PAY-OFF TIME FOR BUG-BUSTERS, NETSCAPE PLEDGES "DOGFIGHT" Netscape Communications has awarded two software sleuths $1,000 each for finding security gaps in its Netscape Navigator 2.0 software. The company also awarded gifts to 50 other contestants in its "Bugs Bounty" program for identifying non-security problems. (Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 95 B7) Meanwhile, Netscape has vowed to wage a "dogfight" with Microsoft in setting standards for Internet software. CEO James Barksdale says his company will continue to develop products that operate independently of any particular computer operating system, noting that, "We offer freedom to the masses. It's a tough fight -- I'll grant you that -- but we're brave. We're well financed. We believe that God is on our side." (Investor's Business Daily 11 Dec 95 A7)