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MAGEE Enterprises, Inc. announced plans today to significantly enhance
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Network H.Q., its software utility designed to survey LAN workstation
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configuration information. The company plans to release the Version 2.0
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enhancement by March 31,1992, and will showcase the software at
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NetWorld/Boston, February 11-13,1992.
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Previous versions of Network H.Q. have been Novell NetWare specific, but
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version 2.0 will operate on NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES
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and Hayes LAN/Step' NOS. It will also offer an optional DOS or Windows
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interface.
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In addition to the list of hardware components currently tracked, the new
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version will include such information as a more detailed identification of
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PC model numbers, CPU clock speed, EGA/VGA vendor and chipset information.
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It will report workstation environments such as Windows or Desqview', ROM
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BIOS manufacturer and version, NETBIOS version and Bus type. Network H.Q.
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2.0 will also track Macintosh' machines connected to the network, a
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frequent request from current installed base users.
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In addition to expanded hardware inventory, Network H.Q. 2.0 will survey
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installed software both on the server and workstation drives. An extensive
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database of packages will be tracked, and custom, site-specific software
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programs may be added to the inventory database. Unlike other software
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inventory packages, Network H.Q. 2.0 does not rely solely on published
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databases such as the commonly used Software Publisher Association's
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database. Instead, MAGEE has custom developed an identification scheme
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that will interrogate several items in a program's directory before making
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positive identification. MAGEE feels this is imperative to ensure
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accuracy.
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The software inventory module included in Network H.Q. 2.0 may be run at
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the administrator's discretion, or scheduled to run at specific times. The
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ability to schedule software inventories enables the network administrator
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to prevent annoying delays in user logins.
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Other notable enhancements to Network H.Q. 2.0 include the ability for the
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network administrator to collect key workstation files like CONFIG.SYS or
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WIN.INI for updates and maintenance. An improved Report Utility will allow
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Network H.Q. 2.0 report data to be exported in the popular Lotus .WKS and
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dBase .DBF formats, and sort records enabling users to view them in any
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order. Network H.Q. 2.0 will also allow quick queries into a particular
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workstation's configuration file enabling help desk personnel to
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trouble-shoot from a central location.
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MAGEE's Network H.Q. 2.0 licensing policy, as well as pricing, is designed
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to appeal to owners of small, medium, and large networks. Version 2.0 will
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be licensed in two ways; per server (unlimited users) and a 100 (limited)
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workstation package. The per server license, at $595 suggested retail
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allows an unlimited number of workstations to be tracked. This license
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acknowledges the prevalence of log-in servers often routing several
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hundred users through a single server at varying times. The Network H.Q.
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pack retails for $395 and imposes a maximum of 100 unique workstations to
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be surveyed by the product. This license is designed for smaller,
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departmental client-server and peer-to-peer networks. Users of previous
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versions of Network H.Q. will be offered the version 2.0 upgrade for a
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reasonable fee.
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MAGEE Enterprises, Inc. is the developer and publisher of Automenu. This
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popular DOS menu utility has sold more than one million copies and enjoys
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a 22% market-share among "DOS front ends" according to recently published
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reports. Its products are distributed worldwide through dealers and VARs.
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The company is located at 2909 Langford Road, Suite A600, Norcross,
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Georgia 30071-1506; (404) 446-6611; FAX (404) 36
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| From the America On-Line & PC-Link New Product Info Services |
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| This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR |
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| software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data |
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| provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, |
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| contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. |
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| All submissions for this service should be addressed to |
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| BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. |
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