Netscape
Netscape Communications Corporation, commonly known as Netscape, was an American technology company founded in 1994 by Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen. It rose to prominence with Netscape Navigator, one of the first widely used web browsers, which helped popularize the World Wide Web. The company originated as Mosaic Communications Corporation, formed to commercialize the Mosaic browser; it renamed Netscape Communications in 1995 after license concerns with the University of Illinois.
Netscape Navigator released in 1994–95 became the leading browser during the early web era, establishing the
In 1997 Netscape introduced Netscape Communicator, a suite combining Navigator with email and editing tools. In
In 1999 Netscape was acquired by AOL for about $4.2 billion. The Netscape brand continued for a
Netscape's legacy includes popularizing the web browser market, advancing client-side scripting with JavaScript, and spawning an