Shany Inc. the United States subsidiary of Shany Computers, Ltd announced
the formal introduction of its AlertVIEW network management software. This
series of programs is an early warning system that alerts network managers
and administrators of PC-LAN failures as and when they occur.

"This product is the first of its kind," said Shlomo Touboul, the president
of the corporation. "There are a range of products on the market today
that permit monitoring of hardware, but no one, until now, has been able
to monitor the Operating Systems, Network Operating Systems and
Applications along with Hardware and Wiring. This new product, developed
with the assistance of IBM in Israel, interfaces directly with IBM's
NetView so there is complete and seamless integration between that product
and AlertVIEW.

"The heart of AlertVIEW is the manager module (AVM), stated Philip Lumish,
the Senior Vice President in charge of the U. S. operation. "The AlertVIEW
Manager can remotely control all of the various AlertVIEW agents thereby
allowing the administrator to set up alert filters, customize the
company's requirements specifically, and control the different agents
available."

In addition to the AVM, AlertVIEW consists of the AlertVIEW Station (AVS).
This is the module that is loaded as a TSR on all PC -DOS and MS-DOS
workstations. AVS detects application errors, malfunctions of the
operating system, NOS and any communications problems. AVS uses the IBM
SNA alerts format to report and describe problems that are discovered. AVS
also indicates the application name and the probable cause of the problem
and a recommended action to alleviate the situation.

With AlertVIEW loaded on each workstation on the LAN, it presents
information including:

1- WHAT - Identification of the problem source; the name and specification
of the software that generated the error.

2- WHO - A full description of the error with problem details and
recommended actions.

3- WHERE- A description of the hierarchy path from the focal point to the
station generating the problem.

4- WHEN - When the problem occurred for a clear picture of the sequence of
events leading to the alert.

5- WHY - The probable cause of the alert with supporting detailed
information.

Since AlertVIEW is especially appropriate for larger networks that are
connected not only to other LANs but to mainframes and mini-computers as
well, it is able to span the range of primary LAN software. It has been
designed to work with LAN Manager from Microsoft, LAN Server from IBM and
NetWare from Novell. AlertVIEW is fully compatible with the 802.2 standard
thereby permitting heterogeneous networks including bridges and gateways
to be viewed all at one time by a single management station.

AlertVIEW comes with its own Application Program Interface (API) that
permits company staff programmers to directly connect all of their
applications to this management tool. The API is an integral part of the
AVS module.

AlertVIEW pricing is very modest in light of its capabilities. The
AlertVIEW Station modules cost $4,950 for a license for 100 PC
workstations. The AlertVIEW Manager module costs $2,750. Discounts and
site licenses are available when appropriate.

These first products in the AlertVIEW line will shortly be followed by
additional modules that cover additional functions.

Shany Computers, Ltd. is a long term supplier of utility software to the
LAN Marketplace. For over 5 years it has been offering products such as
SPOOL+ and PRINT+ to buyers of LAN Manager and LAN Server. Recently Shany
has opened a facility in the United States.

The ICC Group
555 Bryant Ave, Suite 134, Palo Alto, CA 94301
415-494-1626

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