Compaq selects Deltec as exclusive supplier of UPS Power Management Software; Compaq UPS users eligible for FREE software, $149 value.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1995--Deltec Electronics Corp. Thursday announced an agreement with Compaq Computer Corp.'s Systems Division to provide Deltec's LanSafe III Power Management Software free to Compaq UPS users.

After extensive evaluation and testing, Compaq has selected Deltec's LanSafe Software as the only UPS interface software approved for use with Compaq's complete line of high-performance Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs). Compaq selected Deltec's software due to its powerful UPS monitoring, exclusive multiple server control and sequential shutdown capabilities as well as its compatibility with numerous operating platforms.

Deltec's innovative LanSafe III works in concert with Compaq's cabinet and rack-mount intelligent UPSs to give network administrators as well as workstation users full control of power status and activity. Under this joint program, Deltec will provide Compaq users with its UPS interface software that conducts UPS power monitoring and management including sequential and orderly shutdown of multiple servers, networked devices, and PCs during extended power blackouts.

LanSafe III will be shipped free upon request to anyone who has purchased a Compaq UPS since March 1, 1995. New UPS packages include a convenient mail-in order card.

The software is available on a CD that includes versions for all popular system platforms including Windows NT, Novell NMS, Novell NetWare, Windows, OS/2, and UNIX (SCO, Interactive and UnixWare). The CD will also include on-line, context-sensitive help and complete user documentation specific to installation and operation on the Compaq system.

"Users understand the need for quality power protection -- especially in a networked environment. By adding Deltec's power management software, Compaq offers the user a true fault-tolerant power protection system," stated Larry Slagal, Compaq program manager for Deltec.

Slagal went on to say: "Deltec's power management software is a perfect complement to Compaq's high-quality UPS line. With Deltec's software, MIS and IT professionals no longer have to guess what's going on across the net as it relates to power.

"And with its sequential shutdown capabilities, all connected devices are now fully protected. No more loosing important data on workstations because routers and bridges shut down before data is saved back to the server. This is also the only software that intelligently saves work in progress on connected workstations."

Compaq's UPSs incorporate Enhanced Battery Management technology that doubles battery life, initiates a fast battery recharge and provides extensive power monitoring capabilities. Additionally, the UPS's continuously sensing, microprocessor-based control circuitry monitors power conditions in real time and provides a wide range of control and diagnostic data to the LanSafe III software through an RS-232 communications link.

The software logs the time and description of impactive power fluctuations and prompts the user to save work in progress before the system shuts down. In the event the user is unavailable, the software will automatically save all files and conduct an orderly shutdown. In another exclusive feature, LanSafe assists in preventive maintenance tasks by allowing the administrator to establish diagnostic routines and simultaneously test all UPSs on a given network.

Unique features of Deltec's LanSafe III include:

-- Safe and Orderly Sequential Shutdown -- In an extended power

blackout, LanSafe III conducts a sequential and orderly shutdown

of all network devices. This feature assures that all work in

process is saved prior to shutdown. While competitive power

management software automatically shuts down the server, it does

not necessarily allow for networked transactions to be

completed. LanSafe assures that devices are shut down in a

logical order. For example, bridges and routers can be directed

to shut down after workstations have saved data to the server.

-- FailSafe III performs the same function in a single-user setting

for Windows and OS/2 systems -- conducting an orderly shutdown

of the system and saving all work in process prior to shutdown.

No other shutdown software will save work in process in the

Windows environment.

-- LanSafe III simultaneously tests all UPSs on the network, giving

administrators full system control and protection.

-- Users can interactively monitor and manage Compaq's UPSs

throughout the network without having to reboot the system for

configuration changes to take effect.

-- LanSafe III allows multiple servers, workstations and

intelligent internetworking devices to be fully supported (with

sequencing of shutdown) by a single UPS. The software also

provides remote control and power monitoring of any networked

computer connected to a Compaq UPS.

-- Menu-driven for easy installation and operation with on-line

context-sensitive help.

-- User-customizable shutdown configurations eliminate nuisance

alarms and allow sufficient time for various applications to

save and quit.

Through LanSafe status logs, users can quickly see various states of power on the PC or network as well as UPS status. Through the software's Power Log, power events and alerts such as confirmation that UPS communication has been established, utility power failure, UPS shutdown time, utility power restored, and other messages are logged to give users a current and historical record of power problems.

The Battery Management Log states the condition of Compaq's UPS batteries including status of the battery and Enhanced Battery Management (EBM) system. Deltec's exclusive PowerScope screen shows real-time power and UPS status data in an easy-to-understand graphical display.

The software, which normally lists for between $99 and $149 (depending on platform) is available free to all users who have purchased a Compaq UPS since March 1. Order forms are included with new Compaq UPSs or users may call 800/784-3720 to register their UPS serial number and receive the free software.

Deltec Electronics Corp., with headquarters in San Diego, is a world leader in the protection of today's powerful computers, local area networks, electronic instrumentation, telecommunication devices and other sensitive equipment. Deltec is a subsidiary of Fiskars Corp. of Finland, which has been in continuous operation since 1649 and has subsidiaries in more than 15 countries.

Deltec is committed to the design and development of intuitive power protection devices that increase the functionality and reliability of sensitive instrumentation around the world.

CONTACT: Deltec Electronics Corp.

Susan Connell, 800/854-2658

or

Jennings & Associates

P.J. Jennings, 619/431-7466