HAWKNET APPOINTS GBC/VITEK AS FIRST MAJOR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR

CARLSBAD, CALIF.--October 17, 1994--HawkNet, Inc., a pioneer and leader in
network performance software solutions, entered the U.S. national
distribution arena this week by appointing Berlin, New Jersey.-based GBC
Technologies/Vitek as its first major distribution partner. A $330 million
value-added distributor organization specializing in enterprise open
systems solutions, GBC/Vitek was selected because of its considerable
expertise in the networking segment of the computer industry, and because
of the proximity of its Carlsbad, California facility to HawkNet
headquarters.

"This new layer of distribution, made possible by GBC/Vitek, will enable us
to effectively penetrate new resellers and customer accounts that we did
not have the resources to reach before," said Howard Grannick, HawkNet's
vice president of business development. "We chose GBC/Vitek because it
possesses the right combination of networking expertise, tailored
distribution and support capabilities to serve as an ideal distribution
partner."

GBC/Vitek has been tasked with quickly launching an educational and
promotional sales program, complete with unique direct mail efforts
developed in collaboration with HawkNet. The program will target a
qualified base of U.S. resellers specializing in networking.

The timing is ideal, according to Ira Barkoe, vice president of sales for
GBC/Vitek, because HawkNet has just introduced a new version of its key
product, NetTune PRO, and has initiated a substantial advertising, public
relations and direct mail campaign that will be closely tied in with
GBC/Vitek activities.

"NetTune PRO is quickly gaining momentum as one of the most significant
networking products to be released in 1994," said Barkoe. 'lt is the first
NetWare Loadable Module to incorporate artificial intelligence
capabilities, and as a result, it automates a process that is otherwise
very time-consuming and cumbersome. We are pleased to add NetTune PRO to
our product line."

NetTune PRO, just introduced last month, is a network performance
management system that provides a cost-effective way for network
administrators to monitor, adjust and report network activity. Based on an
advanced client/server architecture, NetTune PRO allows for the automatic
or manual (depending on the customer's preference) adjustment of over 60
critical NetWare parameters in accordance with network demand. An
interactive, Windows-based front end replaces lengthy, complex commands
with easy point-and-click efficiency. Advanced artificial intelligence
(AI) capabilities analyze fileserver workload in real time and provide
options for dynamic, on-the-fly performance tuning.

HawkNet's established reseller channel will meld nicely with GBC/Vitek,
according to Grannick. "Many of our resellers are long-standing players in
the networking industry who have tremendous respect for GBC/Vitek. Our
resellers feel that this agreement will provide them with a wider range of
resources and tools for selling our products."

GBC Technologies/Vitek is a wholesale distributor of technically advanced
microcomputer products, specializing in networking, connectivity, data
communications and relate products. The common stock of GBC
Technologies/Vitek trades on the NASDAQ National Market System under the
symbol "GBCT".

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, Carlsbad, CA
92008. Telephone: 1-800-HAWKNET (429-5638). Fax: 619/929-9969

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