Netscape updates
Communicator to 4.5

Netscape Announces Continued Integration With the Net With New Netscape Communicator 4.5 Client software.New Software to Provide Smart Browsing, High-Performance Messaging and Flexible Roaming Access for Enterprise Customers and Consumers; Netscape to Deliver Public Beta In July.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 17, 1998) -- Netscape Communications Corporation
(NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced Netscape Communicator 4.5, the latest version of the market-leading client software for enterprise customers and consumers. Expected to be available in a beta version from the Netscape Netcenter Web site in July, Netscape
Communicator 4.5 will deliver on the superior quality required of mission critical applications and will feature major product enhancements including Smart Browsing, high
performance Internet messaging through open standards such as LDAP and IMAP, and
Roaming Access support for mobile users. For enterprises deploying Netscape
Communicator 4.5, Mission Control Desktop will provide enhanced centralized
management across multiple platforms.

"At Netscape, our vision is to best enable people to live and work on the Net. Netscape
Communicator 4.5 pioneers this effort by introducing new integration features built into the
browser. For example, our Smart Browsing technology harnesses powerful Web services to make people's Net experience easier and more powerful," said Bob Lisbonne, senior vice president of client products at Netscape. "With Netscape's current installed base of 70
million clients, innovations like Smart Browsing, Pinpoint Addressing and Roaming Access
all exploit the power of the network, and illustrate the exciting direction Netscape is leading
our customers and the entire Net community."

Smart Browsing

 Announced two weeks ago in conjunction with Netscape Netcenter 2.0, Netscape Smart
Browsing will allow millions of Internet users to find information quickly and easily
anywhere on the Net by seamlessly integrating a new generation of services, hosted by the
Netscape Netcenter Portal site, with Netscape Communicator 4.5 client software. The initial
phase of Smart Browsing will feature three core capabilities: Internet Keywords, What's
Related and NetWatch.

Internet Keywords will allow users to access Web sites by typing regular words, or simple
"keywords," instead of specific Internet addresses directly into the Netscape Navigator
location bar. What's Related will provide users with a dynamically generated list of links to
information about companies, services and products that relate to the site that the user is
visiting. NetWatch will provide a mechanism for screening Internet content based on two
PICS-compliant rating systems, RSACi and SafeSurf.

High-Performance Messaging

Netscape Messenger is the premier Internet mail client for users at work and home. By
combining a new three pane interface and dozens of usability improvements with
performance enhancements, Netscape delivers a messaging client of superior quality. Users will benefit from better message management as all mail folders and newsgroups appear in a third folder pane for quick and easy access. In addition, fast and accurate Pinpoint Addressing frees users from hunting for contacts in a separate address book or corporate directory while ensuring that mail goes to the right person.

Designed from the ground up with standards in mind, Netscape Messenger is the only
client software that allows enterprises and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide an
IMAP and LDAP messaging solution with the rich features that users expect. For example,
users can now take advantage of improved performance over a slow link, folder sharing,
multiple address books and read receipts. Also, migrating to Netscape Messenger from
Eudora or Outlook Express is easy because Netscape Messenger comes equipped with
integrated import utilities for mail and address books.

Flexible Roaming Access

Netscape Communicator 4.5 introduces new flexible roaming support for laptop, PDA and
multiple machine users so they can access their customized Communicator information at
work, from the road or from home. For laptop users who travel, Communicator offers the
best offline experience with one step synchronization of IMAP messages and replication of
corporate directories based on LDAP. Users who telecommute, share machines or roam
between buildings at work can use Roaming Access to access their customized browsing
and messaging environments from different computers. In addition, with Netscape
Communicator 4.5 and Netscape Directory Server software, PalmPilot users can easily take their corporate directories as well as mail and personal address books on the road.

About Netscape Communicator

Netscape Communicator 4.5 includes Netscape Navigator, for Web browsing; Netscape
Messenger, for open email; Netscape Composer, for Web-based word processing;
Netscape Calendar, for enterprise group scheduling; and AOL Instant Messenger, for
real-time chat. Netscape Mission Control Desktop enables enterprises to configure,
centrally manage and update Communicator. The Netscape Client Customization Kit
enables ISPs and OEMs to customize and brand Communicator. Netscape Communicator
4.5 is supported on 12 platforms and available on 33 platforms.

Netscape Communicator 4.5 will be available in beta on Windows, Macintosh and Unix
operating environments from Netscape Netcenter next month. In addition, the Netscape
Communicator 4.5 beta will include a Quality Feedback Agent designed to increase product quality by providing automatic feedback from beta testers. Netscape will continue to enhance the quality of Communicator and Navigator by making it easier for users to report issues to Netscape during the beta test cycle.

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, online applications.
Traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NSCP, Netscape Communications Corporation is
based in Mountain View, California.

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