Press Release

Netscape Fantasy Baseball on Netcenter Offers Experts and Beginners a Chance to Step up to the Plate to Play, Win Cash

Netscape, SportsLine USA, Commissioner.COM Bring Proven, Sophisticated Fantasy League Play Online

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (March 1, 1999) - Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced that baseball enthusiasts have three unique ways to play Fantasy Baseball this season on the Netscape Netcenter Sports Channel by SportsLine USA at http://commissioner.netscape.com. Baseball enthusiasts can now use the latest interactive technology from Netscape, SportsLine USA and Commissioner.COM to play fantasy baseball on the Internet. Unlike other fantasy baseball web sites, the Netscape Sports Channel offers contests for everyone from first-time managers to seasoned veterans using the widely acclaimed Commissioner.COM Fantasy Sports service. In addition, Netscape Fantasy Baseball offers the chance for players to win cash prizes from a pool of $15,000 (grand prize $2500) to be awarded to successful team managers at every level of play.

Netscape Fantasy Baseball offerings allow baseball fans to become team managers, create their own fantasy teams, and compete in leagues where a teamís daily performance is based on how each player in the lineup performs in real Major League Baseball games. For example, a "team manager" can draft a team with Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire - as long as the player has not been drafted by another team.

"Netscape brings fantasy league fun and excitement to online baseball enthusiasts with Netscape Fantasy Baseball on Netcenter," said Jerrell Jimerson, vice president of consumer, business and finance programming for Netscape Netcenter. "Netscape gives consumers yet another way to enhance their Internet experience and get what they want online."

The three Netscape Fantasy Baseball offerings are:

  • Netscape Fantasy Baseball '99 makes joining a fantasy league easy and hassle free. Commissioner.COM acts as the league commissioner, setting the rules and determining the scoring method. Netscape Fantasy Baseball '99 allows team managers to compete against other teams, participate in an online draft, manage their team, and win big-league prizes. The leagues consist of 10 teams, and groups of friends can reserve leagues or Commissioner.COM can help locate a league for the solo player through its Find-A-League feature. The one-time cost is $19.95 per team, with no additional transaction or other fees.

  • Netscape Commissioner from Commissioner.COM, the product that enables existing fantasy or rotisserie baseball leagues with software that helps baseball enthusiasts to run their own fantasy league on the web. Game-by-game updates, injury reports, results, and statistics are available at the touch of a button. Baseball enthusiasts can check out Netscape Commissioner for a 30-day FREE trial.

  • Home Run Mania, a free game geared toward fans new to the fantasy game. Team managers choose a dream team of power hitters, then sit back as their teamís performance is evaluated daily.

    Standings will be posted each week and prizes will be awarded both weekly and at the end of the season. Public and private leagues will be forming through April 2nd, and player drafts will begin March 15. Would-be managers should check into the Netscape Netcenter Sports channel at http://commissioner.netscape.com to get all the details.

    Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's fast-growing portal site, with over ten million members. Netcenter 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.

    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 (corporate sales).

    Commissioner.COM, the world's premier fantasy sports products and services, are developed by Daedalus Worldwide Corporation (http://www.dwwc.com), who also produce fantasy games and products for professional auto racing, basketball, football, golf, hockey and soccer under the Commissioner.COM brand through its association with SportsLine USA.

    Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Certificate Server, Netscape FastTrack Server, Netscape ONE, SuiteSpot, and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries.