Calif. Features integrated with Netcenter for the first time include smart addressing, smart browsing and instant Netcenter setup. Laptop and palmtop users will also be able to synchronize changes to their address books and replicate messages back at the office. A read receipt request button has also been added to Communicator's pared-down interface. Smart browsing and smart addressing featured in Communicator 4.5 are designed to make it easier to find Web sites and e-mail addresses.
Users can search for addresses in their personal or corporate directories by entering partial names.
Smart browsing links users to Web sites based on key words instead of URLs. Communicator 4.5 runs on Macintosh, Windows, and Unix machines and comes with Netscape Nagivator, Netscape Messenger, Netscape Composer, Netscape Calendar and AOL Instant Messenger for online chatting. UltimateTV Digital video recording service from Microsoft.