Press Release

NETSCAPE UNVEILS NETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PROGRAM

GIVES COMMERCIAL AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPERS THE LATEST INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT FOR BUILDING ON THE NETSCAPE PLATFORM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (August 16, 1995) -- Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced the Netscape Development Partners Program, aimed at organizations developing products or services based on Netscape technologies. The new program offers commercial and enterprise developers, creative and design professionals, value-added resellers, integrators and consultants the software, tools, information, and support to make it easy to customize and extend Netscape's client and server software.

The company also announced today a special promotion that enables those applying for the Netscape Development Partners Program before October 1, 1995, the opportunity to receive a one-year free membership. After that time, the subscription fee will be $495 per year. The program includes online product information, technical documentation, development tools, and discounts on Netscape software products. The core program will also be supplemented with optional packages tailored to various partner categories, providing more specific information and assistance for different types of businesses.

"The Netscape Development Partners Program recognizes the diverse needs of the rapidly expanding third-party community working with Netscape technology," said Mike Homer, vice president of marketing at Netscape. "By providing a close connection between Netscape and this community, we can help accelerate the development and delivery of commercial applications and custom solutions for a variety of customers."

The Netscape Development Partners Program includes the following core components:

Regular updates from Netscape, including an electronic newsletter, e-mail notices of product or program announcements, and participation in Netscape's developer conferences
Online technical information, including information on Netscape client and server application programming interfaces and programming with Java, technical documentation, and development tools documentation
Technical support, including online discussion groups and a technical library
Early access to Netscape development tools, as they become available
Discounts on Netscape software.

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 Mosaic research prototype for the Internet. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "NSCP", Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, California.

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