PictureTaker Enterprise Edition Version 3.0 Enabled for Windows 2000.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000

Award-Winning PictureTaker(R) Software Distribution Solution

Helps Companies Transition Windows 95, 98, and NT Desktops

LANovation, a world leader in enterprise software distribution solutions, announced today that its PictureTaker Enterprise Edition version 3.0 software is positioned to help companies make the transition to Microsoft's Windows 2000. PictureTaker delivers automatic software installations and updates to Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 desktops.

Using the award-winning PictureTaker software, administrators employ a two-step, graphical &uot;Expert&uot; to capture installations and updates, which are saved in a single-file format called a &uot;Package&uot;. The Package can be distributed from a single administrative console via the Web, a management suite (e.g. SMS, Z.E.N. Works, or Tivoli), e-mail, network log-in scripts, or CD-ROM. Additionally, a PictureTaker Package is automatically compressed, requiring a bare minimum of network bandwidth to perform installations and updates across a network or the Internet.

LANovation's PictureTaker is unique in its reported reliability: while other distribution methods can cause error rates of between 10%-30% on target PCs, PictureTaker customers regularly report less than a 0.05% error rate.

&uot;PictureTaker provides powerful investment protection during the transition to Windows 2000,&uot; states Kim Pearson, founder and President of LANovation. &uot;LANovation's software is specifically designed to support diverse corporate I.T. environments not only as they exist today but also as they continue to evolve. PictureTaker version 3.0 seamlessly installs new applications and updates to corporate desktops in any non-homogeneous I.T. environment.&uot;

PictureTaker version 3.0 enables unattended installations in secure Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 environments. While built-in Windows 2000 security features ensure that non-administrative users are unable to install or delete software, the same features can also create a significant roadblock during rollouts of software or updates. PictureTaker version 3.0 allows automatic installations and updates to be delivered to all PCs, including &uot;locked-down&uot; workstations and remote or traveling PCs. PictureTaker deliveries do not disable Windows 2000 security settings and in fact protect existing security settings and user profiles.

PictureTaker's built-in conflict-checker acts as a software &uot;spell-checker&uot;, alerting the administrator to conflicting files or registry settings before they are installed. Further, if an installation is interrupted due to a lost network connection, PictureTaker restores the client PC to its original state.

Version 3.0 also includes the unique ability to create a distribution Package and then convert the Package to a Windows Installer file. With this feature, administrators are not required to learn complex scripting tools or spend days preparing for enterprise rollouts; PictureTaker does the work for them by converting easily-compiled Packages to Windows Installer files, allowing desktop distribution via the Windows Installer.

Network administrators and developers will benefit from PictureTaker's sophisticated logic for working with Windows initialization files, as well as its sophisticated support for variables and special text files (e.g. AUTOEXEC.BAT). In addition, PictureTaker provides: the ability to customize installation rules; the option to programmatically remove software; advanced scripting tools; and fine control over the conditions under which files will be replaced or deleted.

PictureTaker Enterprise Edition version 3.0 will be available beginning February 28, 2000. For more information, visit www.LANovation.com or call [phone]; outside the U.S. call [phone]. PictureTaker Enterprise Edition 3.0 is available for purchase direct from LANovation at the above numbers or from any of LANovation's national and international reseller partners.

Note to Editors: Beta copies of PictureTaker Enterprise Edition 3.0 are available upon request or for trial download at www.lanovation.com. Contact Kristina Halvorson, Public Relations for LANovation, [phone] ext. 120, or Val O'Reilly, Director of Communications, [phone] ext 102; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

PictureTaker technology is patent pending.

PictureTaker is a registered trademark of LANovation. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.