NETSCAPE TO OFFER FORTEZZA CRYPTOGRAPHIC CAPABILITY FOR ITS SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS

UNDERSCORES COMPANY'S CCOMMITMENT TO US GOVERNMENT MARKET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (October 10, 1995) -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) announced today its intent to support the
Fortezza security card, a security technology based on US government
standard cryptography, as a low-cost upgrade capability for its Netscape
Navigator client software and other Netscape products. The new capability
will enhance Netscape's offerings for the US government market and enable
the company to provide increased support for security services for World
Wide Web-based tools and technology.

Developed by the National Security Agency, Fortezza PC card technology
provides strong authentication and encryption services using US government
standard cryptography, implemented in an industry-standard PCMCIA security
token. Fortezza PC cards are being used in the Defense Message System
(DMS), a new Department of Defense electronic messaging system; Intelink,
the new US Government Intelligence Community search system based on Web
technology, and in a number of other government systems.

"Fortezza is an important technology for major internal US government
networks and for organizations needing Web-based technology with strong
security," said Marc Andreessen, vice president of technology at Netscape.
"Support of Fortezza technology will strengthen our position as a leading
supplier of Web-based software products to the federal government. We can
use the experience gained with Fortezza and the Secure Sockets Layer open
protocol to implement support for additional cryptographic devices
important to both the federal government and commercial markets."

Netscape expects to work with information security specialist Litronic
Industries and others regarding the development, integration and support
of the Fortezza cryptographic interface. Litronic provides technical
expertise for the implementation of Fortezza libraries and drivers on a
wide variety of platforms. California-based Litronic Industries designs,
manufactures and markets information security products used to secure
applications and data transmissions through the use of encryption
technology.

Support for Fortezza has been added to Netscape's Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) open protocol. SSL provides a straightforward method for adding
strong security to existing applications and network infrastructures. SSL
is application protocol independent and provides encryption, which creates
a secured channel to prevent others from tapping into the network;
authentication, which uses certificates and digital signatures to verify
the identity of parties in information exchanges and transactions; and
message integrity, which ensures that messages cannot be altered en route.
Netscape will upgrade Netscape Navigator and other Netscape products to
support the use of Fortezza with SSL as an enhanced alternative to
software-based cryptographic mechanisms.

"The US government is rapidly moving to World Wide Web and related open
systems technology as an alternative to proprietary networks and
applications," said Paul A. Strassmann, former director of defense
information and principal deputy assistant secretary of defense, and
currently distinguished visiting professor of information warfare at the
National Defense University. "Many federal agencies are adopting Fortezza
technology as a means to secure network transactions over unclassified and
classified networks. We are pleased to see Netscape provide support for
Fortezza cryptographic cards in a commercial product based on open systems
standards."

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.

Find out more about Netscape at info@netscape.com, or call 415/528- 2555.
 
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