Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Microcap & Penny Stocks : Tokyo Joe's Cafe / Societe Anonyme/No Pennies -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: michael liu who wrote (13024)	11/18/1998 8:11:00 PM
From: GT	Respond to of 119973

NSCP will be bigger than we realize - Nov 18, 1998 (5:58 PM ET) - The Motley Fool Evening News Reports of a potentially powerful Internet partnership sent shares of Web browser and enterprise software company Netscape Communications (Nasdaq:NSCP - news) skyward today. Netscape stock shot up $10, or 34.2%, to $39 1/4 after The Wall Street Journal reported it is in talks with online services provider America Online (NYSE:AOL - news) regarding "a wide range of new partnerships," including a potential deal to embed Netscape's browser into AOL software "alongside or in place of" Microsoft's Internet Explorer. AOL's exclusive browser contract with Microsoft allows AOL to cancel the agreement at the end of this year -- AOL executive David Colburn said in the ongoing antitrust trial against Microsoft that AOL signed the deal only because the software giant agreed to promote AOL on Windows 95 and 98. According to the Journal, AOL, which moved ahead $7 7/8 to $83 1/4 today after a 2-for-1 stock split, may even make an equity investment in Netscape, possibly earning a board seat in the process. Separately, Netscape also announced the acquisition of privately held NewHoo! Community Directory Project search service for an undisclosed sum.

To: michael liu who wrote (13024)	11/18/1998 8:13:00 PM
From: GT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119973

NSCP - will go up all week... Wednesday November 18 7:02 PM ET AOL, Netscape Talk Browser Deal By DALE HOPPER Associated Press Writer SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) - America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL - news), the world's largest online provider, is reportedly negotiating with Netscape Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:NSCP - news) for a new Internet browser to replace or join its current Microsoft browser. AOL's exclusive contract to use Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news)'s browser on its online service expires in January. The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday that Dulles, Va.-based AOL is negotiating with Netscape, which lost out to Microsoft when the original deal was created in 1996. ''It makes sense for AOL to go out and do some talks,'' said Paul Hagen, an industry analyst with Forrester Research. ''Netscape has tremendous incentive to win back market share, which gives AOL leverage.'' AOL spokeswoman Tricia Primrose said she could not comment on the story. Under the contract, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the default browser for AOL users. In turn, the Windows operating system comes with AOL software preloaded, making it available with just a click. Microsoft won out over Netscape because it promised to put AOL's logo on Windows, AOL senior vice president David Colburn said during the ongoing Microsoft antitrust trial in Washington, D.C. AOL is reconsidering its competitive relationship with Microsoft and may not want to be so closely aligned, people familiar with the negotiations told The Journal. Jody Kramer, a spokeswoman for Mountain View, Calif.-based Netscape, also would not comment on The Journal's report but said the two companies have been working closely for about a year and already made two deals, one this month. As a result of the most recent deal, AOL provides a version of its Digital Cities program through Netscape's Netcenter Web site. Digital Cities is a program that lets users find information on several dozen cities. The first deal was reached in October 1997, when the companies agreed to share an instant messaging component so customers using AOL can communicate with those using the Netscape browser. ''You compete in some areas and you partner in others,'' Ms. Kramer said of Netscape's relationship with AOL. Shares of both companies reacted favorably to the news. America Online was the most actively traded stock on the New York Stock Exchange, closing up $8.371/2 to $83.75 on the New York Stock Exchange. Netscape was the most active stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market, finishing up $10 to $39.25.