The Internet has evolved at an extraordinary pace, and browsing software has brought easy information access to millions of people. While early browsers revolutionized the Internet, browsers have grown in size and complexity with every release and have failed to implement Web standards consistently, holding back the development of richer web applications and content. Netscape is fulfilling its promise to deliver a new browser that leads the industry in standards compliance and can run across a wide variety of platforms from traditional PC desktops to new computing devices. This new groundbreaking browser is Netscape 6. Netscape 6 offers users unmatched convenience features and the ability to stay connected to important information, while offering users the flexibility to deeply customize the browser to fit their individual needs and personality. To deliver these benefits, Netscape 6 offers innovative functionality in these key areas: Standards support My Sidebar Search Integrated email and Instant Messaging Themes Small download size and speed
Best standards support from desktop PCs to home appliances
	Located on the left side of the Netscape 6 interface, My Sidebar gives you a convenient place to keep track of the things that are important to you. Read the latest news, set up a custom stock portfolio, check your Buddy List for instant messaging, track auctions or listen to music. With nearly 600 tabs available from Netscape and third parties, My Sidebar is your customized connection to the sites and people that you care about. My Sidebar Central brings together all the information about My Sidebar - cool tabs, how to create your own tabs for My Sidebar and the ways that you can get involved in the My Sidebar phenomenon. For more information, click here Hundreds of My Sidebar tabs give you the power to customize your Internet Hundreds of Netscape tabs, including Stocks, News, Calendar, music and more! Instant Messaging Buddy List tab lets you keep track of your buddies and communicate with them in real time Third party tabs from CBS, CNN and other web sites from around the world Open architecture enables web developers to easily create My Sidebar tabs and link them from their sites
Integrated email and Instant Messaging
	Instant messaging is the third ‘killer app’ on the Internet, after browsing and email. Netscape 6 is the first Internet software suite to seamlessly combine browsing, email and instant messaging. You can now manage multiple email accounts and communicate with friends who use the popular AOL Instant Messenger service (over 50 million users and growing) – all in an environment integrated with the Navigator browser. With Netscape's new Address Book Sync feature, you can synchronize your Netscape 6 Personal Address Book with a Netscape Web Address Book and access your contact information via the Web, using any web browser. Integrated communications keeps you connected Multiple email accounts, including Netscape Webmail and AOL email accounts. Integrated instant messaging with Buddy presence in My Sidebar and Mail messages Automatic collection of contact information from the people you communicate with in the Netscape 6 address book. Address Book synchronization gives you access to your contacts on your desktop or on the Web.
Fully customizable, integrated Search
	Netscape Navigator now includes a search field in the main toolbar. That means that at any time, from anywhere on the Web, you can type what you want and click "Search" - you no longer have to take the time to load a special search page or open a frame. This search field doubles as the web address field. So whether you have a web address, an Internet keyword or a word or phrase to search for, enter it in the search field and get what you want quickly. Search highlights Includes the Netscape Search service (powered by Google, the #1 search engine) and Netscape Open Directory Project (the #1 search directory). Customize with your choice of Search services. Search results are opened in My Sidebar, allowing you the flexibility to check multiple results without time consuming return trips to a search engine. Themes add personality to your browser With Themes, you can personalize the look of your browser. Choose a custom appearance for your Netscape 6 software that best matches your personality. Web sites and businesses now have the ability and tools to create custom browsers to best communicate with their customers. Customize the browser interface Quickly and easily change the appearance of your browser Any organization can create and distribute a custom browser For more information on Themes and how to create them,click here
Small download size and speed - quickly install the Internet software you want
	Netscape 6 is a full-featured yet lean browser that bucks the trend in software bloat. Netscape 6 was developed from the ground up to be as small as possible while still providing a rich feature set. Small size for faster download Installer is less than a 300k download andallows you to customize your installation with just the components you want. Browser is only 7.5 MB download - smaller than a comparable install of Internet Explorer. Typical installation is9.5 MB - smaller than a comparable installation of Internet Explorer 5.5.
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