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- NETSCAPE UNVEILS NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 1.1
-
- New Version of Internet's Most Popular Navigator
- Now Available on Net
-
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (March 6, 1995) -- Netscape Communications Corporation
- today announced Netscape NavigatorÂȘ 1.1, a significantly enhanced version of
- its popular network navigator that gives users access to richer content and new
- applications on the Internet. The beta version of Netscape Navigator 1.1 is
- available immediately for downloading for educational and non-profit use and
- for evaluation by commercial users.
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- The 1.1 version builds on the success of the original Netscape Navigator, which
- already accounts for more than 75 percent of browser traffic on the Internet,
- according to statistics from popular Web sites. Netscape Navigator 1.1 includes
- sophisticated new features such as the Netscape Client Application Programming
- Interface (NCAPI) for easy integration with third party applications, advanced
- layout capabilities for more visually compelling pages, dynamic document
- updating for changing information, and enhanced security features.
-
- "Netscape Navigator 1.1 is more than an update to the original: it is a
- significant new offering that lets users experience an even richer online
- environment," said Marc Andreessen, vice president of technology at Netscape
- Communications. "Our first version of Netscape Navigator captured the attention
- of users through its ease of use, integrated security and smooth performance
- over modem lines. By incorporating advanced features and unparalleled
- flexibility, Netscape Navigator 1.1 dramatically expands the online universe
- and lets users experience the next level in media-rich communications and
- commerce on the Net."
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- The 1.1 version of Netscape Navigator now available on the Internet is a public
- beta version, enabling users to provide feedback on the software's features and
- functionality across a wide range of computing platforms. As with the 1.0
- release, Netscape will place the final version of Netscape Navigator 1.1 -- due
- out in April -- on the Internet for free downloading by students and staff in
- education and non-profit organizations, and for free evaluation by individuals
- and commercial organizations.
-
- Available for all popular desktop environments, Netscape Navigator is a
- powerful commercial navigator for the Internet, offering high-performance and
- secure point-and-click network navigation. It is optimized to run smoothly over
- 14.4 kilobit/second modems as well as higher bandwidth lines, delivering
- performance up to ten times that of other network browsers. Netscape Navigator
- provides a common feature set and graphical user interface across computers
- running the Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, or X Window System operating
- environments. The 1.1 release adds support for two new emerging platforms:
- 32-bit MS Windows (WindowsNT and Windows95) and Macintosh PowerPC platforms.
-
- Netscape Navigator 1.1's new capabilities include:
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- * Advanced layout capabilities using HTML 3.0 tables and graphical
- backdrops. These capabilities allow more sophisticated page presentation,
- including multiple text columns and flexible image placement.
- * NCAPI, providing sophisticated remote control and inter-application
- communication capabilities via OLE/DDE on Windows, AppleEvents on
- Macintosh, and X Events on UNIX. For example, third party applications
- such as a 3D viewer or rich document viewer can be tightly integrated with
- Netscape Navigator to allow more sophisticated media types to be used
- directly within the navigator.
- * Dynamic document updating, which enables Netscape Navigator to display
- continuously or regularly updated information -- such as stock quotes,
- weather maps, and other dynamic data.
- * Additional security options, including an enhanced US-only version with
- non-exportable encryption technology; and secure Usenet news/conferencing
- capabilities based on the application-independent Secure Sockets Layer
- (SSL) protocol. This protocol is compatible with Netscape's recently
- published SSL source code reference implementation called SSLRef, which
- has been licensed by more than 100 organizations and individuals. SSLRef
- is available on the Internet for non-commercial use and commercial
- evaluation and licensing to encourage its incorporation in a variety of
- networked applications.
- * Enhanced Usenet news interface, including hierarchical newsgroup browsing
- and searching, optimizations for low-bandwidth connections, and
- transparent Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) message handling
- for multimedia and hypermedia news postings.
-
- Netscape Navigator 1.1, available for Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, and X
- Window System environments, can be obtained via anonymous FTP from
- ftp.netscape.com.
-
- Individuals who download the software do so for evaluation use only. Commercial
- users can purchase supported, licensed copies of Netscape Navigator directly
- from Netscape Communications. Pricing starts at $39 per user, which includes a
- 90-day warranty and customer support. Users who have purchased Netscape
- Navigator 1.0 are automatically licensed for full use of the 1.1 update. Volume
- discounts are available for multiple user licenses.
-
- Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open software to
- enable people and companies to exchange information and conduct commerce over
- the Internet and other global networks. The company was founded in April 1994
- by Dr. James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, Inc., a Fortune 500
- computer systems company; and Marc Andreessen, creator of the NCSA MosaicÂȘ
- research prototype for the Internet. Privately held, Netscape Communications
- Corporation is based in Mountain View, California. ###
-
- Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available on
- the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to info@netscape.com
- or by calling 415-528-2555.
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