From Curing Cabin Fever to Finding the Picture Perfect Gift, Netscape.com's Holiday Central Provides an All in One Destination for Helpful Holiday Hints


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - December 14, 2000 - With the holidays quickly approaching, Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), announced today it is offering a bounty of features, including last-minute shopping advice, helpful tips and general survival advice from Netscape.com. Whether it's finding an impressive gift for the impossible client, or finding a fun activity for the kids, Netscape.com gives pressed-for-time individuals sanity saving tips for surviving, and enjoying the busy holiday season.

The features, currently available on the Fun Tab from the Netscape.come homepage, include:

Perfect Presents
Everyone runs into the dilemma of having too many choices and not enough time to find that right gift. Netscape.com has rounded up the 'perfect gifts' for those "difficult" people on anyone's list. Netscape has lined up gifts to match the interests of finicky Couch Potatoes, Music Lovers, Film Buffs, Travelers, Health Nuts and Homebodies. For more in-depth gift browsing, users can head to Shop@Netscape where they're sure to find the perfect present 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the convenience of their home or office.

Nine-to-Five Gifts
Naughty or nice? Whichever category clients or coworkers fall into, Netscape offers gifts that are sure to bring a smile. For clients, consider incredible edibles such as praline cigar cookies accompanied by a Jazz CD, a bountiful bouquet or a gourmet-goodies packed sleigh. Netscape.com can lend a savvy hand by finding a corporate gift service to take care of all the gift-getting details.

And for that hard-to-please officemate, the Shop@Netscape Decision Guide offers a step-by-step question and answer guide helping to select the perfect gift. In addition, Netscape has tips on gift giving in the workplace with guidelines and "dos" and "don'ts" for office gifts. A special message board allows users to share their experiences with holiday giving in the workplace allowing all to pass along gift ideas, gripes and good cheer.

Cabin Fever Cures
School is out and Santa's Little Helpers are looking for something to do. With its Cabin Fever Cures Netscape.com provides family entertainment ideas that will cure the kids' cabin fever, not to mention mom and dad's. One of Netscape's prescriptions for cabin fever is to get the kids out of the house and do something fun in town. Netscape.com can help find local holiday entertainment including everything from tree lightings to Santa sightings as well as a range of family friendly spots like nearby playgrounds and amusement parks.

Savvy Spending Strategies
To avoid holiday debt after the lights come down and the bills start to arrive, Netscape offers helpful budget tips to keep spending under control during gift buying time. Netscape.com helps to bypass the post-holiday bill pileup by offering ways to create a reasonable budget and providing tips to maximize spending power. In addition Netscape offers 10 ways to stretch their holiday dollars when buying online. Savvy Spending Strategies includes ways to avoid impulse buying with cost-saving secrets, including a number of e-commerce loyalty programs offered to eligible Net shoppers.

Upcoming features on Netscape.com include:

Gifts for Gearheads (12/20)
For the gadget junkie who absolutely must have the latest and greatest high-tech gizmo, Shop@Netscape.com offers a wide range of sleek tools and toys for techies. Some great gifts to consider this year include:

• PDAs to replace those with tome-sized "to do" lists and cluttered calendars
• Portable MP3 Players that allow tunes to travel
• Two-way radios that harken back to the CB 70s
• Video game consoles for all those seeking a quick adrenaline rush
• Laptops that allow you to surf by the sea or deliver a document on the deck