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Technology Stocks : Netscape -- Giant Killer or Flash in the Pan? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E. Graphs who wrote (2937)	4/29/1998 1:50:00 PM
From: Jin Chun	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4903

I bet Netscape jumped today due to the following article. Netscape is position extremely well with telephone companies. Jin Netscape and Bell Canada Team Up to Develop Global Unified Messaging Applications New Applications to Combine Voice and Fax Services With Email; Bell Emergis To Leverage Netscape Netcenter Online Service to Offer Businesses and Consumers Easy Access to Messaging Services MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP - news) and Bell Canada, the largest Canadian telecommunications operating company, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to use Netscape's next generation hosting solutions. Bell Emergis, a business unit of Bell Canada, will integrate the new infrastructure with its Unified Multi-Media Messaging program. The new global messaging infrastructure will combine Netscape's hosting solutions and Netscape's Netcenter Online service with Bell Emergis' expertise in creating end-user solutions that bring together telephony and the Internet. The unified messaging service will allow users to access voicemail messages and fax services from their email account. The solution will also enable users to access email from a variety of non-PC devices, such the display phone, pager, fax and cell phone. ''Bell Canada is leading the way, with state-of-the-art services for businesses and consumers,'' said Jim Barksdale, president and CEO of Netscape. ''The new unified messaging service will enable consumers to access email, voice mail, fax mail and paging services from their inbox as well as email services from non-PC devices such as their telephone.'' ''As the development arm for Bell Canada, Bell Emergis is working with industry leaders, such as Netscape, to create the digital world for consumers and businesses,'' said Jim Tobin, executive vice president, Bell Canada and president of Bell Emergis. ''Multi-media messaging complements the current e-commerce initiatives underway at Bell Emergis.'' Netscape and Bell Emergis plan to enrich the messaging initiative by including other key technology partners to create a best-of-breed solution. The applications will be marketed globally to service providers, meeting both consumer and business market requirements. Bell Canada, the largest Canadian telecommunications operating company, markets a full range of state-of-the-art products and services to more than 7 million business and residence customers in Ontario and Quebec. Bell is acknowledged as the North American leader in voice messaging. More information is available on the Internet at bell.ca, or by sending an email to forum@bell.ca Bell Emergis, a business unit of Bell Canada, was created to develop software-based networking and interactive multimedia applications for telecommunications, electronic service provider and retail companies in domestic and international markets. The Bell Emergis web site is located at emergis.com. Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of Netscape Navigator clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for next-generation, online applications. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol ''NSCP,'' Netscape Communications Corporation is 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 (corporations) or 650-937-3777 (individuals). NOTE: Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Certificate 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