The Army currently has over 140 major organizational WWW servers with two to four new servers that come on line each week. The WWW, using the Internet, incorporates two distinct elements that make it superior to almost all other communications tools. The second is the ability to quickly retrieve and view these text, graphic, and video files. The client software is referred to as a browser , because it allows users to browse the information located on servers across the network. There are many browsers available on the WWW, but Netscape and Mosaic are used most often.
Browsers vary in features, but they perform essentially the same function.
Contrary to popular belief, Netscape is not free to the user and must be licensed. There also are commercial and secure versions of both Mosaic and Netscape , which offer more features. Once this software is properly set up, users are ready to surf the Internet. They will now need Internet access that may or may not be available at their location. They will need to check with their network administrator or local area network manager to verify that their office has access to the Internet.