HAWKNET'S NEW AI-BASED SERVER TUNING SOFTWARE GETS HIGH MARKS FROM NETWORK
MANAGERS

First NLM To Incorporate AI Is Now Shipping

CARLSBAD, CALIF.--October 17, 1994--HawkNet, Inc., a pioneer and leader in
network performance software solutions, is now shipping NetTune PRO, a
revolutionary new product that provides network managers with the option
to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to perform dynamic performance
tuning on Novell networks. NetTune PRO is the industry's first NetWare
Loadable Module (NLM) to incorporate AI technology.

A number of U.S. organizations, including a medical center in Fresno,
Calif. and a major bank in Chicago, are now successfully using NetTune PRO
to monitor and administrate network performance.

Ed Koop, senior network administrator for Saint Agnes Medical Center, is in
charge of a 20-server networked environment. Upon installing NetTune PRO,
he immediately received real time feedback on ways to speed up his
network.

"I can already see that NetTune PRO is making life easier for me. I no
longer have to use RConsole, moving from server to server in order to make
parameter adjustments for the medical applications that tend to eat up my
resources," said Koop. "Not only can NetTune PRO help me to automate the
tuning process, but it can allow me to manage my servers from a single
workstation with an easy-to-understand user interface."

Jack Engle, whose Chicago-based consulting firm, Corporate Computer
Science, provides network management services to financial and investment
banking institutions, learned about the availability of NetTune PRO just
as he was contracted by a major bank to tune eight local servers.

"NetTune PRO is the perfect tool for fine tuning file servers for maximum
efficiency," said Engle. "In my opinion, it is an expert system that
operates as if you've hired an additional network manager whose sole
purpose is to gather and analyze file server configurations and network
statistics, based upon certain rules. The difference is that NetTune PRO's
SmartTune function works around the clock, accomplishing its job at speeds
that are manually unavailable."

The software utilizes AI as part of its SmartTune function to make
real-time automatic adjustments to the more than 60 internal set
parameters that exist -- each with their own broad range of possible
settings -- on Novell NetWare 3.1x operating systems. NetTune PRO works by
first detecting high volume server utilization patterns that can lead to
poor network performance. It then makes real-time, automatic adjustments
to the set parameters.

"NetTune PRO represents a time savings of hours, if not days, to a busy
network manager," said Amir Moussavian, CEO of HawkNet.

During the initial installation, NetTune PRO can be directed via the
Windows interface to compensate for special circumstances such as nightly
backups or read and write-intensive environments. This information,
together with an historical database that the software builds based on its
ongoing analysis of fileserver activity, is used to predict, diagnose and
respond dynamically to fluctuating network activity. Bottlenecks once
caused by nightly backups or read-intensive activity are automatically
avoided, and network performance is improved.

Other options for parameter tuning with NetTune PRO include scheduled,
automatic adjustments and manual adjustments through the use of the
Windows interface.

The software also offers a wide range of server management features that
provide network managers with comprehensive data on important network
components. Key features include a powerful memory mapping capability,
custom graphing, and a server configuration display.

NetTune PRO runs on the server as a NetWare Loadable Module and on the
client as a Windows application. It is now available at a suggested list
price of $895 per server. 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-HAWKNET
(429-5638). Fax: 619/929-9969.

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