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Looks at Netscape Communications Corp.'s vision for a single enterprise applications architecture as according to its cofounder and executive vice president for products Marc Andreessen. Lightweight Directory Protocol 3.0 as the linchpin of the company's vision; Partnerships with other major software companies for this vision; Favorable response of users and industry experts to this approach. INSET: A new extranet-enhanced proxy server..

Presents an interview with John Roth, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Nortel Networks, about computer networking. Future plans with regard to Bay Networks which the company acquired; Technology acquisition plans; Comments about the company's electronic commerce system integration with back-end business applications.

Claims that a Web-based communications product from start-up Sitara Networks Inc. promises to reduce access time by up to three times. How Sitara's SpeedServer reduces the latency over the Internet; Comparison of a Web connection before and after the use of Sitara's product; Scheduled release of SpeedServer.

Interviews Netscape Communications Corp. cofounder and executive vice president for products Marc Andreessen on his insights on the enterprise network. Reaction to Microsoft's DNA strategy and its move to ensure that it owns the computing platform of the future; Description of Netscape's strategy to combat Microsoft; Netscape's plans for becoming an electronic commerce service and content provider.