Digital commerce: Netscape's decision to give away code could alter the software industry

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Netscape's decision to give away source code could profoundly affect the commercial software industry. Marc L. Andreesen, Netscape co-founder and executive vice pres for products, said competition with Microsoft left the company little choice but to give away the source code of its Communicator suite of Internet software products. Netscape has attracted 10 to 100 times more programmers since introducing the program on Jan 23, 1998, according to Andreesen. Many software insiders are blasting Netscape for making source code, a company's most valuable property, available at large on the Internet. Free software advocates say customers who buy and use software should have the right to customize it. Free software also is gaining popularity, perhaps because of its availability over the Internet. Netscape, meanwhile, will continue to charge customers for its server software.

Prepackaged software, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Prices and rates, Work group computing, Workgroup software, Workgroup computing, Groupware, Netscape Communications Corp., NSCP, Company pricing policy, Netscape Communicator (Workgroup software)

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On the trail of math solutions: CD-ROM's help children detect the fun in numbers

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Edmark's Mighty Math Calculating Crew, ($39), for 3rd-6th graders, teaches math concepts via cartoon superheroes who have to calculate every expense on a journey through space. McGraw-Hill's Fennels Figure Math, ($35), is more ambitious and adventurous. Humongous's Pajama Sam, ($39), resembles a pure adventure game.

Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Educational software, CD-ROM, CD-ROM disks, Mighty Math Calculating Crew (Children's educational software), The Fennels Figure Math (Children's educational software), Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (Children's educational software)

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