Netscape formerly had to divide its focus between server and application software, leading to some government worries about its ultimate direction, Menkart said. AOL of Dulles, Va., the world's largest online service provider with 14 million subscribers, will help Netscape deliver in both areas, he said. DOD has a departmentwide Netscape license.
Every indication is that they are living up to their commitment.
At the same time, it announced an alliance with Sun Microsystems Inc. to develop electronic commerce products. The acquisition was completed last month. Besides a messaging server, Netscape's public-key encryption server is a keystone of its government business. It also develops electronic data interchange and electronic commerce applications. Menkart said Sun and Netscape will collaborate on new software server products for release next year.