We liked the position that Netscape took regarding emerging technologies and open standards development. Standards are very important to us. Formerly, information was held in a variety of different programs. Each one ran on a different machine and required a different syntax to access it. This made it hard to find information.
Navigator has great potential as a universal interface to key applications.
There is no software that runs on all of them. It saves time and money. The intranet also allows Genentech employees to provide information directly to the entire company. Groups that are currently contributing information on the intranet include human resources, engineering, environmental safety, legal, corporate communications, the corporate library, medical affairs, quality assurance, and security. Employees can access information on research seminars, company announcements, building facilities, the employee directory, commuting options, benefits, child care, how to place purchase orders, how to get business cards, safety equipment, and so forth.