AUTODESK AND NETSCAPE TO EXTEND INTERNET AS PLATFORM FOR DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING COLLABORATION

NEW YORK, April 10, 1996 -- Autodesk, Inc. and Netscape Communications
Corporation today announced they are working together to extend the
Internet into a virtual engineering environment where designers and
engineers use Netscape and Autodesk software to collaborate.

The companies are united behind the new DWF file format, developed by
Autodesk, as a standard for viewing and publishing 2D vector graphics,
such as design drawings, diagrams, and technical illustrations. The DWF
file format and the WHIP! Plug-In for Netscape Navigator client software
let users view design data efficiently over the Internet. The combination
of the WHIP! technology and Netscape's new Navigator Gold and Enterprise
Server software provide many of the tools necessary for design and
engineering professionals to collaborate, publish and manage design data
over the Internet.

With Netscape Navigator Gold's easy-to-use Internet publishing capabilities
and the WHIP! technology, design and engineering professionals can embed
design data into their HTML pages. Netscape Enterprise Server is the first
Internet server software to support Java and JavaScript, enabling the
creation, delivery and management of live, online applications and content
on enterprise networks and the Internet.

"By creating this technology for designers and engineers, Autodesk and
Netscape will help eliminate communication barriers between engineers,
architects and other design professionals and increase the use of shared
digital designs," said Carol Bartz, Autodesk Chairman, President and CEO.
"Our work with Netscape will let Autodesk's design software users
collaborate more easily with other users, as well as share their work with
their clients in an inexpensive, timely fashion."

"Autodesk's new Plug-Ins are very complementary to the work Netscape has
done in Internet Publishing," said Mike Homer, vice president of marketing
at Netscape. "The virtual engineering file format will improve the use of
the Internet as a platform in business-to-business engineering and design
applications and increase the utility of the Intranet for corporate
communications, collaboration and data access. Together we will bring to
light the millions of existing designs and engineering documents created
in detailed design format that previously were stored on inaccessible
internal LAN servers."

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. These include the timely development and
acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, and other risks detailed from time to time in SEC reports,
including the report on Form 10-Q filed in December 1995.

Netscape Communications Corporation is the premier provider of open
software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and
the Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers,
development tool, and commercial applications to create a complete
platform for next-generation, live online applications. Traded on the
NASDAQ under the symbol "NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is
based in Mountain View, CA.

Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC and UNIX-based design
software and PC multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products and
data management tools are used in many industries for architectural
design, mechanical design, film-making, videography, and geographic
information systems. The fourth-largest personal computer company in the
world, Autodesk has three million customers in nearly 130 countries.
Autodesk products are sold through Autodesk Systems Centers, dealers, and
distributors worldwide. For more information on Autodesk please call
415-507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe, or log-in to
http://www.autodesk.com.

Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available
on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com by sending email to
info@netscape.com. Corporate customers can call 415-937-2555 while
consumers can call 415-937-3777 for more information.
 
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