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Netscape 7.0 review
Reviews Code bloat seems inevitable these days, but it's out of hand in Netscape 7.0. The default installation weighs in at 30MB; meanwhile, the installer for Mozilla's browser, Netscape 7.0's foundation, is a comparatively svelte 10MB.
[August 30, 2002, 7:59]
A Year Ago: Netscape previews new interface software
News Netscape has previewed a new component of its Communicator software, code-named Constellation. This is a new desktop environment and takes Netscape into the realms of desktop interface design where it will compete with the likes of Microsoft and...
[November 21, 1997, 8:58]
Netscape posts source code licence for review
News Netscape today gave substance to its bid to fend of Microsoft's advance in Web browsers by releasing a draft version of the new Netscape Public Licence (NPL) for review at the new mozilla.org Web site.
[March 9, 1998, 16:25]
Netscape Communicator (PowerPC Complete Install)
Downloads In addition to the Netscape Navigator browser, Communicator includes a complete set of tools for effective everyday communication. It features Smart Browsing; a three-paned, integrated mail and news interface; roaming access; pinpoint addressing...
[November 15, 2001, 1:25]
Netscape not for sale - board member
News Doerr, who sits on Netscape's (NSCP) board, threw water on reports that the company was shopping itself around. Netscape officials say their effort to widen the market for their browser is starting to pay off.
[March 2, 1998, 6:00]
Netscape to buy Kiva for $180m
News The companies said many businesses already use a combination of Netscape and Kiva software, including E*trade and Travelocity. Kiva won PCWeek's "Best Internet Software" award at Comdex.
[November 25, 1997, 9:55]
Netscape X
Downloads Netscape Navigator 9.0 is a browser-only release. Users of the Netscape 7.x suite may choose not to install Netscape Navigator 9 to avoid the loss of these features. You can have the best of both worlds by keeping Netscape 7.x installed for mail...
[February 20, 2008, 7:00]
Netscape claims 67 per cent of browsers
News The company also said studies by Web auditing firm Media Metrix show that people use Netscape's browser longer and more often than competing browsers such as Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer. Netscape - engaged in a war with Microsoft over...
[November 27, 1997, 13:33]
Netscape and Mozilla leak Web surfing data
News Netscape and other Web browsers based on the Mozilla development project contain a bug that leaks users' Web surfing data, according to a new report. It also appears in browsers based on Mozilla's technology, including Netscape 7 and Galeon, a...
[September 13, 2002, 16:32]
Netscape to offer AOL's instant chat on Net
News Netscape plans to include the technology in upcoming versions of its client software as well as a download from its Web site. By incorporating the technology into its own Web browser, Netscape says it will open up the same kind of instantaneous...
[October 14, 1997, 13:54]
Netscape releases browser source code today
News Netscape will require developers who incorporate the code into their products to make those products available to the company, which may then be included in future Netscape offerings. I'm hoping that Netscape turning over its source code will...
[March 31, 1998, 11:54]
Netscape back in browser wars with double barrage
News Netscape will begin a fresh attack on Microsoft in the Web browser war this week. Sam Sethi, marketing manager for Netscape UK, said the standalone Navigator had its roots in a request by Lotus which didn't want to bundle a groupware suite with...
[August 5, 1997, 12:21]
A Year Ago: Netscape wants to wire enterprises
News Netscape wants you to add two more words to your vocabulary: extranet and Crossware. Now that companies have seen the benefits of intranets, they are looking to extend that same online communications model to their outside suppliers, customers and...
[March 10, 1998, 9:30]
Netscape 8 'breaks' IE
Talkback IE has been broken since Day One, so I doubt Netscape 8 really broke it. Firefox is the real browser alternative.
[June 7, 2005, 9:31]
Netscape's ad campaign irks Freeserve
News The UK's leading Internet service provider, Freeserve, is miffed over suggestions that Netscape Online's competitors are "part-time Internet service providers", as seen on the new ISP's advertising. Netscape Online's ad campaign kicked off Tuesday...
[August 25, 1999, 9:04]
Five years ago: Netscape, MS battle over object roadmaps
News Netscape will next Monday announce free tools that are compatible with a new standard called Netscape Open Network Environment (One) to give ISVs more flexibility in developing Internet and intra-net solutions.
[July 29, 2001, 7:30]
Netscape MRJ plugin
Downloads This plugin enables current Netscape browsers on Mac OS to use the MacOS Runtime for Java (MRJ) to run Applets. This feature is enabled from the "Use Java Plug-in" pref in Communicator's Advanced prefs pane.
[May 3, 2002, 7:00]
Netscape to support hardware tokens, smart cards
News Also, Netscape said it would support the RSA Labs Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS #11) for smart cards and tokens, allwoing security vendors to integrate products with Netscape software. The firm said the move will let mobile users a secure...
[August 7, 1997, 16:59]
Netscape browser left with skeleton staff
News AOL Time Warner has left its Netscape subsidiary with almost no resources, according to a source close to the company, and will soon cease to employ the venerable browser project's remaining staff. The cutbacks at Netscape are more severe than had...
[July 17, 2003, 13:28]
A Year Ago: Netscape to offer AOL's instant chat on Net
News Netscape Communications Corp.will soon allow people using its Web software to conduct live online chats with millions of other Internet users. Netscape plans to include the technology in upcoming versions of its client software as well as a...
[October 14, 1998, 6:30]
