Netscape offers 'hybrid' browser

Veteran net firm Netscape has released a new version of its browser.

Its focus is on security, with features to protect consumers from malicious software and online scams.

Netscape 8.0 is described as a 'hybrid' browser, allowing users to click between both Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and rival open source web browser Firefox.

The dominant browser in the early nineties, Netscape has since lost out almost entirely to Microsoft."

the browser wars are heating up again ...