DATE

 EVENT

1-Mar-94

 Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen begin talks on forming a new company

Apr-94

 The company (first named Electric Media) is founded by Clark and Andreessen.

May-94

 Electric Media changes its name to Mosaic Communications

Nov-94

 Mosaic Communications changes its name to Netscape Communications

Dec-94

 Netscape Navigator, Netscape Commerce, and Communications Servers ship.

Aug-95

 Netscape's IPO is one of the hottest stock-market debuts ever.

Dec-95

 Netscape and Sun Microsystems announce Java Script.

11-Mar-96

 America Online agrees to include Netscape in every copy of its Internet-access software.

12-Mar-96

 AOL strikes a deal with Microsoft, giving Internet Explorer the coveted spot as the service provider's browser.

May-96

 Netscape announces Netscape Navigator 3.0.

Oct-96

 Netscape announces its server product, SuiteSpot 3.0.

Oct-96

 Netscape becomes enterprise-software purveyor, rolling out intranet- and Internet-server software packages.

11-Jun-97

 Netscape releases Communicator

Aug-97

 Netscape releases Netcaster, push-media software

18-Aug-97

 Netscape announces an initiative to retain its browser share by forming 100 industry partnerships. Its new partners agree to package the Navigator browser -- unbundled from the Communicator suite -- with their products. The streamlined Navigator 4.0 includes Netcaster, basic email, and calendar software.

3-Sep-97

 It unveils the Netcenter Web site, transforming the corporate Netscape.com into a site featuring news, software, and chat groups.

22-Jan-98

 It offers Communicator 5.0's source code over the Net free.

23-Feb-98

 Mozilla.org launched. A dedicated internal team and the website guide the open source code to developers.

31-Mar-98

 Netscape releases programming source code for its Communicator software.

10-Apr-98

 Mozilla.org posts the first version of its source code, modified by outside developers.

18-May-98

 The US Justice Department and 20 state attorney generals file an antitrust case accusing Microsoft of abusing its market power to thwart competition, including Netscape

29-Jun-98

 Netscape debuts Netcenter 2.0.

28-Sep-98

 According to a study by a market researcher, Netscape cedes browser-share lead to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

19-Oct-98

 Netscape releases Communicator 4.5, the latest version of its browser software. It features Smart Browsing, Roaming Access, and RealNetworks' RealPlayer 5.0.

22-Nov-98

 AOL is involved in negotiations for buying Netscape in an all-stock deal.