http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/
Once king-of-the-hill Netscape, which has in recent times been reduced to a dismal 1% market share (compared with Internet Explorer’s 88%, and Firefox’s 9%), released its latest browser, Netscape 8.0. The browser boasts two remedies for today’s Internet woes: phishing and spyware protection and a cure for incompatible web standards.
Tested by a million people over four months, Netscape 8.0 addresses the problem many surfers encounter when trying to view webpages with anything other than IE. The popularity of IE has caused scores of websites to use web standards unviewable by competing browsers.
So, in “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” spirit, the Netscape’s browser allows users to toggle between IE and Firefox for increased useability as well as security. The tabbed browsing feature of Firefox makes it that much more appealing.
But the real pearls presented by Netscape are the spyware and “phishing” protection not currently offered by other browsers.
Spyware is malicious programming that moles itself into a computer, increasing the risk of identity theft, and the annoyance of popup ads. Phishing is a newer and trickier phenomenon where criminals set up websites posing as the legitimate webface of banks and other institution. The con is complete when users enter their user names and passwords.
Netscape 8.0 includes a blacklist of malicious websites and warns surfers of potentially compromising activities. If a surfer proceeds, Java is diabled and cookies are denied.
Spyware is already addressed by many browsers and software providers, but Netscape’s anti-spyware protection runs differently. Instead of searching and destroying spyware once it’s in the system, Netscape 8.0 disallows installation in the first place.
Netscape general manager Jeremy Liew says, “Netscape 8.0 is designed for the millions of online users who are searching for a safer and better browser. Netscape 8.0 combines the best of all worlds by automatically adjusting browser and security settings based on which sites are likely to be safe and which might be dangerous.”
Netscape is a name that has been pushed to the back of surfers’ minds. The browser was launched in 1994 and soared to command 75% of web usage by 1996. But eventually, Microsoft proved too strong a competitor and took over the market with Internet Explorer. Bought by AOL for $10 billion in stock, AOL seems to have virtually ignored the browser until now.
Netscape’s creator, Marc Andreesen, comments realizes that market strategy and market share are key to achieving a top position.
“One of the fundamental lessons is that market share now equals revenue later, and if you don't have market share now, you are not going to have revenue later. Another fundamental lesson is that whoever gets the volume does win in the end. Just plain wins," said Andreesen.
Full Version: Netscape 8
Read somewhere that Netscape 8 breaks IE's XML rendering capability and that Microsoft has advised IE users to uninstall Netscape 8 until they work with Netscape to come up with a fix...
Not sure if this is a problem with Netscape 8 or IE
Here is the story http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-3513_11-5...tml?tag=nl.e019
Takeaway:
Software giant says Netscape's latest browser appears to break the XML rendering capabilities in Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft has alerted consumers that Netscape's latest browser appears to break the XML rendering capabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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Dave Massy, a senior program manager for IE, warned users in a blog posting that after installing Netscape 8, IE will render XML files as a blank page, including XML files that have an XSLT transformation.
Microsoft did not make clear what versions of IE were affected, but a user of the DeveloperDex forum said he experienced the problem on version 6 of IE, which had been patched with Windows Service Pack 2.
Microsoft said it is investigating the problem and will work with Netscape to resolve it. It advised a "workaround" of uninstalling Netscape 8 and editing the registry settings.
One reader of the blog said the rendering problem could be a problem with IE, rather than Netscape. He suggested that such a feature could be useful for Microsoft as it would deter users considering a migration from IE to Netscape.
But another reader, Chris Beach, came to Microsoft's defense. "Cue endless conspiracy theories about Microsoft's 'dirty tactics.' Honestly, the rubbish you (Microsoft) have to put up with...my heart goes out to you guys. Keep up the good work with IE 7," he said.
This issue could be another blow to Netscape, which released Netscape 8 only two weeks ago. Just a day after launching Netscape 8 and touting the browser's security features, the company released an update to fix several serious flaws.
Cheers,
Not sure if this is a problem with Netscape 8 or IE
Here is the story http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-3513_11-5...tml?tag=nl.e019
QUOTE
Takeaway:
Software giant says Netscape's latest browser appears to break the XML rendering capabilities in Internet Explorer.
News provided by:
Microsoft has alerted consumers that Netscape's latest browser appears to break the XML rendering capabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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Dave Massy, a senior program manager for IE, warned users in a blog posting that after installing Netscape 8, IE will render XML files as a blank page, including XML files that have an XSLT transformation.
Microsoft did not make clear what versions of IE were affected, but a user of the DeveloperDex forum said he experienced the problem on version 6 of IE, which had been patched with Windows Service Pack 2.
Microsoft said it is investigating the problem and will work with Netscape to resolve it. It advised a "workaround" of uninstalling Netscape 8 and editing the registry settings.
One reader of the blog said the rendering problem could be a problem with IE, rather than Netscape. He suggested that such a feature could be useful for Microsoft as it would deter users considering a migration from IE to Netscape.
But another reader, Chris Beach, came to Microsoft's defense. "Cue endless conspiracy theories about Microsoft's 'dirty tactics.' Honestly, the rubbish you (Microsoft) have to put up with...my heart goes out to you guys. Keep up the good work with IE 7," he said.
This issue could be another blow to Netscape, which released Netscape 8 only two weeks ago. Just a day after launching Netscape 8 and touting the browser's security features, the company released an update to fix several serious flaws.
Cheers,
I read about that problem too. Also, the new version of IE is going to have tabbed browsing (like Mozilla's Firefox) according to http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=...c_cmp/163701802
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