NETSCAPE UNVEILS NETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PROGRAM

GIVES COMMERCIAL AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPERS THE LATEST INFORMATION, TOOLS,
AND SUPPORT FOR BUILDING ON THE NETSCAPE PLATFORM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (August 16, 1995) -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced the Netscape Development
Partners Program, aimed at organizations developing products or services
based on Netscape technologies. The new program offers commercial and
enterprise developers, creative and design professionals, value-added
resellers, integrators and consultants the software, tools, information,
and support to make it easy to customize and extend Netscape's client and
server software.

The company also announced today a special promotion that enables those
applying for the Netscape Development Partners Program before October 1,
1995, the opportunity to receive a one-year free membership. After that
time, the subscription fee will be $495 per year. The program includes
online product information, technical documentation, development tools,
and discounts on Netscape software products. The core program will also be
supplemented with optional packages tailored to various partner
categories, providing more specific information and assistance for
different types of businesses.

"The Netscape Development Partners Program recognizes the diverse needs of
the rapidly expanding third-party community working with Netscape
technology," said Mike Homer, vice president of marketing at Netscape. "By
providing a close connection between Netscape and this community, we can
help accelerate the development and delivery of commercial applications
and custom solutions for a variety of customers."

The Netscape Development Partners Program includes the following core
components:

* Regular updates from Netscape, including an electronic newsletter, e-mail
notices of product or program announcements, and participation in
Netscape's developer conferences

* Online technical information, including information on Netscape client
and server application programming interfaces and programming with Java,
technical documentation, and development tools documentation

* Technical support, including online discussion groups and a technical
library Early access to Netscape development tools, as they become
available Discounts on Netscape software.

Partners can apply to the program via the Netscape home page at the
following URL: http://www.netscape.com/comprod/development_partners

Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open software
to enable people and companies to exchange information and conduct
commerce over the Internet and other global networks. The company was
founded in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics,
Inc., a Fortune 500 computer systems company; and Marc Andreessen, creator
of the NCSA Mosaic research prototype for the Internet. 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 415-528-2555.
 
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