Netscape, a subsidiary of America Online, and FDX, the parent company for Federal Express (FedEx) and RPS have established a multi-year strategic agreement to offer businesses and consumers a convenient one-stop portfolio of delivery services on Netscape`s fast-growing Internet portal, Netscape NetCentre. In addition, FedEx will license Netscape`s customised Internet portal service, Custom NetCentre, to create a powerful FedEx Internet package shipping portal.
This alliance will benefit businesses and consumers by simplifying e-commerce transactions with streamlined shipping for online purchases, personalised package status tracking and the future integration of these features with the Netscape Communicator Internet browser. The companies will offer these features through a new NetCentre service called Delivery Centre and through a new FedEx portal customised to user requirements.
"Our goal in combining the strengths of Netscape`s Internet software and NetCentre services with FDX `s leading delivery services is to provide NetCentre members with easy access to advanced, reliable and affordable global package delivery," said Mike Homer, senior vice president and general manager of Netscape NetCentre.
"This agreement supports Netscape`s strategy of providing consumers and businesses with the smart tools and services that allow them to take charge of their Internet experience."
"Electronic commerce needs practical and effective services to continue its dramatic growth," said Dennis Jones, executive vice president, Information and Logistics Services, and chief information officer, FDX Corp. "FDX and Netscape will offer leading edge e-commerce solutions that provide NetCentre members with the muscle needed to operate in a wired global environment."
The agreement is expected to provide Netscape and FedEx with access to new customer and revenue generating opportunities. For Netscape, the agreement furthers its strategy of providing the best information and services for businesses and consumers through the NetCentre portal. For FedEx, the agreement will showcase the strength of its leading shipping services and related information services to the millions of Internet users who visit NetCentre each day.
Consumers will be able to access Delivery Centre by pointing their browsers to NetCentre at http://home.netscape.com . Among the services that will be available over the next several months are:
FedEx shipping services available for all NetCentre e-commerce transactions -
FedEx will be the pre-selected carrier on Netscape Store for purchases made on the NetCentre General Store and Software Depot FedEx Custom NetCentre - this shipping-focused, FedEx Internet portal will be built using Netscape`s powerful Custom NetCentre service and will combine NetCentre content with FedEx services Delivery Centre - a standalone program accessible from the NetCentre portal where customers can track packages, easily ship FedEx packages online with FedEx interNetShip(R), get shipping rates, locate package drop off points and access the latest information on FedEx and RPS services My Netscape Delivery Channel -- to enable customers that customize their personal start page on the web to include the FedEx and RPS services they use often, such as tracking, FedEx interNetShip, rate finder and drop-off locator Netscape Address Book integration -- this new service will be available as part of the Netscape Contact address book and will allow consumers to easily print shipping labels from their address book contact lists The first Netscape services scheduled to be available are the Delivery Centre and the My Netscape Delivery channel. FDX , a $16 billion holding company, provides comprehensive transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions. FDX principal operating subsidiaries are Federal Express, the world`s largest express transportation company; RPS Inc., a business-to-business ground small package carrier; Viking Freight Inc., a less-than-truckload carrier operating principally in the western U.S.; Roberts Express Inc., a critical-shipment carrier; and FDX Global Logistics Inc., a contract logistics provider.
Netscape is a leading provider of software and services for businesses that want to transform the way they create and keep customers in the emerging Net Economy. Recently acquired by America Online, Inc., Netscape is based in Mountain View, California.
Additional information on Netscape is available on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to info@netscape.com, or by calling corporate sales at +1 650-937-2555.
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