Seamless Integration With Leading Online Interests Makes it Easier Than Ever
To Shop With a Wide Variety of Top Online Merchants, Find Information Quickly
And Listen to Streaming Radio and Downloadable Music Files
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications, a
subsidiary of America Online Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced that Netscape
Communicator (R) 4.7, the latest version of its award-winning Internet browser
and email software, is now available for download free or on a CD via Netscape
Netcenter. Netscape Communicator 4.7 enhances the consumer online experience
by offering an integrated Shop@Netscape button designed to give users fast,
easy one-click access to the leading consumer shopping destination in
cyberspace. Communicator 4.7 also makes it faster and easier for consumers to
search the Internet by simply entering new Internet Keywords such as "shop"
into the Navigator browser location bar. The new browser offers
next-generation music and multimedia features such as Netscape Radio, which
rebroadcasts Spinner content, Winamp 2.5 and Flash Player 4.0, taking online
music to the next level of accessibility.
"By providing seamless integration with services such as Shop@Netscape,
Internet Keywords and Netscape Radio, Netscape Communicator 4.7 enables users
to find what they want on the Web faster and easier," said Jim Martin, senior
vice president and general manager of Netcenter. "Netscape is making the
Internet experience richer and more enjoyable."
With Shop@Netscape easily accessible via an integrated shopping button on
Netscape Communicator 4.7, end users are one click away from 17 Commerce
Centers and over 45 shopping categories. Shop@Netscape also includes daily
programming and specials, links to what's happening in Netscape/Netcenter
daily, seasonal catalogs that organize products by theme, and a bright, bold,
engaging design. Shop@Netscape is part of AOL's new "Shop@AOL" online shopping
destination, which extends across AOL's multiple brands and audiences and is
creating the largest consumer marketplace in the world by reaching the more
than 46 million people who use AOL's network of interactive brands every
month. Shop@Netscape is designed to give consumers a convenient, state of the
art shopping experience, offering great product selection from hundreds of top
online, offline brand name retailers and sophisticated shopping services
-- all in an easy and convenient one stop shopping destination.
Netscape Navigator 4.7 also features the award-winning Netscape Search and
Internet Keywords to make finding information faster and easier by enabling
consumers to search the Web, shop, look up a stock quote, or ask a question by
using simple words and phrases right from the browser URL location field.
Internet Keywords allow consumers to conveniently search from wherever they
are on the Internet -- avoiding the extra step of going to a search page to
enter their search terms. Simply typing the word "search," a space and a term
such as "NFL" in Netscape Search will deliver a list of football sites and
categories. New to Netscape Communicator 4.7 is the "shop" keyword. Users can
now simply type in the new keyword "shop" and the item they are interested in
(for example, "shop shoes") and Netscape Internet Keywords will return the
most relevant sites related to the item. "Quote AOL" delivers up-to-the-minute
stock quotes for the leader in interactive services.
Netscape Radio rebroadcasts Spinner content and provides consumers with an
endless stream of music. In addition, Netscape Radio provides links to artists
and music groups through Netscape Music, which offers information on more than
51,000 performers, 125,000 albums and more than one million songs. It also
provides industry information across a multitude of music genres, album news,
reviews, charts, Internet events and a variety of e-commerce opportunities.
Netscape Radio can be accessed directly from the Communicator menu.
In addition, Winamp 2.5 adds the extremely popular digital music player
technology to Netscape Communicator. Winamp includes an audio equalizer, song
playlist, audio visualization, audio effects and many other customization
features. Winamp is the leading high-fidelity music player for Windows,
reaching more downloadable music listeners than other downloadable music
players. Winamp supports many music formats, including MP3, MP2, CD audio,
WMA, Mjuice, MOD and others. Flash Player 4.0 from Macromedia is also newly
available in Communicator 4.7 and includes integrated support for
high-fidelity streaming audio which lets users experience enhanced animation
and entertainment in the Web browser.
Netscape further supports consumers' online communications needs by
bundling the popular AOL Instant Messenger 3.0 software, the latest version of
the highly popular real-time communications service that enables users to
communicate with friends, family or co-workers instantly and privately through
any Internet connection in instant and private messaging, one-on-one and group
chats. The AIM 3.0 news ticker keeps users informed of current headlines and
file transfer with virus scan lets a user instantly exchange pictures and
documents.
Netscape has also made it easy to get Communicator 4.7. Consumers can
download it from Netscape Netcenter or order the free software on CD for a
nominal shipping charge by accessing cd.netscape.com\4.7.
About America Online, Inc. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in
Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands,
Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc.
operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than
18 million members, and CompuServe, with more than 2 million members; several
leading Internet brands including ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger and Digital City,
Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; the Netscape Navigator and
Communicator browsers; and AOL MovieFone, the nation's largest movie listing
guide and ticketing service. Through its strategic alliance with
Sun Microsystems, the Company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end
e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the
Net Economy.
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.
NOTE: Netscape, Netscape Navigator and the Netscape N logo are registered
trademarks of Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc.,
in the United States and other countries.
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