displayed when handled by virtually any browser. Making sure that the code meets the defined standards is much more reliable than testing individual versions of every browser. The sheer number of browser versions has grown considerably and is well beyond any ability to thoroughly test them individually. Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, AOL, MSN, and EarthLink have all been written to the W3C standard and are included in our validation process. The overriding factor that determines response time between questions is the size of the ima
