Citadel Computer announces successful launch of new network products at Comdex Microsoft, Novell pavilions.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 1996--Citadel Computer Systems Incorporated, (OTC Bulletin Board: NOFF), announced the successful release of its new Windows NT version of NetOFF called NetOFF 5. During the Comdex show last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, a total of 650 network managers signed up to evaluate the new program at their corporate sites.

"I've never seen such excitement generated over a new release!", said George Sharp, president, Citadel Computer Systems. NetOff has long been the computer industry's premier automatic log off program. The new version, NetOff 5, now operates under both Windows NT and Novell networks. Sharp further stated that NetOff is the only program that will create a file and save all existing work in progress. "NetOFF's virtual user feature employs intelligence that will learn sequences of sophisticated log out commands." Sharp also stated that the 650 evaluations represent a potential of 5,200 file servers and nearly half a million users. "With numbers like these in the first week of introduction, NetOFF 5 may be the hit of the year."

Citadel also released a new version of WinShield, their popular desktop configuration security program. WinShield has become the program of choice for school systems, training labs, corporations and P.C. users who allow shared access to a workstation. To put in simple terms, Winshield ensures that if someone else uses your computer they can't screw up your files and desktop settings. WinShield is included in Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 product bundle for education to be announced the first week in December. Citadel displayed WinShield at the COMDEX Microsoft Pavilion.

Citadel also revealed details of its network recovery system called NRS. Large systems users from around the country were shown how NRS can reduce downtime on Novell and Windows NT networks. Citadel's network recovery strategy employs a "virtual" MIS intervention system that in the event of a system crash, reboots the system, executes necessary functions to repair or avoid future problems and provide downtime management reports. "Tests indicate that NRS can reduce downtime up to 75%, which translates into big dollar savings", said Sharp. "Overall the show was a tremendous success in every aspect," concluded Sharp.

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