SOFTWARE CENSUS FROM TALLY SYSTEMS

Enhanced Inventory for Microsoft Systems Management Server

HANOVER, NH--June 26, 1995--Tally Systems announced today Software Census
for Microsoft Systems Management Server, an exciting new adaptation of
NetCensus, Tally Systems' industry-leading inventory package. Software
Census and NetCensus use Tally Systems' Census Recognition Technology"' to
automatically identify commercial software products installed on
workstations and servers. Software Census is Tally Systems' first
implementation of the DMTF's DMI retrofitting technology.

Tally Systems' Software Census goes above and beyond the package inventory
and software audit functions that Systems Management Server offers.
Software Census adds the following functionality:

+ Automatically identifies products on Systems Management Server-based
client workstations using an extensive product table of thousands of
software products. Tally Systems updates this product table every 60
days.

+ Automatically collects embedded serial numbers for the most widely-used
software products.

+ Identifies different language editions of software products, as well as
their brand names and versions.

+ Classifies software products so questions, such as "Which word processing
packages have my users installed?" can be answered.

+ Runs as a Systems Management Server job or using a Scheduler utility to
schedule collections regularly at logon. With the Scheduler, Software
Census collections can be run at specific calendar intervals (weekly,
monthly, etc.).

With Software Census' extensive product table, your software inventory is
up and running instantly--no need to take the time to define each product
to be inventoried. And Software Census unique classification process makes
it easy to develop and enforce standards. For example, you can see who is
using which word processing package, even packages that aren't managed
with Systems Management Server.

"We are very pleased that Tally Systems' Software Census is integrated with
Microsoft Systems Management Server, providing our customers with
additional inventory functionality," said Adam Taylor, lead product
manager of Systems Management Server at Microsoft. "Additionally, we look
forward to the integration of Tally Systems CentaMeter metering software
with Systems Management Server."

"Software Census was developed in response to the market demand for easy to
use, best-of-class software recognition within the Systems Management
Server environment. That's exactly what Software Census provides,"
explains Ted Jastrzembski, president of Tally Systems. "NetCensus
customers have already discovered the most accurate and detailed inventory
product around. Systems Management Server customers will also benefit from
the time saving predefined automatic recognition and classification
functionality."

The Software Census and NetCensus product recognition table dates back to
1989 and is the most thoroughly researched in the industry. Product
Recognition Updates are issued every 60 days. Teams of employees are
dedicated to capturing details of new software packages from around the
world, ensuring that the product recognition database is as thorough and
as up to date as possible.

Software Census is currently shipping and is licensed on a per-PC basis.
Pricing for Software Census is $495 plus a per PC fee. The per PC fee is
dependent on total number of PCs; for example, $9.00 per PC for 500 PCs,
$6.15 per PC for 5000 PCs. Current NetCensus customers may purchase a
Software Census extension kit for a flat fee of $495 to be used with PCs
currently licensed for NetCensus. Product Recognition Updates (PRUs) and
technical support are free for one year. Additionally, full-featured
product upgrades are free for a year with orders of 50 licenses or more. A
Software Census evaluation kit is available for $595 for use wid up to 25
PCs.

Software Census, NetCensus, and CentaMeter (a NOS-independent metering and
software license management package), and Cenergy (a NOS-independent
desktop asset management suite providing best-of-class inventory, metering
and software distribution) are available directly from Tally Systems
Corp., P.O. Box 70, Hanover, NH 055, (800) 262-3877, (603) 643-1300, fax
(603) 643-9366, Internet: Product.Information@TallySys.com.

Tally Systems Corp., the inventor of and continued pacesetter in Census
Recognition Technology, is the world's leading supplier of full-featured
desktop asset management products, providing packaged software solutions
to improve management of end-user computing resources in organizations
around the world. These leading-edge products are currently licensed on
almost 2,000,000 PCs at 6,000 client sites world-wide.

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