HAWKNET SIGNS BUNDLING AGREEMENT WITH ACER

NETWORLD+INTEROP/ATLANTA--Sept. 26, 1995--HawkNet, Inc., a pioneer and
leader in network performance software solutions, has signed a technology
licensing agreement with Acer America Corporation, the nation's ninth
largest PC manufacturer. The agreement represents the eighth technology
licensing arrangement that HawkNet has signed in the past year. 

Under terms of the agreement, Acer will license HawkNet's NetTune PRO
software and bundle it with all AcerAltos servers. AcerAltos is an
award-winning line of open servers sold and supported worldwide by Acer's
network of value-added resellers and distributors. 

"Acer sees a distinct benefit to its resellers and end-user customers by
providing both Novell NetWare products and the industry's best performance
optimizing tools," said Fred Oh, group product manager of Acer. 

NetTune PRO, recently upgraded to support NetWare 4.1, is the networking
industry's first and only server monitoring and performance tuning tool.
With an easy-to-use Windows interface, NetTune PRO enables network
administrators to easily adjust the more than 150 internal network set
parameters that exist on Novell NetWare 4.1 operating systems. The
software also provides network managers with the option to rely on an
artificial intelligence (AI)-based NLM to perform dynamic performance
tuning. 

The set parameters are internal NetWare operating system functions, each
with a broad range of possible settings designed to accommodate network
interface cards (NICs), connections, disk, memory, volumes and NetWare
Loadable Modules (NLMs). NetTune PRO works by first detecting high-volume
server utilization patterns that can lead to poor network performance. The
AI portion of the product then makes real-time, automatic adjustments to
the set parameters, resulting in improved performance without costly
hardware additions. 

"As one of the world's leading provider of network servers, Acer represents
an ideal partner to HawkNet," said Amir Moussavian, president of HawkNet,
Inc. "This agreement is sure to garner plenty of exposure for NetTune
PRO."

De Facto Standard 

HawkNet plans to continue development of NetTune PRO as a standalone
product, with sales to major accounts and through established LAN reseller
channels. Conversely, the Acer agreement supports the company's OEM
strategy to establish its network tuning and monitoring technology as a de
facto industry standard through technology partnerships. 

In March, HawkNet announced a technology licensing agreement with McAfee, a
leading worldwide supplier of network security and management products for
the PC LAN market. Other agreements have also recently been completed.
(See companion press release on Attachmate partnership). 

Acer America Corporation (http://www.acer.com/aac/), headquartered in San
Jose, Calif., designs and manufactures a broad range of computer systems
and peripherals. Award-winning product offerings include AcerNote
notebooks, AcerAcros and AcerPower desktop computers, the AcerAltos line
of open servers, AcerView monitors and the recently introduced Acer
Aspire. The Acer Computer Explorer and Out-Of-Box-Experience demonstrate
Acer's commitment to make PCs as easy to use as other consumer products. A
subsidiary of the $3.2 billion Acer Group, Acer America posted revenues of
$601 million in the first half of 1995.

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. 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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