

It also propelled Netscape's highly successful public listing, after which the stock price soared from $US21 to $US71 on the first day of trading.īut Netscape's management knows it cannot rely on browsers for a living. The browser fervor gave new life to the Web and gave Netscape a distinct advantage over rival Microsoft in the hottest growth market the computer industry has seen.

Millions of individual Internet enthusiasts made Netscape Communications famous last year by downloading Netscape's free web browser, Navigator, from the Net. The company that makes the Navigator Internet browser believes there is a big future in intranets.
