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To: Justin Banks who wrote (14717)	12/9/1997 6:23:00 PM
From: Dan Jepson	Respond to of 24154

12/09 04:49 Netscape <NSCP.O> upbeat on Asia prospects SINGAPORE, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Netscape Communications Corp expected its revenue from Asia to double in 1998 despite the region's economic troubles, a company official said on Tuesday. "Across the region, we will double sales," Ramesh Nava, managing director of Netscape Asia South operations, said at a news conference. Netscape's Asia South operations cover the regional grouping of ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Indochina and India. Nava said the region made neglible contribution to the group in 1996 as it was new to the market. "1997 is our first real year of operations," he said, but declined to reveal revenue figures. Nava said Netscape was no longer just a browser company but was going after the Internet, intranet and extranet software markets. Intranet is a company's network using Internet technology while an extranet links networks between companies and their suppliers and other business partners. Netscape was keen on pushing electronic commerce in the region and was in the process of appointing one or two partners in this area, he said. "Our first priority is to find system integrators who can provide us with a regional relationship," Nava said. Netscape would also be setting up a customised NetCenter for Asia in 1998, he said. A NetCenter is a free online service accessible on Netscape's Web site. Nava said the company was aiming to set up three mirror sites for its NetCenter in Asia, possibly two in ASEAN and one in India. He said the NetCenter with localised contents would generate advertising revenue from the region on a sharing basis with its partners. Netscape planned to set up a developers program in Singapore next year which would be used to support customers in the region. India could have such a program as well, Nava said. ASEAN includes Burma, Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. -- Singapore Newsroom (65) 870-3080; Fax (65) 776-8112