Tuesday July 28, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Netscape Communications Corporation
Netscape Delivers 'My Netscape,' a Powerful New Netcenter Service
Allowing People to Personalize Their Web Experience
My Netscape Combines Netcenter 2.0 Content and Weblets to Provide Personal Internet Desktop
for Millions of Users; New Content Includes SportsTicker, Reuters, S&P Personal Wealth,
WeatherLabs and More
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP - news)
today announced the availability of ''My Netscape,'' a free new service of the newly redesigned and expanded Netscape
Netcenter 2.0 portal site. My Netscape provides users with a single Internet start page that can be personalized through a
combination of Web-based content, small software applications called Weblets, communications applications and other free
Netcenter services. By bringing together various Netcenter services -- such as WebMail, Netscape Search, Member
Directory, software download, personal bookmarks and address books -- into a single personal page, My Netscape combined
with Netscape Communicator becomes a ''personal Internet desktop,'' your homebase on the Web. And My Netscape is
accessible from any computer on the Net so users can access their personal Internet desktop from wherever they go.
Through a smart and highly customizable Web interface, users can easily add, delete, and organize any combination of content,
applications and Netcenter services by mixing and matching channels -- small windows of Web-based information or simple
tools -- on their personal My Netscape page. Some of the new content providers announced separately today include
SportsTicker, Reuters, S&P Comstock, Standard & Poor's Web site -- S&P Personal Wealth -- and WeatherLabs. Users
will also be able to monitor other channel categories, such as Headline News, Sports, Business, Technology, Finance, Stock
Quotes, Family and Entertainment, among others offered through Netscape Netcenter. In addition to the leading Netcenter
content now available in today's first-generation service, Netscape plans to aggressively expand its content offerings in the
coming months.
''Today's introduction of My Netscape is the culmination of Netscape's aggressive campaign to build up Netcenter through a
host of free new content and services,'' said Mike Homer, executive vice president and general manager of Netscape's
Netcenter division. ''Now for the first time, consumers and business users of Netcenter can customize their own personal
Internet desktop to take advantage of all the new content and services in a single place on the Web. As Netscape continues to
forge new partnerships and roll out new content and services, My Netscape will grow into the best place for people to start
their Web experience.''
My Netscape offers people a personalized way to organize, manage and maintain all the Web-based information, applications,
and productivity tools they use everyday. It is fast and easy to set up a personal profile and begin using My Netscape. Today
users can quickly and easily customize their channels, by selecting content to monitor and track on a daily basis, choosing
where to place the channels on their My Netscape page, and selecting the size of each channel window. The simple set-up
process also allows users to add services, such as WebMail, a favorite search engine, Netcenter Member Directory, Netcenter
professional community services, and even import and export important personal information, including bookmarks, email and
address books.
As part of the set-up process, users establish a password for private, security-enhanced access to their personal page that can
be viewed from home, the office, or even from the road using any browser connected to the Net. Users will be able to add new
Netcenter service offerings or change existing preferences just as easily. The innovative ''look and feel'' of the My Netscape
page features several convenient ways to help users customize and easily manage the flow of information through their page.
Some of these features include an interactive page layout editor; the ability to preview, minimize and maximize channels; and a
Channel Finder, a Netscape guide to all the best channels.
Coupled with Netscape Communicator 4.5, made available this month from the Netcenter portal site, My Netscape is the ideal
online companion for the world's leading Internet client software. Users will be able to easily return to their personal page by
setting it as the default start-up page or by clicking on the My Netscape button integrated into the Navigator tool bar in
Netscape Communicator 4.5. As My Netscape continues to evolve into a tightly-integrated Web-based companion service to
Netscape Communicator, the content and applications will become even more tightly integrated with future versions of the
Internet client software. In the future, users will be able to plug virtually any type of Web-based content or application into My
Netscape, thus enhancing the level of personalization and allowing them to continuously monitor their view of the Net.
My Netscape is designed from the ground up to scale to include hundreds of different content channels, Weblets, and
productivity tools, such as the Calculator currently available. As a core piece of the rapidly expanding Netcenter infrastructure,
My Netscape will be able to easily add new content channels and services as Netscape continues to build relationships with
many of the leading content and service providers on the Web. The frequency of updated content and service offerings will
continue to grow allowing users to customize My Netscape to include the best of the Web.
Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's leading portal site that provides users with a home base on the Internet. From Netcenter,
users can navigate the Internet, access a broad range of consumer and business content and services and communicate with
others online. Netscape recently launched ''Netscape Netcenter 2.0'' that includes seventeen content channels, and
leading-edge services including new Netscape-branded Search, Software Download, WebMail and Member Directory. The
site includes directory services such as What's New, What's Cool and Yellow Pages and White Pages by InfoSpace. The new
home page features horoscopes, weather, stock quotes, and news headlines from ABCNEWS.com in an integrated navigation
scheme that makes the site easy to use.
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of open software and services for linking people and information
over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers, development tools, commercial
applications and professional services to create a complete platform for next-generation, live on-line applications. Traded on
Nasdaq under the symbol ''NSCP'', Netscape Communications Corporation in based in Mountain View, California.
Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available on the Internet at home.netscape.com, by
sending email to info@netscape.com or by calling 650-937-2555 for corporations or 650-937-3777 for individuals.
NOTE: Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Certificate Server, Netscape FastTrack Server, Netscape ONE, SuiteSpot
and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the
United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape
Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries. Other product and brand names are trademarks of
their respective owners.
SOURCE: Netscape Communications Corporation |
