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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (14654)	12/5/1997 12:07:00 PM
From: Dan Jepson	Respond to of 24154

Netscape Sees Messaging Momentum Accelerate with New Benchmarks. ntprod.moneynet.com. 12/05 11:00 Netscape Sees Messaging Momentum Accelerate with New Benchmarks Tuning and Optimization Work Performed at Intel's Application Solutions Center Show Dramatic Scalability of Netscape(R) Messaging Server and Netscape(R) Collabra Server Software on Windows NT MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) today announced that it is seeing messaging momentum accelerate with new tuning and optimization work performed at Intel's Application Solutions Center. The latest measurements validate the dramatic scalability of Netscape(R) Messaging Server software and Netscape(R) Collabra Server software on the Windows NT operating system. The new benchmarks and performance modifications conducted by Netscape and Intel at Intel's Application Solutions Center show that Netscape Messaging Server can accept over 19.9 messages per second using Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) and deliver over 25.9 messages per second using Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) on a 4x200MHz Pentium(R) Pro processor based computer. Using standard configuration measures, this means Netscape Messaging Server can support 47,760 distinct users on a single server. Netscape Collabra Server can now support over 50,000 users on a Windows NT-based Intel Pentium II processor server. "We are excited about the results that Netscape has achieved on their Intel Architecture-based messaging server and Collabra Server," said John Miner, vice president and general manager, Intel's Enterprise Server Group. "Netscape's success demonstrates the scalability and capabilities of Intel-based servers to address the needs of the enterprise server environment." "Netscape's technical leadership in delivering scalable, full-featured email solutions based on open Internet standards is helping to deliver dramatic cost savings and high return on investment to Netscape customers and contributing to Netscape's momentum in the Intranet messaging space," said John Paul, senior vice president of the Servers Product Division at Netscape. Netscape Messaging Server is a powerful open standards-based electronic messaging system that combines the full feature set of proprietary client-server messaging systems with the low administration costs, proven scalability and the high performance of modern Internet messaging. Netscape Collabra Server is a high-performance, open discussion server for collaboration and knowledge-sharing among teams of people. Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of open software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for next-generation, live online applications. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, California. NOTE: Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape ONE 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. Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available on the Internet at home.netscape.com, or by sending email to moreinfo@netscape.com. Corporate customers can call 650-937-2555 while consumers can call 650-937-3777 for more information. SOURCE Netscape Communications Corp. -0- 12/05/97

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (14654)	12/5/1997 12:17:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

College Officials Blast Microsoft Over New Software-Licensing Policy chronicle.com No news on that other front, but needless to say I couldn't resist a headline like this. Aleisa Spain, Microsoft's director of higher-education marketing, attended the meeting, along with public-relations officials and sales representatives of the giant software company. She said they had agreed to attend in order to "get feedback so we can be a better business partner for you." But college administrators complained that Ms. Spain had little understanding of how universities use Microsoft's products. For instance, Ms. Spain told the administrators that they should know exactly what software would be used on each computer. Administrators explained that because students work from many different locations throughout the day -- from their rooms, from public computer clusters, and from the library -- every computer must have access to every kind of program the students might need. "You basically know what computers will run this software," said Ms. Spain. "No, we don't," said someone in the audience. "This is a network." ... Ms. Spain said that Microsoft had decided to eliminate the old licensing program because there was "very, very low interest" in it. She said business customers had called on the company to simplify its licensing plans. She said the decision on the licensing program was "not a way for us at Microsoft to gain more revenue." Of course not. (tee hee hee) Just part of the old business plan. After all, what the customers really want is "free" IE, with a brand new interface on that 2 year old, obsolete Mac clone one in Windows95. They have no interest in getting the best product at the best price. They just need to understand the integrity and uniformity of the Microsoft experience. Cheers, Dan.