NETSCAPE EXPANDS DEVEDGE DEVELOPER PROGRAMS WITH NEW ELECTRONIC NEWS AND INFORMATION SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE

VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO NETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS NOW AVAILABLE AT NO COST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (December 11, 1996) -- Expanding its support for the global community of developers building online applications and tools, Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:NSCP) today introduced Netscape DevEdge ONE News, a service that delivers relevant news and information directly to the electronic mailboxes of developers worldwide at no charge. Launched in conjunction with Netscape SuiteTools, a comprehensive family of tools for building and managing Intranet applications and a new online tools, Netscape DevEdge ONE News is part of a dedicated effort to facilitate broad access to Netscape ONE development resources.

Netscape DevEdge ONE News will take advantage of the company's innovative In-Box Direct electronic distribution technology to deliver useful technical information and analysis automatically to members of Netscape's developer programs. In addition, other interested parties can subscribe to the service at the Netscape DevEdge Online Web site.

Beginning immediately, subscribers will receive two bi-weekly publications:

• Netscape DevEdge News--a bulletin packed with ideas, updates and opportunities for successfully building and marketing Internet and Intranet applications.

• View Source Direct--a digest of articles from View Source, Netscape's online magazine which serves as a forum of technical information with tips and wisdom from Netscape and its developers. The digest includes summaries of the latest in-depth articles and direct pointers to those documents.

  Both publications are compiled and edited by Netscape staff to meet the particular information needs of enterprise developers, ISVs, Web masters, consultants and others who need to understand Netscape ONE technology directions.

  "As Netscape blazes the trail toward next-generation client and server software for the Internet and corporate Intranets, it is essential to provide our developers with rapid access to late-breaking technical and marketing intelligence," said Danny Shader, vice president of Netscape industry and developer relations. "Expanding our current Netscape DevEdge program to include a freely available layer of basic information will further extend Netscape's reach in the global development community."

  In addition to its no-cost online information services available to all, Netscape offers two paid membership programs for developers:

• Netscape DevEdge Community Membership/$95 per year. This foundation-level program provides access to primary development tools, prerelease software, Netscape software developer licenses, peer developer support and other technical resources, along with basic co-marketing opportunities.

• Netscape DevEdge Gold Membership/$495 per year. Designed for developers who require premium-level services, this program extends the online information and development benefits of Community membership with direct access to Netscape development support, substantial training discounts, and additional co-marketing opportunities.

"We welcome the availability of Netscape DevEdge ONE News," said David Johnson, senior product marketing manager at OpenConnect Systems, a Netscape DevEdge Gold program member. "It is an ideal way to keep abreast of Netscape ONE development issues and opportunities. What's more, the information arrives automatically, so we know immediately when updates are posted."

Netscape has always relied on innovative Internet capabilities to conduct business, and to deliver value to its developers. For example, since the Netscape DevEdge Online Web site was launched last summer, developers have come to rely heavily on this technical information source. Visits to the site have increased at a phenomenal pace, with average hits per week growing from 62,000 to more than 2 million in less than six months. The Netscape DevEdge Online area now ranks as one of the most frequently visited destinations on Netscape's Web site--as one of the most popular Web site in the world.

The Netscape DevEdge Online site provides open access to a rich collection of technical and co-marketing resources such as the online technical library (including ViewSource software development kits, documentation and frequently asked questions) and the Netscape ONE Directory (a reference guide featuring companies whose products and services support the Netscape ONE platform).

Netscape ONE, the open network environment, is a standards-based platform that enables developers to create a new generation of distributed client/server applications for Intranets and the Internet. Netscape ONE unifies into a single platform current Internet standards such as HTTP, HTML, LDAP, Java, and a tool chest of open, cross-platform software and technologies for creating rich, distributed Web-based applications.

Additional information about Netscape ONE and Netscape DevEdge developer programs is available through the Netscape DevEdge Online Web site. Developers may also contact Netscape by email at devinfo@netscape.com, or by telephone at the DevEdge Hotline, 415/937-2986.

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 clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for next-generation, live 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 http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to info@netscape.com, or by calling 415/937-2555 (corporate customers) or 415/937-3777 (individuals).

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