The version of the browser used can have an effect on when new sessions are started and when they are shared. Two browser instances that share the same session will result in the same set of open tabs displayed in both instances. This can cause similar interference and unpredictability of the persisted data as with two users using the same login ID from different machines.
In this situation, they are still logged in as the original user and will see the tabs that were open in the original browser tab.
Within the same browser session, a user must always logout to end the session and be able to login as a new user.
The most common browsers supported are Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 and they share sessions across browser instances in different ways:
If a new browser instance, or browser tab, is opened in Internet Explorer 7 using the or options, from an existing browser instance, the session is shared across the instances. This means that if the user was already logged into the Cúram application in the original browser instance, they will also be logged into Cúram in the new tab or window.
If a new browser instance is started using the Internet Explorer link in the Start menu, the sessions are not shared and the user must login again to Cúram.
Sessions are always shared in Internet Explorer 8, no matter where the browser instance or tab was started from. This is the default behavior.
To start a new instance of the browser that does not share the existing session, the option should be used.
For further information on browser specific behavior, please consult the relevant online documentation.