ACC Introduces Major Enhancements to RiverView for Windows Network
Management Software

RiverView for Windows Release 8.0 meets the demand for a cost effective
SNMP network management package

Santa Barbara, Calif. -- September 7, 1995 -- Advanced Computer
Communications Inc., (ACC) today announced continued enhancements to their
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based network management package
with the introduction of RiverView for Windows Release 8.0. With RiverView
for Windows, ACC meets the demand for a cost-effective, easy to use
management platform that maximizes performance and control of
internetworks. RiverView for Windows is an affordable and complete network
management solution for monitoring, managing, and configuring ACC's family
of multiprotocol bridge/routers. This PC-based platform, ideally suited
for small-to-medium sized networks, provides a comprehensive set of
point-and-click monitoring and management tools through a user friendly
graphical interface (GUI).

The extensive package includes such features as hierarchical network maps,
automatic node discovery, and icon assignment which allow for easy
creation of network topologies. Graphic images of ACC bridge/routers,
including depictions of individual interface cards installed in each
device, and color-coded based on status, enable quick troubleshooting of
problem nodes. A point-and-click menu bar provides displays for all ACC
bridge/router parameters.

Sophisticated Network Management Features

RiverView's ability to display real time graphs, charts, and long- term
statistics aid in maximizing network performance by analyzing and
identifying traffic patterns. A built-in MIB compiler and MIB browser make
managing an internetwork via SNMP simple and easy. Health meters which
gauge status of user selected parameters, and event actions, such as
dialing a pager, help a network manager to proactively manage the network
by providing early detection of potential network problems. The RiverView
network management station can also be used to centrally store
configuration and application files for software upgrades and backup
support. These files can be uploaded and downloaded across the
internetwork into a bridge/router's flash memory using the Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP).

The key features introduced with RiverView for Windows Release 8.0
include:

HPOpenView for Windows Support

RiverView can now be run as an integrated application with HPOpenView for
Windows version 7.2, allowing it to be easily integrated into existing
management environments. Users can access RiverView menus from the
OpenView map and access RiverView applications by double clicking on icons
in the OpenView map.

Telnet Support

Telnet support offers a standards based remote configuration application to
the user. Users can utilize RiverView's Telnet capability to configure
routers and other devices in the network remotely.

Bootp Server Support

RiverView 8.0 includes the TCP/IP application, BootP. The Network
Management Station, behaving as a BootP server, can now be used to assign
IP addresses to ACC devices and automatically download configuration
information using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) from one central
point of control.

Support for Bridge/Router Software Release 8.0

The RiverView graphical user interface now incorporates pull down menus,
bitmaps, icons, and graphic images of interfaces to support full
monitoring of ACC's release 8.0 bridge/router software. This includes
monitoring support for both flavors of the ISDN Primary Rate Interface
(PRI) card, the T1 PRI card for U.S. applications and the E1 PRI card for
European applications.

When a PRI card is present in a device, a graphical representation of the
physical interface, color coded for status, will appear in the graphic
image of the bridge/router. Clicking and double-clicking on the interface
will give the user access to pull down menus displaying the various PRI
ISDN display commands, including information specific to the B and D
channels, such as packet rates and discard packet rates.

RiverView Release 8.0 also incorporates GUI support for SNA Express,
including both Data Link Switching (DLSw) and SDLC to LLC2 conversion,
Frame Relay, IPX/SPX KeepAlive Proxy, and Flash RAM File System
parameters.

Price and Availability

RiverView for Windows Release 8.0 will be available in September. There
will be no changes to pricing; Release 8.0 will continue to carry a list
price of $1,895 and upgrades for existing RiverView customers will be
available for $500.

About ACC

ACC is a leading manufacturer of wide-area internetworking products that
provide cost-effective interconnection and management of geographically
distributed computer networks. ACC leads the industry in the development
of Bandwidth Optimization technologies to maximize the utilization of
leased lines and switched services. ACC's products are sold worldwide
through 80 leading international VARs and OEMs serving corporate and
business customers, educational institutions, health care, retail
establishments, governments, and PTTs.

Advanced Computer Communications is headquartered at

340 STORKE ROAD,
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117;

TELEPHONE: (805) 685-4455;
FAX: (805) 685-4465.
INTERNET: INFO@ACC.COM.
WORLD WIDE WEB: HTTP://WWW.ACC.COM
 
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