My Sidebar allows users to keep the online functions and information they rely on most in one place, right at their fingertips at all times. As users browse the Web, My Sidebar refreshes itself automatically to reflect updated news and information throughout the day, keeping them connected to customized information on specially created tabs. Following the release of Netscape 6, there will be many more tabs appearing, as My Sidebar architecture is open and any Web site is able to include a tab on their site and link it to My Sidebar. Powerful Search - Fast, Convenient, Customizable and Integrated Netscape Navigator now includes a Web search field in the main browser toolbar. Users no longer have to take the time to load a special search page or open a frame.
Users can, however, opt to customize their searches with their choice of different search services.
Search results are also displayed in My Sidebar, giving users the flexibility to check multiple results without time consuming return trips to a search engine. The new Netscape 6 is the first Internet software suite to combine browsing, e-mail and instant messaging in a seamless, integrated fashion. Netscape 6 also includes powerful new features and enhancements to make Internet communications faster, easier and more efficient. There is no longer a need to load separate applications to use these communication features. Netscape 6 Mail provides support for multiple POP, IMAP or SMTP newsgroup accounts, for users who keep business and personal correspondence separated.