HAWKNET AND ATTACHMATE FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

HawkNet Ships New NetWare 4.1-Compatible Release of NetTune PRO

NETWORLD+INTEROP'95/ATLANTA - Sept. 26, 1995 - HawkNet, Inc., a pioneer and
leader in performance management software, and Attachmate Corp., a leading
worldwide provider of enterprise connectivity software products, have
formed a strategic technology and distribution partnership. The first
phase of the alliance, which has already been completed, involves the
integration of HawkNet's NetTune PRO performance tuning software with
Attachmate's newly released NetWizard 2.5 distributed software management
solution. The second phase calls for Attachmate to bundle, distribute and
support NetTune PRO. 

"When a company of the size and stature of Attachmate recognizes the value
of our technology in this manner, we can only believe that we are truly
offering a significant solution to the marketplace,. said Howard Grannick,
vice president of business development for HawkNet. 

One of the key new features of NetWizard 2.5 is built-in and seamless
integration with NetTune PRO. Users can now access NetTune PRO directly
from within NetWizard, without exiting the application," said Keith
Thurman, engineering manager for NetWizard. "Now our customers can more
easily enjoy two best-of-breed products from within a single
application."

NetWare 4.1 Support

NetTune PRO, featuring a Windows-based front-end, 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. 

HawkNet just began shipping release 2.2 of NetTune PRO on July 24. The new
release makes HawkNet the first vendor to provide performance tuning and
monitoring software for NetWare 4.1. The role the software plays in
assisting network managers with improving network performance increased
significantly under NetWare 4.1, according to Grannick. 

"NetWare 4.1 features more than 150 internal set parameters -- at least
twice as many as previous versions of NetWare. NetTune PRO works by
monitoring and 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.

Distribution Agreement Expands Access to NetTune PRO 

Attachmate and HawkNet have launched a new program that, effective
immediately, allows Attachmate to bundle a 30-day evaluation copy of
NetTune PRO with each NetWizard product. If customers choose to purchase
the software, they can obtain it -- as well as support for the software --
directly from Attachmate. The duration of this arrangement is indefinite.

"We believe these two products are extremely complimentary," said Thurman.
"This arrangement gives Attachmate the opportunity to provide its
customers with add-on products that will help make the task of network
management easier."

Attachmate Corporation, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is the worldwide
leading market provider of enterprise connectivity software products that
enable businesses to access, manipulate and exchange information and
applications residing on host computers from desktop workstatsons. The
company's leading product lines allow users to connect to virtually any
host or server, across any network, from any desktop, regardless of the
operating system. Attachmate also manufactures information access and
productivity-enhancing software ranging from remote access and host
communication products to client/server, groupware, host-server, and
software management and distribution applications. Attachmate can be
reached at (206) 644-4010 or toll free (800) 426-6283. 

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 environments. For more
information, contact HawkNet, Inc., 5950 La Place Court, Bldg. 101,
Carlsbad, CA 92008. Telephone: 1-800-HAWNET (429-5638). Fax: 619-929-9969.
E-mail: (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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