Global Players Create My Sidebar Tabs for Direct and Easy Access to Customized Information in New Browser

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, April 5, 2000 -- Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced that industry-leading providers have developed tabs for My Sidebar, one of the key customization features of Netscape® 6, the next-generation browser available today for public download on Netscape Netcenter.

My Sidebar allows users to keep the online functions and information they rely on most in one place, right at their fingertips. Consumers can set up My Sidebar - which remains on the screen as long as the user is online. My Sidebar makes it easier and more convenient for users to access timely, customized information from top sites throughout the world. These companies are providing content offering unmatched convenience features while giving users the flexibility to deeply customize the browser to fit their individual needs. My Sidebar is completely open to any developer and is launching with nearly 500 tabs, most developed by third parties interested in bringing their content straight to consumers.

Key providers making their content available for My Sidebar include CNN, eBay, CNET, NYTIMES.COM, ZDNet, Travelocity.com, MapQuest, KinderView, Backflip, RioPort and Webstakes. International partners include Le Monde interactif, Asahi Shimbun, Weather Eye, Arukikata Travel, Bargain America, Rakuten, Inc., Interactive Investor International, JobTrack Online, lastminute.com, Stocktrade, ConSors Discount-Broker, Direkt Anlage Bank AG, investorworld, Ticket Online, alafolie.com and CYBERWORLD. CNN and eBay are also offering international tabs.

Located on the left side of the Netscape 6 interface, My Sidebar enables users to create a convenient place to keep the Web applications and information they rely on most in one place, giving them the power to customize the Internet. Users will be able to read the latest news, set up custom stock portfolios, check their Buddy List or Calendar, track auctions or listen to music. Additionally, My Sidebar refreshes itself automatically to reflect updated news and information throughout the day making sure that access to the most up to date information is hassle free. The open architecture enables Web developers to easily create My Sidebar tabs and link them from their sites.

Jim Martin, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Netscape, said: "My Sidebar gives Netscape 6 users yet another way to customize the browser to fit their individual needs. With the quality content these industry leaders are providing via My Sidebar, we are giving users around the world the convenience and accessibility they expect from the most customizable, convenient and connected browser."

Scott Woelfel, CNN Senior Vice President, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of CNN Interactive, said: "The new Netscape 6 browser provides CNN.com with another opportunity for us to do what we do every day - provide timely, up-to-the-minute news and information to as many people as possible. The format is user friendly, which is very important to us, but it's also compelling and will draw users to our news and information."

Richard Marino, President of CNET Networks, Inc., said: "CNET's relationship with Netscape furthers our commitment to provide users with all the credible, comprehensive computer and technology resources available online. We are excited to team with Netscape, it's a win-win for both of us."

Michael Boccacci, Director of Marketing, Le Monde Interactif in France, said: "We feel that My Sidebar will be a very useful tool to the online reader of Le Monde. My Sidebar keeps readers constantly connected to direct information."

Users will be able to choose from nearly 500 tabs and stay connected to customized information they care about:

• CNN offers breaking news automatically updated throughout the day;
• eBay's tab lets users quickly access items by category, interest or region;
• CNET's My Sidebar tab brings users award-winning technology news, hardware reviews, and games coverage from the source for computers and technology;
• The New York Times tab enables users to monitor "all the news that's fit to print;"
• ZDNet allows readers to stay on top of the latest technology news, product reviews, and hot downloads;
• Travelocity.com provides users reservation capabilities for 95 percent of all airline seats sold and access to the best airfare deals on the Internet;
• MapQuest uses Web standards like the DOM so users can quickly get maps or driving directions;
• Parents may spend all day at the office, but now while they are reading email or browsing the Web can view their kids playing at daycare using KinderView's My Sidebar Tab;
• Backflip's personal navigation service lets users easily organize, search, and share their favorite Web pages;
• Consumers can use RioPort's player from My Sidebar to listen to their favorite music, access industry news and download audio files; and
• Webstakes enables users to enter a sweepstakes to win big money.

Netscape 6 Preview Release 1 is available today for public download on Netscape Netcenter. The new groundbreaking browser is small in size, leads the industry in standards compliance and can run across a wide variety of platforms from traditional PC desktops to new computing devices. Netscape 6 offers users unmatched convenience features, the ability to stay connected to important information and the flexibility to deeply customize the browser to fit their individual needs and personality.

Netscape 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. A subsidiary of America Online, Inc., Netscape is based in Mountain View, California. Additional information on Netscape is available on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to info@netscape.com, or by calling corporate sales at 650/937-2555.