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 | <b> Web Browser </b>|| Netscape Navigator
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-| <b> Current Version </b> || 9.0
+| <b> Current Version </b> || 9.0b3
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 === Direction ===
+*Netscape Navigator 9 is a standalone browser
+**different from the suites created previously
+*shares its architecture with Mozilla technologies
+*currently working on a companion mail/news client to complement the Navigator browser
 === Emphasis ===
+*Similarity to Firefox
+**Firefox add-ons heavily advertised to work on Netscape
+**Netscape add-ons available for Firefox
+**Advertise you can use Mozilla help for Netscape
 === Features ===
+*Navigator 9 can be run alongside Netscape browser 7.x and 8.x
+*you can download any version of Netscape browsers from their archive (link: http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/archive)
+*vote on stories submitted by others as you browse
+*URL correction – automatically correct common typos made in Web addresses
+*News menu lets you access the latest news at any time
+*Link Pad – holding area for interesting links that don’t merit bookmarking
+*Tracker – follow Netscape news from sidebar
+*Friends Activity Sidebar – monitor friends’ stories and comments
+*Sidebar – use the sidebar as a mini browser to keep a page in plain site
+*Sitemail – get near-instant notification of new sitemail messages
 === Challenges ===
+*partnership with AOL has been challenging
+*currently, Netscape browsers have a very low market share
+*Navigator will have trouble differentiating itself positively from Firefox
 === Strengths ===
+*many Firefox features are available on Netscape
 === Weaknesses ===
+*unoriginal ideas give users little incentive to switch to Navigator