In related news, Netscape announced that it will offer NetObjects Fusion and its seven robust reusable starter application templates called AutoSites in the Netscape AppFoundry program, also announced today (see separate Netscape press release). These pre-built and customizable "Web- sites-in-a-box" help companies develop sophisticated Web sites rapidly.

NetObjects Fusion is the first smart Web site building application that combines automated site-building, professional quality design and database publishing. Combining Netscape's server software solutions with the publishing power of NetObjects Fusion gives companies everything they need to design complex sites in record time and maintain them with minimal frustration. This keeps costs low while fostering new ways companies can use Web technology for a strategic advantage.

"Netscape AppFoundry applications and tools such as NetObjects Fusion make it easy for customers to rapidly deploy intranet solutions that solve real business problems and maximize return on investment," said Mike Homer, senior vice president of marketing at Netscape. "NetObjects has captured the imagination of Web site builders worldwide and has established itself as a key intranet development tool. NetObjects Fusion complements our existing products, and allows us to offer a more complete solution to Netscape customers."

"The NetObjects-Netscape combination provides companies with a convenient one-stop solution from a trusted supplier," said David Kleinberg, executive vice president of marketing and sales at NetObjects. "As the Internet pioneer, Netscape continues to provide customers with innovative and useful solutions. We are delighted that NetObjects Fusion is part of them."

Netscape AppFoundry is a collection of reusable business applications and powerful new enterprise development tools for IS professionals building enterprise solutions on their intranets. The Netscape AppFoundry program is designed to make it easy for enterprise developers to use Java, JavaScript and other technologies in the Netscape ONE Open Network Environment to create and rapidly deploy cross-platform business applications on their intranets. Netscape also announced Netscape AppFoundry Online, an innovative new online community that features dozens of helpful discussion forums for IS professionals building business solutions.

NetObjects Fusion is the first smart Web site building application that combines automated site-building, professional-quality design and data publishing. NetObjects Fusion has taken the Web development and design community by storm. Since July 29, thousands of customers have downloaded pre-release versions of the product and used it to build rich Web sites. These "NetObjects Fusionaries" have hailed the product's elegance, power, and quantum leap in productivity. Product reviewers such as CNET and techweb have called NetObjects Fusion "the king of Web publishing tools," noting that "for graphical development in record time, nothing else comes close." NetObjects Fusion's seven AutoSitesHuman Resources, Marketing Department, Sales Department, Product Catalog, Company Internet, Company Intranet, and Online Publishingare designed based on market research and the Web site building expertise of NetObjects' founder and renowned designer Clement Mok.

Recently, more than 20 companies including NetObjects, announced their licensing of Netscape ONE technologies to create tools such as NetObjects Fusion that enable developers to build a new class of intranet applications. Based on the open, cross-platform technologies such as Java and JavaScript in the Netscape ONE platform, these products represent a whole new class of developer tools for the intranet.

Netscape Enterprise Server is next-generation Internet server software with advanced features for the enterprise. It 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. Netscape Enterprise Server is the cornerstone of Netscape SuiteSpot, an integrated suite of open, cross-platform server software products for corporate customers who are looking to leverage the open standards of the Internet for internal communication, collaboration, and data access behind the corporate firewall. Netscape Enterprise Server and Netscape SuiteSpot will include a fully-functional trial version of NetObjects Fusion, which allows the creation of Web sites that are 100% compatible with the commercial version of the product.

About Netscape and NetObjects
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. Information about Netscape and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://home.netscape.com, by sending e-mail to info@netscape.com or by calling 415/937-2555 (corporate customers) or 415/937-7777 (individuals).

NetObjects, Inc. develops products that enable Web site builders to dramatically improve the design, authoring, publishing and updating of Web sites. NetObjects Fusion™ provides the first visual, site-oriented approach to building Web sites, unlike first-generation, text-based, page-oriented tools. NetObjects Fusion is the first smart Web site building application that integrates automated site building, professional quality design and data publishing, thereby lowering the cost, time and tedium of building high-quality Web sites. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, NetObjects is privately-held and funded by Norwest Venture Capital, Venrock Associates and private investors. Information about NetObjects and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.netobjects.com or by calling 1-888-449-6400.

Netscape, Netscape Communications, Netscape Enterprise Server, Netscape SuiteSpot And Netscape ONE are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation.

NetObjects Fusion is a trademark of NetObjects, Inc.