NEWS

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Christine Forbes McDermott
NetPro
christinem@netpro.com
480.941.3639

(Salt Lake City, Utah – March 27, 2000) – NetPro Computing, Inc.’s award-winning NetWare server configuration solution, Config Central v4.0, now includes enterprise-scale file distribution functionality.

Config Central allows administrators to distribute NLMs, Support Packs, LIBUPs, and Enhancement Packs to designated servers anywhere in their network, scheduling the updates when it’s convenient. Config Central also allows administrators to scan all NLMs running in their NetWare 3.12, 3.2, 4.x, and 5.0 networks. They can make comparisons to a single NLM master and push changes out to multiple servers automatically -- all from one central location.

Config Central 4.0 adds a flexible, network-wide file distribution system to the product’s feature set. The new file distribution capability includes subdirectory support, which enables administrators to copy all of the files within a certain directory branch, including its subdirectories, as part of a single action. NetWare administrators can use Config Central to automatically synchronize files with changes, and then schedule the process to run when the network is inactive. The file transfer will preserve file and directory attributes, and the administrator can "undo" the action with the touch of a button if a cancellation is necessary. File compression and improved connection mapping, both incorporated into Config Central 4.0, ensure that distribution occurs faster than ever before.

Additional features of Config Central 4.0 include an enhanced configuration file editor, which enables administrators to create multiple scripted changes to one or more servers. Further, a preview mode allows customers to view the adjustments that will occur to a given server once the script changes have been made. And version 4.0 contains new exporting and reporting capabilities, allowing administrators to export and print schedule summaries and event log summary pages in a variety of formats.

"Config Central’s expanded server and file management features will save NetWare administrators everywhere a tremendous amount of time," says Paul Maybaum, Director of Product Management for NetPro. "We are especially pleased that we can make this essential tool available at a very reasonable price. Even better, no expensive memory or hardware upgrades are necessary."

"As networks and systems proliferate, and as companies integrate internal systems with outside networks, efficient management through a single point of administration becomes critical," said David Shirk, Senior Vice president of Product Management for Novell. "We’re pleased to see NetPro providing a strong solution for network server configuration."

Config Central will be demonstrated in both the Technology Lab and the Solutions Showcase at Novell’s upcoming BrainShare Conference in Utah. Config Central 4.0 will be available in early April, for $249 per server. The product may be purchased on-line through the NetPro Store at www.netpro.com/store/ or by contacting your NetPro sales representative or reseller.

NetPro is the leading provider of directory infrastructure management solutions for enterprise networks. NetPro software monitors, troubleshoots and optimizes the directory to ensure the availability and performance of the business-critical applications that depend upon it. Proactive directory management enables administrators to reduce administrative costs, minimize network downtime and optimize resources. NetPro’s partners include Novell, Inc. and Microsoft Corp., and its customer list features such respected companies as Arthur Andersen, DaimlerChrysler and Cargill. For more information about NetPro or Config Central, please visit our website at

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