NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR FAQ

THE OPEN EMAIL, GROUPWARE, BROWSER SUITE



Today's businesses must manage more information than ever before, both inside and outside their organizations. The rise of intranets in corporations is about harnessing this information, decreasing the time it takes to market it, improving customer satisfaction, and using knowledge for competitive advantage - all for lower costs.

Available in a Standard and Professional Edition, Netscape Communicator integrates open email, groupware, editing features, calendaring software, and browser tools for communicating, sharing, and accessing information. Netscape Communicator is the ideal set of Internet and intranet components for translating business communication and information into real business advantage.

This document answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Netscape Communicator and how it can help your business reach its full potential.

OVERVIEW

  1. What is Netscape Communicator?
  2. How are the Netscape Communicator components integrated?
  3. Did you change the product name from Navigator to Netscape Communicator?
  4. How does Netscape Communicator fit with Netscape's intranet strategy?
  5. What is the "Galileo" product, as described in the Intranet Vision white paper?

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

  1. When will Netscape Communicator be available?
  2. What will Netscape Communicator cost?
  3. Should I wait for Netscape Communicator rather than buy Netscape Navigator 3.0 now?
  4. If I own Netscape Navigator 3.0 or Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold, how can I upgrade to Netscape Communicator?
  5. Are Netscape Communicator's applications available separately?
  6. What platforms are supported by Netscape Communicator?

NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 4.0

  1. What new layout features are supported in Netscape Navigator 4.0?
  2. Does Netscape Navigator 4.0 support ActiveX?
  3. Are there any changes to the Netscape plug-in architecture?
  4. Can Java applets in Netscape Navigator 4.0 access the local machine and network connections?
  5. Does Communicator support JDK 1.1?
  6. Does Netscape Navigator 4.0 allow developers to access its security functionality?
  7. Does the Windows 3.1 version of Netscape Communicator support Java?
  8. What other new browsing improvements are included in Netscape Navigator 4.0?

NETSCAPE MESSENGER

  1. What is Netscape Messenger?
  2. What is an Internet open-standard mail client?
  3. Aren't Internet open-standard mail clients hard to use and lacking the features I need?
  4. Does Netscape Messenger allow me to import my existing email messages, folders, and address books?
  5. Can I use Netscape Messenger when I am offline?
  6. Can I insert images, tables, and links into my email messages?
  7. What if I send a message to someone who can't read HTML?
  8. How does Netscape Messenger manage email addresses?
  9. How do I get an address from someone outside my company?
  10. Will Netscape Messenger let me exchange email securely?
  11. Will secure mail work across international boundaries?
  12. I use email at work. Can I easily access and manage my mail from home?
  13. What other Netscape Messenger features will make it easier to do my job?

NETSCAPE COLLABRA

  1. What is Netscape Collabra?
  2. What is a discussion forum?
  3. How can Netscape Collabra's discussion forums help people at my company work better?
  4. How do I keep a discussion private?
  5. Can I participate in discussions offline?
  6. How can I manage all the postings that appear in my company's discussion forums?
  7. I'd like to post documents for people to review. Can I do this?
  8. How is Netscape Collabra integrated with the other components of Netscape Communicator?
  9. Can I access an Internet newsgroup with Collabra?
  10. How is Netscape Collabra different from CollabraShare?

NETSCAPE COMPOSER

  1. What is Netscape Composer?
  2. Can I publish my own Web pages using Netscape Composer?
  3. Can I use Netscape Composer to create rich email messages, including images, links, and tables?
  4. What aspects of HTML creation does Netscape Composer support?
  5. Will Netscape Composer let me create frames and image maps?
  6. Does Netscape Composer include a spelling checker?

NETSCAPE NETCASTER

Following are general questions about Netcaster. Read more about Netcaster and its competition in the Netcaster FAQ.

  1. What is Netscape Netcaster?
  2. How does Netscape Netcaster relate to Constellation?
  3. What is netcasting?
  4. What is a channel?
  5. What is Channel Finder?
  6. What is offline browsing?
  7. Who are some of the content partners supporting Netscape Netcaster?
  8. Does Netscape Netcaster have built-in support for the Marimba Castanet technology?
  9. Can IS managers centrally administer Netscape Netcaster?
  10. Will Netscape Netcaster support Microsoft's CDF proposal?
  11. When will Netscape Netcaster be available?
  12. What platforms will Netscape Netcaster be available on?
  13. Can I purchase Netscape Netcaster separately?
  14. Will Netscape Netcaster be available in Communicator Standard and Professional Editions?
  15. Will the price of Netscape Communicator increase?
  16. What are the system requirements for Netscape Netcaster?

NETSCAPE CONFERENCE

  1. What is Netscape Conference?
  2. Is Netscape Conference compatible with Internet telephones?
  3. How is Netscape Conference different from Netscape Navigator 3.0's Internet phone product, CoolTalk?
  4. Will Netscape Conference let me work on applications with colleagues?
  5. Does Netscape Conference support multiparty calling?

NETSCAPE CALENDAR

  1. What is Netscape Calendar?
  2. Netscape announced an effort to develop standards for calendaring. Have those standards been set, and does Netscape Calendar support these standards?
  3. What is vCalendar and what are its benefits?
  4. What servers does Netscape Calendar work with?
  5. How does the combination of Netscape Calendar and Netscape Calendar Server compare to other alternatives?

NETSCAPE AUTOADMIN

  1. What is Netscape AutoAdmin?
  2. How does the Netscape Administration Kit work with AutoAdmin?
  3. How does IS control the settings of Netscape Communicator Professional Edition?
  4. Is it possible to install Standard Edition endpoints and then upgrade them to Professional Edition?

NETSCAPE IBM HOST ON-DEMAND

  1. What is IBM Host On-Demand?
  2. Does Host On-Demand provide a web server?
  3. How does Host On-Demand compare to HTML-to-3270 gateway products?
  4. How will the IBM Host On-Demand client be integrated with Netscape Communicator Professional Edition?
  5. What platforms are supported?
  6. What TN3270 servers (gateways) are supported by this application?
  7. Does IBM intend to make the client application available as a separate product?
  8. How does the Host On-Demand application perform?
  9. When will IBM offer a product that includes Netscape Communicator Professional Edition?
  10. When will IBM Host On-Demand be available in Netscape Communicator Professional Edition?
  11. What is the price?

OTHER ISSUES

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