HawkNet Announces First Performance Tuning Software To Support NetWare 4.1

NETWORLD+INTEROP -- LAS VEGAS, NV--March 28, 1995--HawkNet, Inc., a pioneer
and leader in network performance software solutions, will become the
first vendor to provide performance tuning and monitoring software for
NetWare 4.1 next month when it begins shipping upgraded versions of its
two key products,

NetTune PRO and NetReport.

The role both products play in assisting network managers will
significantly increase under NetWare 4.1, according to HawkNet's vice
president of business development, Howard Grannick.

"Performance tuning and monitoring has never been so important to a network
manager," said Grannick. "NetWare 4.1 features more than 150 internal set
parameters -- at least twice as many as previous versions of NetWare. Our
products work by monitoring, and in the case of NetTune PRO, adjusting
these set parameters in order to ensure that the network is running at
peak performance."

The parameters are internal NetWare operating system functions that have a
direct impact on network performance. Each parameter has a broad range of
possible settings designed to accommodate network interface cards (NICs),
connections, disk, memory, volumes and NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs).
File cache buffer parameters, for example, allow the system to adjust the
number of file and directory buffers used by the NetWare file system. By
tuning the cache buffer parameters, the operating system can access files
more efficiently.

NetWare is delivered by Novell with the parameters tuned to a standard
setting that might not be appropriate for every network, according to
Grannick. "As users' needs expand and change, the parameters must also be
adjusted," he said.

NetTune PRO and NetReport are designed to offer detailed information on
each parameter in seconds, so that adjustments can be made accordingly.
The software products also enable the network manager to avoid the
time-consuming task of searching through multiple software programs or
NetWare's cumbersome MONITOR.NLM function in order to monitor activity or
track down problems. In addition, NetTune PRO offers a means to adjust the
parameters -- either manually or automatically -- to suit an expanding
network.

NetTune PRO 2.2, a Windows-based performance tuning and monitoring package,
contains the first NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) to incorporate artificial
intelligence (AI). The AI provides network managers with the option to
rely upon dynamic, real-time performance tuning capabilities.

NetReport 2.2 is designed to assist network managers with capacity planning
and troubleshooting through the use of extensive monitoring, reporting and
analysis capabilities. It provides network managers with an in-depth view
of every file server on the network, offering instant access to real-time
data and historical data which can be viewed in vivid, Windows-based
displays.

Critical Add-On Purchase for NetWare 4.1

HawkNet advises that its software products are critical add-on purchases
for any NetWare 4.1 purchase. "Most network managers are upgrading to
NetWare 4.1 because they are looking for performance improvements. Our
products not only justify the purchase of NetWare 4.1 by showing vivid,
Windows-based displays of a wide range of performance statistics, but they
also maximize the investment by tracking and tuning the network over time,
as it evolves," said Grannick.

HawkNet, 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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