APCON Inc. to ship POWERSWITCH for NT in early November.

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1995--APCON Inc. is set to ship a clustering solution that provides high availability for NT servers in early November.

The POWERSWITCH for NT provides high availability with automatic failover in the event of a server failure. The POWERSWITCH minimizes the effects of server failures and maintenance downtime on network users.

"Because businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on their networks, we foresaw the need for high availability and fault tolerance for everyone. This is a project we've had in the works for some time. We're excited the POWERSWITCH is ready to ship when other companies are just announcing they have clustering planned for future," Richard Rauch, president of APCON Inc. said.

APCON's solution provides flexibility within the server cluster. Multiple servers, storage devices and peripherals can be custom configured as part of the cluster to provide the ideal solution for business-critical applications.

The POWERSWITCH software monitors server operations. When it detects an error, an automated two by four SCSI switch switches network operations to a standby server in the cluster. The standby server can be an active part of the network before failover takes place.

During a failure or scheduled maintenance, end users are transferred to another server without a major disruption in their work. As a result, mission critical applications and the data they manage are always available.

The POWERSWITCH is easy to install, configure and manage. The cluster can contain non-identical servers. It is much more flexible than clustering solutions that require complicated network software configuration and identical servers within the cluster.

The POWERSWITCH allows administrators to choose what level of availability and fault tolerance they need for each network.

"The NT solution was developed from the ground up. It's a cost-effective alternative to downtime or complex parallel systems. A lot of OEMs are announcing clustering strategies with plans for releases six months from now. APCON has it now, users don't have to wait until next July for a highly available network," Rauch said.

Advantages of the POWERSWITCH:

-- advanced system availability

-- easy installation

-- inexpensive solution for high availability

-- custom configurations

-- no additional hardware needed

-- can be easily installed into users current network

configurations

APCON is the industry leader in high availability solutions, designing network SCSI solutions for all systems needs.

Founded in 1986, APCON Inc. is located in Wilsonville. Formerly known as Applied Concepts, APCON provides complete customer satisfaction through technological innovation, quality solutions and outstanding service and support.

CONTACT: APCON Inc., Wilsonville

Kevin Murphy, [e-mail], 503/685-9300