The Open Email,
Groupware, Browser Suite
Businesses have more information to manage
than ever before, both inside and outside the organization. To address
this information explosion, they are adopting intranets at a dramatic rate.
Transforming corporate information into shared resources and easily accessible
corporate knowledge bases, intranets are helping companies realize dramatic
benefits such as decreased time to market, improved customer satisfaction,
and lower costs - all of which ultimately foster a competitive advantage.
Netscape Communicator Professional Edition provides a comprehensive
set of Internet and intranet components that integrate open
email, groupware, editing, scheduling, and browsing tools to allow users
to easily communicate, share, and access information.
Product Overview
Netscape Communicator is an integrated suite of tools that helps users
be more productive in their everyday work, enabling them to effectively
communicate, access, and share information on the Internet or an intranet.
Designed for ease of use, Communicator speeds up the learning and training
curve by employing a consistent user interface across all components. Its
powerful features are coupled with the advantage of Internet open standards for the utmost in flexibility and interoperability both inside
and outside the organization. Communicator also meets customer needs and
corporate challenges by delivering superior benefits in communication,
content, casting, cost of ownership and cross-platform solutions.
COMMUNICATION
With the Netscape Messenger and Netscape Collabra components, users
of open standards-based Internet email and groupware products can create
rich, high-impact HTML email and discussion-group messages complete with
graphics, web links, tables, font styles, and formatting. Encryption
and digital
signatures allow for protected communications. And native support for
standards-based directories makes it easy for users to find people on the
Internet or an intranet, wherever they are located.
CONTENT
Netscape Navigator - the premier Internet and Intranet browser supporting
the latest web standards - allows users access to the richest, most interactive
information available on the web. Users can interact with dynamic applications
and web pages through Navigator support for standards-based, cross-platform
hypertext,
Java, and
JavaScript
1.2. Netscape Composer - the integrated HTML
editing component of Communicator - provides users and web designers
with a tool for quickly and easily creating and publishing rich, interactive
web pages.
CASTING
The World Wide Web puts information at your fingertips, and Netscape
Netcaster makes it possible to find relevant and up-to-date information
whenever you need it. An open Internet-standards push
client, Netcaster delivers up-to-date information through channels
and lets users browse the web offline. Creating channels is easily done
by leveraging existing web content and web server infrastructure. For greater
scalability, content providers can take advantage of the integrated Marimba
Castanet technology in Netcaster to automatically deliver and update both
content and applications.
COST OF OWNERSHIP
Some of the most important aspects of software use within an enterprise
are its distribution, installation, and ongoing management. Combined with
Netscape Mission Control Desktop software, Netscape AutoAdmin allows for
Netscape Communicator Professional Edition to be centrally managed and
distributed, as well as seamlessly updated. The Mission Control Desktop
cross-platform interface makes it easy to configure Communicator preferences
from virtually any remote machine. Administrators can deploy a tailored
version of Communicator within the enterprise, ultimately reducing IS costs
and end-user training, thereby increasing software value.
CROSS PLATFORM
Most users prefer to focus on what is being communicated, not on how
the information is being conveyed. With support for 16 platforms and compliance
with Internet industry standards, the information you create and share
will be widely available to other users on the Internet or an intranet.
Deploying cross-platform solutions helps ensure consistent behavior across
all your desktops.
Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator provides access to a wealth of information and applications
available on corporate intranets and the Internet. Its easy-to-use interface
lets users quickly and easily access information from a variety of sources - from
the latest commercial websites to corporate databases.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Provides quick access to information through features like AutoComplete,
Bookmarks QuickFile, and a personal toolbar
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Supports Java
and JavaScript
(1.2) on all platforms
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Allows multiple levels of authorization for signed objects while providing
greater power for trusted Java Applets and JavaScript
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Provides comprehensive information on each component of the Communicator
security capabilities through the easy-to-use Security Advisor
SIMPLE, CUSTOMIZABLE ACCESS
TO INFORMATION
Whether you navigate the Internet or your intranet, Netscape Navigator
4 makes it easy and intuitive. Net Search and Netscape Guide by Yahoo!
provide an easy way to find what you're seeking. Quickly create, organize,
and access bookmarks
with the Bookmark QuickFile and the personal toolbar.
THE HTML AND MULTIMEDIA
LEADER
Netscape Navigator software furthers its HTML leadership by offering support
for compelling content through enhanced HTML functionality and the latest
multimedia technologies. Designers can easily create high-impact pages
using Dynamic
HTML features such as the document object model, style
sheets, HTML positioning, dynamic
fonts, audio, video, and interactive 3D.
ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS
Netscape Navigator helps protect the privacy of your data and communications
with features that function both within a corporate network and across
the global Internet. Transmitted data is protected with SSL
3.0, the widely accepted Internet security standard. Downloaded applications
can be checked for authenticity and then granted an appropriate level of
trust using capabilities-based object signing.
NETSCAPE ONE
Netscape Navigator supports sophisticated crossware applications through
the technologies and development architecture of Netscape
ONE, including HTML, Java, and JavaScript. With cross-platform, high-performance
support for these open
standards, applications can be written once and run on any Navigator platform.
Netscape Composer
Netscape Composer software lets anyone create intranet documents, web pages,
and rich
email messages. Using Netscape Composer, authors can use the power of the
web to communicate quickly and effectively.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Allows one-button publishing of documents to a server
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Supports rich formatting, including fonts, styles, paragraph alignment,
bulleted and numbered lists, and tables
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Supports drag-and-drop images, links, and Java applets
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Includes Page Wizard, page templates and a spell-checker
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Enables easy table creation and editing
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Provides an editor plug-in API
for extending or customizing Netscape Composer
RICH CONTENT
With Netscape Composer users can create high-impact, compelling documents.
Authors can use all the richness of HTML and the Web, including control
over fonts, colors, character styles, and paragraph alignment; and easy
insertion and manipulation of links, images, bulleted and numbered lists,
tables, and even Java applets.
EASY TO USE
With tools familiar to anyone who uses a word processor, authors can quickly
and easily create professional-looking electronic documents and make them
accessible to other users on intranets or the Internet. Netscape Composer
removes the complexity of publishing on a web server by allowing users
to publish documents with a single click.
INTEGRATED HTML AUTHORING FOR
COLLABORATION
Netscape Composer is well integrated with all the components of Netscape
Communicator to facilitate document creation, editing, and publishing.
Netscape Messenger and Netscape Collabra use Netscape Composer as their
editor, enabling the creation of messages with all the richness of the
web.
Netscape Messenger
Netscape Messenger delivers the benefits of open
standards-based email with exceptional functionality enterprise-wide. Open-standards
support allows for interoperability, lowering the overall cost of ownership
when deployed throughout the enterprise. Netscape Messenger has the features
users want most - rich-text email, encryption, directory access, support
for laptop users, and spell-checking.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Enables creation of rich messages with fonts, bulleted lists, tables, drag-and-drop
images, forms, and web links
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Protects your email with encryption
and digital
signatures using S/MIME
technology
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Provides flexibility to manage your mail on the server so you can access
mail from any computer
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Keeps you organized with hierarchical folders, filters and searching
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Supports a single, open-standards architecture based on IMAP4,
POP3, SMTP,
LDAP, and
HTML
- Messenger enables you to import mail and address book information from Eudora.
DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT
MESSAGES WITH ALL THE RICHNESS
OF THE WEB
Netscape Messenger's Inbox brings all the rich, interactive content
of the Web to your email. Rich text, formatting, embedded images, and links
boost the quality of your communication. Users can also easily email a
favorite web page to a co-worker or friend, which can be viewed directly
within the Messenger Inbox.
FIND PEOPLE AND MESSAGES
QUICKLY
Netscape Messenger lets users locate and organize important messages and
information. Users can access email addresses and telephone numbers located
in LDAP-based directories within a corporation or on the Internet and save
the information they find in a personal address book. Organize incoming
messages into folders through filing or automated filters, and locate messages
through advanced search capabilities.
ENSURE THAT SENSITIVE
DOCUMENTS STAY PRIVATE
Encrypt and decrypt your messages for privacy using standards-based security
features. Digitally sign your messages to verify their authorship and prevent
message tampering. Netscape Messenger users S/MIME technology, the email
encryption standard, so you can send and receive encrypted email across
a public or private network.
FLEXIBILITY FOR MOBILE USERS
Users who are on the go or have multiple computers can now store and organize
mail on the server via IMAP4. Netscape Messenger also provides the flexibility
for users to replicate server email locally for offline reading and then
synchronize changes when they are back online.
Netscape Collabra
Netscape Collabra software makes it easy to collaborate with co-workers
and effectively leverage corporate information. Users can address important
issues in public or private discussion forums. Built-in support for the
open-standard NNTP
architecture also allows users to access newsgroups on the Internet.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Uses the same interface as Messenger and enables creation and reading of
rich messages
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Allows users to easily find and manage information with message searching
and virtual discussion groups
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Supports offline reading of discussion groups for laptop or home users
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Enables users to set up and manage their own discussion groups
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Allows access to a wealth of information in Internet newsgroups using the Collaborative
Usenet (NNTP) standard
REDUCE MEETINGS AND EMAIL
A discussion group provides a forum where people can discuss key issues,
solicit input, and communicate decisions. With Netscape Collabra users
can discuss an issue with their team or find the answer to a question from
a knowledgeable person in their company. Users can also use a Collabra
discussion group to disseminate company announcements and other important
or interesting information, eliminating the need for mass email.
GAIN CONTROL OF INFORMATION
Netscape Collabra has powerful tools to help users gain control over information.
To add structure to a discussion, categories can be created that segment
discussion topics. Users can also search across discussion groups to quickly
find the information they need. These searches can be saved on the server
and become a virtual discussion group that users can access at any time.
CREATE A VALUABLE CORPORATE
KNOWLEDGEBASE
Netscape Collabra helps organizations maintain corporate knowledgebases,
storing information centrally so it can be conveniently accessed by users.
For example, a process that has been used to solve a difficult problem
can be publicized in a discussion group so that a larger audience can learn
from the information.
Netscape Netcaster
Netscape Netcaster, the newest component of Netscape Communicator, enables
push delivery
of information and offline browsing. Netcaster seamlessly integrates
with Channel
Finder, the source for the best channels on the Internet. Users
can subscribe to the information they want and have it delivered automatically.
Offline browsing allows users to take the valuable resources of the Web
offline with them - wherever they go. Developed entirely using the open
Internet standards of HTML, Java, and JavaScript, Netscape Netcaster is
an example of the powerful applications that can be built on the Netscape
ONE platform.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Provides smart background downloading and user-scheduled updates
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Supports the ability to anchor a channel to the desktop as a webtop
for a continuous view of up-to-date information
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Leverages existing content and infrastructure with support for HTML, Java
and JavaScript, and standard HTTP web servers
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Provides built-in Marimba Castanet
support for robust channel content and application delivery and seamless
access to Castanet channels
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Allows IS managers centralized administration and control
AUTOMATED PUSH DELIVERY
With Netcaster, users can subscribe to and schedule the automated push delivery
of the information they want from the best channels on the Web, instead
of manually downloading and searching for information. This lets users
experience dynamic and personalized content without the wait.
THE BEST CHANNELS
ON THE WEB
Netcaster features Channel
Finder, a central source for the most dynamic channels on the Internet.
Visit Channel Finder on a regular basis to preview and subscribe to channels
and see new channel listings.
CENTRALLY MANAGE AND ADMINISTER
Using Netscape Mission Control Desktop, IS professionals can centrally
manage and administer Netcaster channel preferences throughout the enterprise.
This also allows IS managers to minimize training and support costs by
creating and deploying a default webtop across all platforms throughout
the enterprise.
Netscape Conference
Netscape Conference software allows users to create real-time
conferences on the Internet and intranets, leveraging enterprise investments
in network connectivity. Conference sessions let users browse through documents,
sketch on a collaborative whiteboard, and talk in real time with colleagues
anywhere in the world, allowing organizations to increase workgroup and
departmental effectiveness and cross-functional communication.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Supports H.323
audio/video conferencing for interoperability with audio-conference products
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Includes real-time collaboration tools
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Calls through a modem or LAN and dials by email or IP address
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Integrates with Netscape Messenger address book
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Includes Web-based directory for finding other conference users
INTEGRATED AUDIO CONFERENCING
Netscape Conference incorporates the latest in audio-compression technology
to ensure high audio quality. Netscape Conference is tightly integrated
with Netscape Messenger and Netscape Navigator, making desktop conferencing
a natural form of enterprise communication.
COLLABORATION
A robust array of collaboration tools - including whiteboard, chat,
and file transfer - provide a rich interactive experience. Netscape Conference
also leverages Netscape Navigator capabilities for collaborative sessions.
INTEROPERABILITY
Netscape Conference supports conferencing standards such as H.323
and RTP,
making it interoperable with other Internet phones.
AOL Instant Messenger
The Netscape AOL Instant Messenger service lets millions of Netscape Communicator
and America Online users communicate in real time easily, efficiently,
and conveniently. With the Instant Messenger service, users in the workplace
and at home can immediately send and respond to personalized messages.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Send and receive instant, personalized messages
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Communicate easily with any user online
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Maintain contact with colleagues and friends with Buddy Lists
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For both Macintosh and PC users
CONTACT PEOPLE YOU
NEED TO REACH QUICKLY
AND FREQUENTLY
You can see whether a colleague on your Buddy List is online to receive
your message or question. Just click on a name to communicate with that
person, and type your message. When you send the message, it will instantly
appear on their screen.
Netscape Calendar
The Netscape Calendar client, combined with Netscape Calendar Server software,
provides a time-saving enterprise group scheduling solution. Netscape Calendar
lets users easily manage time, events, and to-do lists. Seamless integration
with other standards-based calendaring applications lets users schedule
meetings with others across the Internet.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Schedules meetings, reserves meeting rooms and plans for the use of other
resources
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Searches for free time on local and remote servers
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Supports vCalendar, allowing users to schedule meetings via the Internet
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Prints in popular day-planner formats such as Franklin, Day-Time and Day-Runner
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Includes migration tools from PROFs scheduling system
INTEGRATED AND EASY MEETING
MANAGEMENT AND NOTIFICATION
Centrally manage meeting proposals with the meeting In-Tray, a feature
that allows easy drag-and-drop acceptance or refusal of meetings. To ensure
meeting participants are kept up-to-date of scheduling changes, Netscape
Calendar automatically sends them email notification.
ACCESS PRIVILEGES FOR MEETINGS,
TASKS, AND EVENTS
A range of access privileges for meetings, tasks and events allow users
to set the audience view or change calendar information.
OFFLINE MEETING PLANNING
AND TIME-ZONE SUPPORT
Schedule meetings even if you're not connected to your network. You can
specify which calendars to download and use offline. Any meetings scheduled
while offline are automatically updated when you reconnect. Calendar tracks
each user's time zone and suggests appropriate meeting times when scheduling
people in other locations.
Netscape IBM Host On-Demand
Netscape IBM Host On-Demand is an integrated Java application that provides
fast and easy access to IBM host information from an intranet or the Internet.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Easy-to-use TN3270 host emulation with only two choices needed to get running: the server to connect to and the port name
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Multiple persistent sessions so that more than one 3270 application session can be run at one time
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Resizable session windows with dynamically adjustable fonts
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Mapped 3270 keyboard function keys
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Full HTML help
VIEW IN A SEPARATE WINDOW OR
INTEGRATE INTO A WEB PAGE
Netscape IBM Host On-Demand incorporates the industry-standard 3270 (TN3270)
telnet protocol, and its easy-to-use interface is fully integrated with
the Communicator environment. It can be launched in a separate window or
integrated into a standard HTML page.
LOW-COST HOST
ACCESS SOLUTION
User connections are straightforward: Only two options are needed. When
Host On-Demand is used with the AutoAdmin component of Netscape Communicator
Professional Edition, these options can be preset so that connecting is
even easier. Host systems information access is now much less expensive, because the cost to own and support the connectivity application has been
reduced, and no customer programming or additional hardware is required.
NETSCAPE AND IBM PARTNERSHIP
Host On-Demand users benefit from the Netscape and IBM partnership. In
the event of connectivity issues or the need for support, customers can
contact IBM seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Netscape AutoAdmin
Managing the installation and configuration of client software is generally
expensive and time-consuming for IS departments. The Netscape AutoAdmin
component, together with Netscape Mission Control Desktop, provides automated
tools that help reduce the workload and cost of managing and administering
Netscape Communicator clients on an enterprise network. When combined with
Netscape Mission Control Desktop, AutoAdmin enables centralized management
of client settings, such as default home pages, email settings, and automatic
updating of software components.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Allows central configuration of Communicator client preferences
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Stores and manages Communicator configuration settings on a web server
or LDAP-compliant directory server
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Downloads, installs, and upgrades Netscape Communicator components and
plug-ins
automatically
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Restricts downloadable components to those authorized by the administrator
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Leverages existing standards (HTTP, LDAP, JAR, and JavaScript) and works
across virtually all platforms
CENTRALLY MANAGE CLIENT
CONFIGURATIONS
Using the Configuration Editor in Netscape Mission Control Desktop, administrators
can centrally manage more than 200 client preferences and user interface
elements, such as email server addresses, default home pages, help menu
items, and proxy settings. IS managers can store configuration settings
on a web server or in the Netscape Directory Server to aid in the central
management of client preferences for individuals or groups.
PROTECTED, STANDARDS-BASED
SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION
Software components can be digitally signed, using corporate or organizational
digital certificates, and compressed for network distribution. Netscape
Communicator supports the standards-based distribution format JAR (Java
Archive). Third parties and corporate developers can use JAR across multiple
platforms and incorporate JavaScript Installers.
SCHEDULED PUSH OF CONFIGURATIONS
AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
Administrators can schedule the push of new configuration settings or any
Netscape or third-party component to the desktop using the scheduling feature
of AutoAdmin. This permits administrators to have a high degree of confidence
that each desktop in the enterprise has an up-to-date, authorized configuration.
Netscape Mission Control
Desktop
(sold separately)
FEATURES OVERVIEW
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Configuration Editor sets or locks over 200 configuration settings and
enables centralized management of Communicator Professional Edition through
AutoAdmin
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Netscape Signing Tool digitally signs and compresses software for network
distribution
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Install Builder creates customized installers and media versions (CD, floppy,
network installations) for Netscape Communicator
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Customization tools enable tailored Netscape Internet Setup
See Mission
Control Desktop or Mission
Control Datasheet for further information.
Integration of Netscape Communicator
and Netscape Servers
Netscape Communicator integrates tightly with Netscape servers
to provide a complete family of intranet technology, from front desk to
back office. Together, the Netscape family of clients and servers delivers
the most cost-effective and complete solution for a full-service intranet.
Netscape Professional Services
Netscape Professional Services
has helped numerous companies design and deploy enterprise solutions while
ensuring minimal disruptions for both end users and administrators. More
than 200 experienced Netscape information systems professionals provide:
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Information architecture and design services for building advanced web
sites
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Web-enabled Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), merchant, and payment services
for Internet Commerce Solutions
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Architectural design, migration planning, and prototyping for messaging
solutions
The Netscape Professional Services team also works in partnership with
major global system integrators and consultancies.
Netscape Communicator Professional Edition
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS & SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
