Navigator client to get touch of gold. (Netscape Communications' Navigator Gold Web authoring software functions added to Navigator Web browser) (Product Development)

Netscape Communications Corp. will begin migrating elements of its Navigator Gold HTML publishing tool and browser to the company's standard Navigator client, in a bid to extend Navigator's intranet capabilities.

Netscape has been positioning its standard Navigator browser as the client for intranets, while Gold has been positioned as a product for network managers and Webmasters. However, the company plans to extend its publishing and collaborative capabilities inside the firewall by adding Gold features to Navigator.

"This is not just a tool for Web site developers," said Tom Leuchtner, senior product manager for Navigator Gold at Mountain View, Calif.-based …