With Windows NT support, Quadritek delivers centralized, multi-platform IP management for global enterprise Intranets;.

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Quadritek Systems, Inc. today announced that its Quadritek IP Management System (QIP) now supports Windows NT, in addition to supporting standard UNIX platforms.

This fulfills the company's promise to provide cross-platform Internet Protocol (IP) management solutions for global, enterprise- wide Intranets. Now, companies deploying NT as part of a strategic In tranet initiative can use QIP to provide centralized, strategic network management capabilities that seamlessly integrate all NT and UNIX systems. QIP for NT enterprise server software is available now and QIP for NT remote server software will ship in mid-October.

Quadritek Chairman Arun Kapur commented, "Other vendors offer single-server solutions for IP address administration under Windows NT, but these point products are inadequate for large-scale deployments such as global Intranets. Only our QIP Enterprise Architecture (QEA) provides an enterprise-wide solution by filling long-term needs. QEA integrates management information server-to-server throughout the organization, synchronizes network services across platforms, and provides centralized control over the entire Intranet. It supplies the tools our customers need to plan, deploy and support complex, multi-platform Intranet environments, beginning with network modeling and extending through the entire life cycle as new technologies are adopted and deployed. QEA enables administrators to grow their networks by introducing new technologies -- such as NT -- in a measured and controlled manner. This is a key point. As NT builds momentum in the market, it is quickly becoming an essential component in large-scale Intranet deployments. Only Quadritek delivers a centralized IP management solution for these global NT and mixed NT/UNIX environments."

The QIP Enterprise Architecture simplifies the adoption and deployment of NT locally or throughout the organization, giving system administrators the flexibility they need to bring NT on-line, while asserting control over all NT- and UNIX-based network resources. This means that organizations can adopt NT on any scale in their networks, while protecting their investment in existing UNIX systems. They can take advantage of NT's low administration costs, while gaining the additional time and cost savings delivered by QEA.

The QIP Enterprise Architecture

QEA is the first and only network management architecture that allows Intranet planners and administrators to make true strategic use of network resources, rather than spending costly hours reacting to crisis situations with tactical solutions. It delivers dynamic, centralized management capabilities and empowers system operators (sysops) at all stages of network development, by simplifying the process of modeling, planning, deploying, reconfiguring, maintaining, and introducing new technologies into enterprise-wide Intranets.

QEA enables the delivery of uninterrupted network services to users even in worldwide distributed environments. It serves as the `smart glue' that integrates all network servers and resources under one homogeneous platform, synchronizing the network from IP server to network operations, regardless of the network's size, complexity or topology. It provides a wide range of features and benefits, including:

-- Cross-platform operation across UNIX and NT systems, with support for all TCP/IP-compliant routers and switches

-- A unique Enterprise IP Knowledge Base that enables enterprise-wide, unattended network management, and eliminates guesswork by tracking and cataloging all network resources. Administrators create and maintain this central data warehouse on the main enterprise server and all data -- such as moves, adds, changes, and IP address lease updates -- are downloaded automatically to all servers in the enterprise, no matter where they are located

-- Robust API's used to integrate popular network management suites into the Intranet environment, including Cambio Networks' Command tools and HP OpenView.

-- Easy integration and synchronization of network services between the enterprise server and all remote servers, including Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Service (DNS), NIS, Bootp and local host interface.

-- Easy access to QIP functions via standard clients, including a UNIX client, X terminal (XR11 and Motif); Virtual terminal (telnet); Command Line Interface; and PC client supporting Windows 3.1, NT and 95. QEA also supports a secure, customizable Web client based on the Netscape Navigator browser.

QEA delivers the centralized, end-to-end control administrators need to plan strategically and manage easily while also reducing costs, even in global, enterprise-wide Intranets.

Quadritek Systems, Inc., based in Malvern, PA, provides strategic software solutions for IP management in enterprise-wide, global Intranets. The company's QIP Enterprise Architecture (QEA) enables centralized, dynamic network management across UNIX and Windows NT platforms. QEA also enables unattended network management, automates IP address/name updates, and simplifies the integration of new technologies into the network infrastructure. With QEA, network administrators can concentrate on strategic planning, modeling, building, deploying and management of large-scale, wide-area networked systems. Quadritek products have been adopted by many large, distributed organizations, including Phillips Electronics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Georgia Pacific, AT&T, MCI, Dow Jones Telerate, Dow Chemical, 3Com Corporation and UPS. Quadritek Systems, Inc., may be reached at 10 Valley Stream Parkway, Suite 240, Malvern, PA. 19935, telephone [phone], fax [phone], or e-mail [e-mail]. The company Web site is located at http://www.quadritek.com.

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