Netscape and When.com Team Up to Provide Online Calendar Service for Netcenter Members

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (January 12, 1999) - When.com and Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced an agreement to deliver free calendaring services and event listings to millions of Netcenter members. The new Netscape Calendar service will be featured on Netscape Netcenter's integrated communications service, Netscape Contact, and will allow members to keep a personalized calendar and automatically track events of interest from a directory of 500,000 events. When.com today also announced the official launch of Version 1.0 of its service, after a period of extensive consumer testing and feedback.

Netscape Calendar by When.com is a free Internet calendaring service that seamlessly integrates comprehensive event information with private personal calendars, enabling anyone online to receive updates on events that are important to them. The service also works as a personal calendar and scheduling application for appointments and activities that can be accessed from anywhere at anytime through the Internet. When.com makes it easy to keep track of personal schedules and events, including concerts, movies, sports, cultural events, web events and more.

"Offering When.com's premier calendar and event listings service on the Netscape Contact suite of communications services adds significant value and functionality for the millions of members who visit and use our portal every day," said Mike Homer, executive vice president and general manager of Netscape's Netcenter division. "We looked at all the options, and When.com provided the best option for Netscape in terms of user interface, ease of use, and scalability. Its integration into Netcenter is an example of Netscape's ongoing commitment to providing best-of-breed services that allow users to easily stay in touch with friends and colleagues."

"This relationship with Netscape is exciting because it will add a significant number of new members to the When.com network and affirms the viability of our strategy to work with leading Internet brands," said Ted Barnett, CEO and co-founder of When.com. "From day one we designed When.com to be an essential feature for content partners and Internet portals such as Netcenter, because we believe that personal calendars are as essential to every Web site as free email."

Netscape Contact is available on Netcenter and will be integrated with Netscape's browser software to provide consumers with new and dramatically easier ways to manage every day communications. Calendaring, long distance telephone calls, conference calls, faxing, email, Internet access, and combined voice and email in a single inbox will be available from Netscape Contact, which will serve as the 'home base' for a customer's ongoing communications needs. Users can access Netscape Contact by pointing their browsers to Netcenter at http://contact.netscape.com.

Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's fast-growing portal site that provides users with a home base on the Internet. Netscape Netcenter provides users with smart tools and services that empower users to take charge of their Internet experience. 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 eighteen content channels and a set of leading-edge services, including Netscape-branded Search, Netscape Contact, 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.

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Founded in 1997 and privately held, When.com is a free, easy-to-use event listings and calendar service that is reliable, secure and private. The When.com service is conveniently accessible from any computer connected to the Internet, and provides partners with a "sticky" calendar application that brings new and repeat visitors to any web site. When.com's event data is provided by leading information partners, including CultureFinder, Hollywood Online, Music Boulevard, Pollstar, SportsTicker, and the Weather Channel. When.com is venture backed by 21st Century Internet Venture Partners and Benchmark Capital. When.com is located in Redwood City, Calif., and can be found on the Internet at http://www.when.com and contacted via telephone at 650/551-1500.

When.com and the When.com logo are trademarks of When Inc. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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