Netscape is reversing the trend of software bloat by developing a browser that is small in size and excels in performance. The goal is to harness the web for the benefit of users, and Netscape 6 will expose those services through the browser. Instant messaging is popular and powerful because it enables people to communicate quickly from any distance, and notifies them when friends, family, and colleagues are online. In many cases, instant messaging is becoming a low-cost alternative to the telephone. It also brings same-time community to the Web by enabling people with common interests to participate in their own chat sessions.
Users insist on a full-functionality web browsing experience.
Because of its full support for existing browser technologies and industry-leading support for the latest web standards, Netscape 6 will give users access to all the power of the Web today and will unleash the potential of web standards to build the web applications of tomorrow. More Powerful Web Applications Gecko also provides industry-leading XML support and supports XUL for rich, powerful Web applications. Netscape leads the industry in XML browser support by providing the most standards-compliant XML implementation across a variety of desktop and device platforms. Gecko now also supports XUL, an innovative open source XML technology that enables Netscape and other developers to provide a powerful and easily customizable application interface across multiple desktop platforms and devices. XUL, the XML-based User Interface Language, uses XML to describe the features, objects, and layout of a traditional desktop application user interface.