HAWKNET STRIKES TECHNOLOGY LICENSING ACCORD WITH MCAFEE

NETWORLD+INTEROP -- LAS VEGAS, NV--March 28, 1995--HawkNet, Inc., a pioneer
and leader in network performance software solutions, has signed a
technology licensing agreement with McAfee (NASDAQ: MCAF), a leading
international supplier of enterprise-wide network security and management
software.

The licensing agreement calls for McAfee to integrate the network tuning
and monitoring technology from HawkNet's NetTune PRO product into
BrightWorks, McAfee's award-winning network management suite. The
BrightWorks 2.0 suite, which also integrates modules for software
metering, asset management, software distribution, help desk, and advanced
scripting, is being announced today and will begin shipping later this
month.

"HawkNet's network tuning and monitoring technology plays an integral role
in our strategy to evolve BrightWorks beyond the realm of network software
management," said Richard Kreysar, vice president of marketing for McAfee.
"Combined with our other best-of-breed modules, BrightWorks 2.0 now
provides network managers complete control over their distributed hardware
and software assets," he said.

The agreement supports HawkNet's strategy to establish its network tuning
and monitoring technology as a de facto industry standard through OEM and
technology partnerships, and through continued brand name sales of its key
software products, NetTune PRO and NetReport.

"HawkNet's objective is to be the dominant supplier of performance
management software," said Howard Grannick, vice president of business
development for HawkNet. "An agreement with a firm of McAfee's stature
validates the importance of our technology and helps build awareness of
its role in the marketplace."

NetTune PRO is the networking industry's first and only comprehensive
network performance tuning solution. It optimizes networks to operate more
efficiently by enabling network administrators to easily adjust the more
than 60 internal network set parameters that exist -- each with a broad
range of possible settings -- on Novell NetWare 3.1.x operating systems.
The software provides network managers with the option to rely on an
artificial intelligence (AI)-based NLM to perform dynamic performance
tuning.

NetTune PRO works by first detecting high-volume server utilization
patterns that can lead to poor network performance. The AI portion of the
product then makes real-time, automatic adjustments to the set parameters,
resulting in improved performance without costly hardware additions.
NetTune PRO runs on the server as a NetWare Loadable Module and on the
client as a Windows application.

HawkNet plans to continue development of NetTune PRO as a standalone
product, with sales to major accounts and through established LAN reseller
channels.

McAfee, founded in 1989, is a leading worldwide supplier of network
security and management products for the PC LAN market. The company is
headquartered in Santa Clara and maintains sales and product development
offices in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. McAfee can be reached at 408-988-3832
(telephone) and 408-970-9727 (fax).

HawkNet, Inc. is a privately held company dedicated to developing and
publishing software that optimizes and enhances network performance in
Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows operating environment. For more
information, contact HawkNet, Inc., 5950 La Place Court, Bldg. 101,
Carlsbad, CA 92008. Telephone: 1-800-HAWKNET (429-5638). Fax:
619-929-9969. Email: (netinfo@hawknet.com). HawkNet information is also
available on the World Wide Web (www.hawknet.com/netinfo), CompuServe (GO
HAWKNET) and the Internet (FTP:hawknet.com/pub/netinfo).

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