Netscape's LiveConnect
Since its introduction, Netscape has introduced many new technologies into its Navigator Web browser. In addition to HTML extensions and multimedia capabilities, three technologies in particular were introduced, or first became widely used, with Netscape Navigator: Web browser scripting with JavaScript, Java applet support, and Web browser plug-ins.
Until the release of Netscape Navigator 3, these technologies suffered from the handicap of being completely separate applications within a Web browser. JavaScripts, Java applets, and Navigator plug-ins ran within Navigator on their own, without the capability to interact. However, with Navigator 3 and higher, Netscape has introduced its LiveConnect technology, enabling its ...
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