PC management cure for the Post Pentiums Blues NetCensus 2.5 - the inventory solution for all of your PCs.

HANOVER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 31, 1995--Tally Systems Corp. today announced the release of NetCensus version 2.5, a software package that automatically tracks hardware and software components on networked and stand-alone workstations. New to NetCensus is:

o Pentium chip identification. Differentiates between chips manufactured before December 1994 versus after December 1994

o Native OS/2 Collector

o CD ROM drive recognition

o Video adapter recognition

o Enhanced brandname PC recognition

"Our customers are ecstatic about NetCensus' Pentium recognition. Right now, most of their machines have original Pentium chips. NetCensus 2.5 will help them identify chips that need to be replaced right away," states Ted Jastrzembski, president of Tally Systems. NetCensus diffentiates between "original Pentiums" and "Pentiums" manufactured after December 1994, allowing administrators simple answers to "Who has which Pentium and what department are they in?"

NetCensus 2.5's native OS/2 Collector takes full advantage of the OS/2 interface and multi-tasking capabilities. Like the DOS/Windows and Macintosh Collectors, it collects detailed hardware and software data from networked and stand-alone machines. OS/2 administrators will now be able to conduct the collection portions of their inventories directly from OS/2, allowing them to capture information that is critical to a thorough and detailed inventory.

Enhanced system recognition and the addition of CD ROM drive and video adapter recognition provides organizations with an increased depth of inventory detail. Additionally, new Collector enhancements make NetCensus 2.5 even faster and easier to run.

NetCensus' customers benefit from an accurate inventory of hardware and software that allows them to monitor changes, plan and budget for upgrades and growth, find under-utilized PC components, and control use of "nonstandard" and unauthorized software. NetCensus inventories DOS, Windows, OS/2 and Macintosh computers, plus file servers on many different network operating systems -- resulting in complete inventory tracking from a single database. The Software Publishers Association (SPA) accepts NetCensus reports for the purpose of assessing software license compliance.

NetCensus supports interoperability between various networks in a multi-vendor environment and is designed and is designed to operate over Novell, Banyan, LAN Server or LAN Manager LANs with the correct permissions, or any PC LAN that lets you pass DOS directories. NetCensus 2.5 requires an IBM-compatible PC to serve as an administrative PC (486 preferred); 10 Mb storage space on a hard disk or LAN server; 4 Mb RAM; a disk cache; DOS 3.3 or later; Windows 3.1.

NetCensus 2.5 is currently shipping and is licensed on a per-PC basis. Price is dependent on total number of PCs; for example, $15.95 per PC for 100 PCs and $12 per PC for 1000 PCs. Product Recognition Updates (PRUs) and technical support are free for one year. Full-featured product upgrades are free for a year with orders of 50 licenses or more.

NetCensus and CentaMeter, a software license management and metering package, are available directly from Tally Systems Corp., P.O. Box 70, Hanover, NH 03755, [phone] or through major national and international resellers.

CONTACT: Tally Systems Corp.

Jan Stryker, 603/643-1300