Netscape continues its plan to reposition itself as a portal enterprise with the announcement of Communicator 4.5. This preview version boasts around 4,000 improvements, including a newly tweaked version of Navigator and a welcome redesign of Messenger, Communicator's email client.

But is it the best Web Browser ever? Karl Hodge certainly seems to think so. Read what he has to say on page 138 of the magazine and then try Netscape Communicator 4.5 for yourself.