Netscape announces three Communicator suites

With three rounds of bug fixes out of the way, Netscape is finally ready torelease retail versions of the Communicator suite. The company announcedthree versions of the suite today, that should be available on storeshelves soon.

Netscape Communicator Internet Access Edition comes bundled with softwarethat lets users open an Internet access account with a local ISP, It willthen automatically configure the software to work with that ISP. Thisversion is aimed at beginners who haven't been online yet. The InternetAccess Edition will cost $59.

The Deluxe Edition includes everything that is in the Internet AccessEdition, with additional features for high-end users. This include theNorton Anti-Virus Scanner, a Java Web page creator, and an FTPspeed-dialer as well as graphical E-mail and the Netcaster push component.This version will cost $79.

The final version, Netscape Publishing Suite, includes everything in thefirst two versions, plus the personal edition of NetObjects Fusion, aWYSIWYG Web page creator. It will retail for $129.

Additionally, Netscape is offering $30-$40 rebates through the end of theyear, in an attempt to distribute 100 million copies of Netscape's clientsoftware this year. You can still purchase Communicator online as well,though not in these configurations