Jeff-

AFAIK, no, there's no way to "target=_tab" or anything as tabs are not part
of the W3C's specifications for HTML 4.01.  Also, unless you're in a production
environment that guarantees a set browser type, you never truly know the
features, versions, and browsers of your consumers--and would be left always
creating two solutions: tabbed and tab-less.

If you hit up Google, there's dozens of debates for the pros and cons for
implementation of this as part of browser-specific specifications, W3C specs,
and all sorts.  If you feel strongly about it, find the group that meets
your needs and see what happens.  

HTH.

-dl

--
David R. Longnecker
http://blog.tiredstudent.com

M> I know how to open a new window through javascript. Is there anyway
M> to open a new tab for IE/Firefox so we don't have all these instances
M> of IE running?
M>
M> TIA - Jeff.
M>