Netscape Launches "Get What You Want" Holiday Sweepstakes on Netscape Netcenter With $25,000 Cash Grand Prize, Weekly Prize Opportunities, and a Free Online Holiday Guide

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (November 20, 1998) - Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:NSCP) today kicked off "The Netscape Get What You Want Holiday Sweepstakes," an online promotion on the Netscape Netcenter portal site designed to give Netcenter members opportunities to win a $25,000 Grand Prize and exciting weekly prizes including travel, electronics, and online merchandise. The sweepstakes also offers a free online Holiday Guide featuring cooking tips, great deals, and holiday trivia and prizes. The promotion, which begins today and runs through January 7, 1999, is available on Netscape Netcenter at http://home.netscape.com/holiday/promo.html.

In addition to the $25,000 cash grand prize, participants get chances to win approximately $20,000 in weekly prizes from Netscape Netcenter's online partners Amazon.com, C/NET, Children's Television Workshop Online, FTD Flowers, N2K's Music Boulevard, NewsEdge Corporation, Qwest, Rolling Stone Network, and Travelocity. Participants also benefit from special holiday offers and discounts highlighted in the free Holiday Guide.

Netcenter's free Holiday Guide includes valuable information and numerous resources to minimize holiday hassle and maximize the web's potential for making holiday tasks easier. During the seven week promotion, participants can consult the guide for advice on cooking and holiday stress relievers from Women.com, great deals and cool holiday sites, volunteer opportunities, and techniques for using the web more efficiently. The Holiday Guide (http://home.netscape.com/holiday/index.html) is easily accessed via My Netscape, Netcenter's customizable Internet start page.

Netscape's Holiday Sweepstakes will also feature donations to the national charity Toys for Tots in conjunction with new sign-ups for free, personal WebMail accounts. An estimated $50,000 or more will be donated by charity sponsor Countdown Clocks International, Inc.

"The Netscape 'Get What You Want Holiday Sweepstakes' promotion provides Netcenter members with a useful holiday tool to make the most of their time spent online during the busy holiday season," said Mike Homer, executive vice president and general manager of Netscape's Netcenter division. "It's about enabling people to choose what they want from the Internet and bring it together in a single place. Participants have an opportunity to win a large cash grand prize, a choice of weekly prizes and will receive a personalized start page for free."

Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's leading portal site that provides users with a home base on the Internet. From Netcenter, users can navigate the Internet, access a broad range of consumer and business content and services, and communicate with others online. The site includes seventeen content channels, and a set of leading-edge services including the new Netscape-branded Search, Netscape Contact, Netscape SmartUpdate, Software Download, Member Directory, My Netscape personalization service, and WebMail.

Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of software and services for businesses that want to transform the way they create and keep customers in the emerging Net Economy. The company offers a full line of enterprise software solutions, professional services, and a leading Internet portal to help companies build, buy, or outsource Internet applications that drive revenue growth, build customer loyalty, and create new levels of business efficiency. 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 650/937-2555 for corporations or 650/937-3777 for individuals.

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