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Netscape co-founder urges ISPs to expand role

Netscape Communications co-founder Marc Andreessen.   
October 2, 1998
Web posted at 12:25 PM EDT
by David Needle

http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/02/andreessen.idg/index.html

(IDG) -- Speaking to a packed ballroom of Internet Service
Providers, Netscape Communications co-founder Marc Andreessen said
most businesses will opt to outsource their Internet services in the
coming years, rather than build them in-house.

"The leading companies like Amazon run their e-commerce operation
in-house much like the traditional data center with programmers,
packaged software, and applications they develop," said Andreessen.
"The idea that the vast majority of the world's businesses,
especially small business, will buy a router, e-commerce software,
and everything else to make it work is silly."

Andreessen sees businesses of all sizes relying on ISPs for a range
of services including Web-based e-mail, voice mail, fax (as well as
voice and fax integrated with e-mail), and complete e-commerce
services for selling via the Internet.

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Andreessen said companies are being motivated by "Amazon-envy,"
wanting to replicate the success of the online bookseller. But
before exploiting the Internet, companies will have to shift their
thinking from the traditional idea of just selling locally,
communicating with customers by phone and fax, and sticking with slow
product cycles.

"We're seeing a radical shift where the old rules get broken and
companies have access to customers worldwide via the Internet," said
Andreessen. "The opportunities and challenges of the next five years
are profound."

Still, Andreessen said it's unclear which services will be most in
demand. Will micro-payment systems, where consumers pay as a little
as fractions of penny to access some services and publications on the
Internet, be a hit? Will digital cash (an alternative to credit card
payments) overcome its slow start? Andreessen isn't sure, but urged
ISPs to invest in technology now so they'd be prepared to "scale up"
to whatever services and audience they want to go after.

Andreessen also confirmed reports that surfaced earlier this week
that Netscape and Intel were investing in Red Hat, a leading supplier
of Linux, a version of Unix for PCs and servers.

"We have versions of Netscape software for Unix and NT, and we're
cranking up support for Linux," said Andreessen, which he said is
now the most popular Unix in terms of numbers of users, estimated to
be in the millions.

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- Netscape co-founder urges ISPs to expand role
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