Coordinator From Magnum Technologies Automatically Pinpoints Root Cause of Event Storms.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--A new product from Magnum Technologies, Inc. automatically understands the relationship between devices, and identifies the root cause of an IT problem -- all with no human intervention.

Says Magnum Tech President Greg Crow, who spent years in the IT trenches dealing with problems like these before developing this product, "This allows operations staff to immediately focus on solving the real problem -- not trying to find it."

The new product, Coordinator, is available immediately.

How Coordinator works

When a flurry of events is sent to the Coordinator, the product filters out approximately 80 percent of the alarms immediately and then correlates the rest to pinpoint the true event that caused the storm.

Today, a high percentage of companies still do event monitoring manually. Coordinator increases staff productivity substantially by automating this function and automatically opening problem tickets, decreasing the mean time to repair. The product is easy to use and will help with typical problems caused by staff turnovers.

Most installations of Coordinator can be completed in less than an hour. Coordinator will automatically integrate HP Openview or IBM NV/6000 management platforms for network and system information. Once installed, as new devices are added or removed, Coordinator will automatically sync at the same time -- an important part of Magnum's zero administration approach.

Correlated (root cause) events are displayed in Java client, the event browser(s). The correlated events can be double-clicked to display the raw events (effects). By utilizing the web for presentation, minimal network and system resources are used and much broader company usage is possible.

KN Energy Inc., a $9 billion integrated energy services company that operates in 16 states, deployed Coordinator in December 1998. Bill Brownrigg, manager of strategic planning and technology, has overseen the project. "We expect Coordinator's ability to correlate network events and determine root cause will significantly lower the amount of time required to troubleshoot network problems," Brownrigg said.

Finally, integrating other third party products is a snap with Coordinator's external command interface. By using this flexible integration point, end users can easily tie Coordinator into any existing or new product in the IT infrastructure, Crow said.

Minneapolis-based Magnum Technologies, Inc. helps solve IT problems and provide significant value to its clients through leading-edge network and system management tools that monitor and safeguard IT performance, increase network and system reliability, and provide the best possible return on a company's IT investment. Magnum Technologies' parent company is Global MAINTECH.

Founded in 1992, Global MAINTECH (NASDAQ BB: GLBM) manufactures and sells computer systems that monitor and control a wide range of data center computers. The company's core product, the Virtual Command Center (VCC), is a master console that provides simultaneous control, operation and monitoring for mainframe, midrange, UNIX, Microsoft NT and networks.

For more information on Magnum Technologies and Coordinator, visit www.magnum-tech.com.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including without limitations, continued use of the Company's services, and the continued availability of labor resources.