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Netscape Taps AOL Messaging Service

Service uses AOL Buddy Lists features to alert you when other members are online; allows for real-time chat between Navigator users.

By Rebecca Sykes, PCWorld   

Netscape Communications and America Online today announced a messaging service designed to speed electronic messaging between parties regardless of which online service or Internet service provider they use.

Called Netscape%squots AOL Instant Messenger, the service will make use of AOL%squots existing Buddy List and Instant Message features, which currently transmit more than 130 million messages a day, to bring real-time messaging to Navigator users, Netscape officials said.

The service works by letting users know when other Instant Messenger parties are online, officials said. Users can initiate communication by clicking on an instant messaging button that will be located on the toolbar of Netscape Navigator, the company%squots browser, and in Communicator, its Internet suite, they said. The service will also be available from the Netscape Community section within Netcenter, Netscape%squots online business center, they said.

Netscape%squots AOL Instant Messenger will be included in Netscape%squots client software by the end of the year and will also be available via download from Netcenter, officials said.

The companies%squot agreement also calls for AOL to develop a featured channel for Netscape Netcaster, the push component of Communicator, officials said.

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