NETSCAPE RELEASES SIX NEW INTERNATIONAL BETA VERSIONS OF NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR
2.0

NEW LINE OF PRODUCTS REINFORCE COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL MARKET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (May 8, 1996) -- Netscape Communications Corporation
(NASDAQ: NSCP) today unveiled six new international public beta versions
of Netscape Navigator 2.0, Netscape's popular Internet client software for
intranets and the Internet. In addition to the English, French, German and
Japanese versions of Netscape Navigator 2.0, users can immediately
download free of charge Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Korean,
Spanish, and Swedish beta versions from the Netscape Internet site at
http://home.netscape.com. Netscape also announced today that portions of
the Netscape Internet site, including the home page and product
downloading instructions, are now available in 10 different languages.

Netscape Navigator 2.0 includes a rich suite of Internet applications
including web browsing and new collaboration features such as integrated
electronic mail and threaded discussion groups and support for Live
Objects -- or interactive multimedia content -- including frames, inline
plug-ins, JavaScript, and Java applets. Embedded spreadsheets, animation,
streaming audio and video, and 3-D capabilities are just a few features of
Netscape Navigator that Live Objects can provide.

"Netscape is fully committed to meeting the needs of the worldwide
community of Internet and intranet users," said Mike Homer, senior vice
president of marketing at Netscape. "With the availability of six new
international versions, millions of users around the world now have the
ability to communicate and collaborate in their native languages and take
advantage of the advanced features of Netscape Navigator including Java
support, sophisticated layout capabilities, electronic mail, threaded
discussion groups and multimedia plug-ins."

Netscape Navigator is a powerful, flexible and easy-to-use online
environment, combining point-and-click network navigation, email, threaded
discussion groups, file transfers and other Internet services in a
seamlessly integrated package. It is optimized to run smoothly over 14.4
kilobit/second modems as well as higher bandwidth lines. Netscape
Navigator 2.0 provides a common feature set and graphical user interface
across computers running the Microsoft Windows, Macintosh or X Window
System operating environments. Netscape's products are based on industry
standards and protocols, and are compatible with existing World Wide Web
clients and servers.

The international public beta versions of Netscape Navigator are available
for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1, Macintosh and popular UNIX platforms. The
beta software will expire and users should purchase supported, licensed
copies from Netscape or a Netscape authorized international distributor
when the final version becomes available. Volume discounts are available
for multiple user licenses. Native language content can be accessed
through the following URLs:

 Brazilian Portuguese content:
  http://home.br.netscape.com/pt/
 Dutch content:
  http://home.nl.netscape.com/nl/
 English content:
  http://home.netscape.com/
 French content:
  http://home.fr.netscape.com/fr
 German content:
  http://home.de.netscape.com/de
 Italian content:
  http://home.it.netscape.com/it/
 Japanese content:
  http://home.jp.netscape.com/ja
 Korean content:
  http://home.kr.netscape.com/ko
 Spanish content:
  http://home.es.netscape.com/es/
 Swedish content:
  http://home.se.netscape.com/sv/

Netscape Communications Corporation is a 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
tools, and commercial applications to create a complete platform for
next-generation, live online applications. Traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol "NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain
View, California.

Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available
on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to
info@netscape.com, or by calling 415/937-2555 (corporate customers) or
415/937-3777 (individuals).
 
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