Hundreds of copies of the CD-ROM were passed out free at the Spring Internet World 2000 show here - Netscape 6's preview edition came forth April 5. America Online chairman Steven Case unwrapped Netscape 6, and the Netscape booth at Internet World remained a lively stop throughout the day. Case says Netscape 6 is faster and more flexible than rival Web browsers. The browser is also compatible to a wider range of operating systems, including Macintosh, Linux, and Unix, as well as Windows platforms. The basic design of the browser is probably the most radical appearance change since Netscape Communicator's premiere a few years ago. Its key features include a simpler toolbar and options reach, user-particular sidebar options, and considerably more spacious appearances as well as a faster operating speed. It is also the most easily-modified Web package Netscape has produced. But despite the timing in releasing Netscape 6's preview edition just days after Microsoft was found guilty of violating antitrust law in its bid to smother competitive browsers, whether Netscape recovers large amounts of ground lost to Microsoft still remains to be seen, analysts at Internet World observed. The full Netscape 6 is due later this year.
LOS ANGELES - "We believe CuteMX is the future of how information will be exchanged over the Internet," says GlobalSCAPE president Sandra Poole-Christal. "It places the power of searching at the desktop level and facilitates a highly dynamic communications environment. With CuteMX, GlobalSCAPE intends to maintain its leadership position in file transfer technology." Poole-Christal was talking about its newest client-server application, CuteMX (for Media Exchange), which it rolled out at Spring Internet World. Its key features include a real-time search engine with automatic updating; a communications suite which the company likens to Internet Relay Chat on a multimedia level; integrated multimedia which includes Web browsing, streaming audio and video, and other typical media; and, "friends and enemies lists" which let users decide who does and doesn't access their computer files. "It's very much a live environment," says GlobalSCAPE director of marketing communications Benjamin Denney. "And because everybody's going to broadband, you can actually stream a file from your friend's house. Live or still." And - it's a freebie. You can get it at www.globalscape.com.
