MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (September 29, 1997) -- Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced an expansion of its 'Netscape Everywhere' initiative aimed at bringing Netscape client software to millions of new users in homes and enterprises worldwide. The latest addition to the Netscape Everywhere initiative extends this successful program globally to include more than 20 publishers - such as Editorial Quark do Brasil, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., International Thomson Publishing, Macmillan Publishing USA and Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. - making it easy for individuals to evaluate Netscape client software through CDs contained in more than 23 million books and magazines around the world.
This new Netscape Everywhere announcement builds on the initiative which already includes more than 100 Internet service providers (ISPs), OEMs and telecommunications companies, who are distributing and bundling Netscape client software with networking products, communications software and Internet services.
The leading publishers in the U.S., Europe, India, Latin America and Japan who are planning to distribute Netscape client software include such companies as: Addison Wesley Longman, ASCII Corporation, Barclays Law Publishers, Betanel Group/Editorial Quark do Brasil, Charles Scribner's Sons Reference, Classroom Connect, Inc., Gakken Co., Ltd., Grupo Televisa Mexico, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., IDG Dummies Press, Imagine Publishing, Inc., impress corporation, International Thomson Publishing including ITP Asia, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, ITP Nelson (Canada) and Nelson ITP (Australia), Jane's Information Group, Kaplan Education Centers, Macmillan Publishing USA, Mainichi Communications Inc., .Net, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., Peterson's, SHOEISHA Co., Ltd., SOFTBANK CORP., South-Western College and South-Western Education, S.R. Computer Concepts Private Ltd., SYBEX Inc., Twayne and G.K. Hall Library Reference and ZDNet's ZDUniversity. Netscape software CDs will be bundled with major publications all around the world such as: CD ROM Today (Brazil), INDIA ComputerUser Magazine, PC Computing (Mexico and Spain), PC Multimedia, PC Magazine (Brazil, Denmark, Mexico and Spain), Windows News (France) and Window Magazine (Holland).
"This next phase of the Netscape Everywhere initiative, which includes many leading publishers and industry partners, will put Netscape Navigator on bookshelves and newsstands around the world," said Mike Homer, executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Netscape. "The Netscape Everywhere initiative makes it even easier for millions of users around the globe to access the world's most popular client software - Netscape Navigator - which already has an installed base of more than 65 million users."
The Netscape Everywhere initiative for publishers also includes the Netscape 'Take Home' license where users licensed to use Netscape Navigator software at their workplace or school can now simply copy or download the software for home use at no additional cost. Each year, information on Netscape and its products is featured in hundreds of successful books, ranging from how-to guides to general-interest books on business trends in Silicon Valley. The inclusion of Netscape Navigator with these books and magazines will provide added value to customers. Netscape's publishing program provides publishers and authors worldwide with the support and information they need to make their publications a success.
"By extending our Netscape relationship to include Netscape's latest client software with Macmillan's Library Reference products, we continue to use the Internet as a cost-effective way to build relationships with consumers and add value and immediacy to Macmillan's reference content," said Scott Flanders, president of Macmillan Publishing USA.
"Our agreement with Netscape will enable us to provide our large readership in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia with easy access to Netscape's popular client software," said Elio Somaschini, President of Betanel Group/Editorial Quark. "The combination of our leading technical education publications with Netscape software gives users simultaneous access to the Internet information and software they need."
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading 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.
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