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</center>Communicator News
Volume 4 - May 1997
Communicator Update
* Netscape Communicator
<<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/communicator/index.html>Preview
Release 4, featuring Dynamic HTML and SmartUpdate, is now available for
<<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/client_download.html>download.
Product Highlights
* Use
<<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/communicator/user_agent_vacation.html>Dynamic
HTML to drag and drop interactive objects onto a page without making a
round-trip visit to the server.
* Embed images, plug-ins, and Java applets directly into your email
messages with
<<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/communicator/features/messaging_frameset.html>MIME
HTML.
<bold><bigger>Using Composer to Craft Web Pages</bigger> </bold>
You know that Communicator helps you receive information in many ways.
But what you might not know is that it's also a creative tool. This
article presents a few of the most interesting features of
<<http://home.netscape.com/misc/inbox/cnews_story_may.html>Composer, the
page creation component of Netscape Communicator. Regular
<italic>Communicator News</italic> contributor
<<http://www.netscapepress.com/communicator>Phil James, author of the
<italic>Official Netscape Communicator Book</italic>, provides insight
into what Composer can do for you.
Top Stories
* Marc Andreessen, Andy Grove, Scott McNealy...and you. At Netscape's
DevCon 3 developers conference June 11 through 13 in San Jose,
California. <<http://developer.netscape.com/devcon>Register today.
*
<<http://www.pathfinder.com/@@L927tgQAQrzJA1f1/fortune/1997/970526/tec.html><italic>Fortune</italic>
magazine calls Netscape Communicator an "all-in-one Internet tool" in its review of Communicator.
* Get a <<http://form.netscape.com/cgi- bin/forms/misc/ibd_form/html/freemail/index.html>free POP3 account through Internet Mailbox, Geocities, HotMail, and iName. Get your own personal mail account for your home or home office.
* Get a free VeriSign digital certificate through <<http://form.netscape.com/ibd/cgi-bin/ibd-x.cgi>In-Box Direct for a more secure alternative to username and password verification. Be sure to check out the <<http://form.netscape.com/ibd/cgi-bin/ibd-x.cgi>14 new content providers!
* For Internet access anywhere, anytime, select the most reliable Internet Service Provider with Netscape <<http://home.netscape.com/assist/isp_select/>ISP Select.
Special Offer
Licensed users of Navigator, Navigator Gold, and Navigator Personal Edition get a free <italic>Official Netscape Communicator Book</italic> (a $29.99 value) with the purchase of a Netscape Communicator <<http://merchant.netscape.com/netstore/misc/nav30upgrade_comm_news.html>Subscription Upgrade. Author Phil James wrote this month's lead story on Composer. Offer ends June 1.
<<http://www.surplusdirect.com/freenewnet.sd>!!Win a $5,000 computer shopping spree!!
Executive Perspective
* Developing Compelling Content: Netscape's Marc Andreessen on <<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/columns/techvision/content.html>Dynamic HTML.
* The Collabra Decision: Marc Andreessen on <<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/columns/techvision/collabra.html>open groupware.
Tips And Tricks
* If you like the Web site you're viewing, capture it by dragging its icon to your Personal Toolbar.
* Try out the <<http://www.pcworld.com/software/networking_workgroup/articles/apr97/1504olxnscom. html?nswatch>25 Communicator tips in <italic>PCWorld'</italic>s April issue.
Where To See Netscape
* Intranet Expo: Paris, May 28 to 30
* <<http://developer.netscape.com/devcon/>DevCon 3: San Jose, California, June 11 to 13
* <<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/at_work/seminars/reginfo.html>Netscape Intranet Seminars: North America, June 10 through July 30, 1997.
For more information, visit the <<http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/communicator/index.html>Communicator Web site.
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