The LAN Support Group Announces Workstation Auditing Package

New Software Audits Hardware and Software for Networked and Stand-alone PC
workstations

HOUSTON, February 10, 1992--The LAN Support Group, Inc. today announced
their new software package that audits PC hardware and software. The
product, code named "BVequip", will work as either a stand-alone package
or as a companion to the company's BindView+ report generator. BVequip is
a comprehensive PC workstation auditing package that audits both the
software and hardware configurations of PCs, as well as the contents of
local hard disks.

BVequip is currently in beta test at several sites, and will be shown at
NetWorld 92 Boston, both at The LAN Support Groups' booth and at Novell's
NetWare-Aware booth, showcasing network management products for Novell's
NetWare operating system.

"BVequip introduces two innovative concepts to LAN inventory software:
Automatic Configuration Diagnostics and Programmable Alerts and Software
Audits," said Eric Pulaski, president of The LAN Support Group. " We are
auditing all kinds of configuration options that have never been tracked
by LAN inventory packages for NetWare, including FILES, BUFFERS, the
NetWare LONG_MACHINE_NAME, hard disk configuration detail
(heads/cylinders/sectors), and the presence of ANSI.SYS."

Automatic Configuration Diagnostics

BVequip keeps track of approximately 150 different configuration
statistics, which the software can cross-reference to locate conflicts in
a PC workstation's configuration. This includes interrupt and memory
conflicts between the network card, mouse driver, expanded memory manager,
and other peripherals and software. The software also tracks configuration
detail such as available free memory and DOS environment space.

Programmable Alerts

Changes in the configuration of a PC that are "significant" are recorded
both in a detailed audit history file as well as in an alert file, which
can be browsed to view only error conditions, new nodes added to the
database, and important changes over a period of time. Exactly what
changes are deemed "significant" by BVequip can be specified by the user.
With free memory, for example, the user can specify what percentage change
is significant enough to record in the Alerts database.

Programmable Software Audits

As with Alerts, the auditing of software installed on local hard disks will
be programmable by the user. This will include the ability to audit the
contents of any file on a local hard disk. In addition, changes to files
on local hard disk and be administered from a central point. For example,
changes to users AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and SHELL.CFG files can be made
by the LAN Administrator and automatically downloaded to users'
workstations the next time they login.

BVequip Integration with BindView+

BVequip will work in conjunction with BindView+, LSG's report generator for
NetWare. Integration with BindView+ will give users maximum flexibility
for designing customizable reports, security audits, and documentation for
their NetWare LANs. Three new database types will be available from within
BindView+: Workstation Status, Workstation History, and Workstation
Alerts.

Pricing and Availability

BVequip will begin shipping during the second quarter of 1992. Existing
BindView+ customers may join the BVequip Expedite Program in March, which
will allow LSG' s current base of users and resellers to obtain BVequip
via an early release program.

The LAN Support Group, Inc. is a leading provider of LAN utilities. The
privately held company is located at 2425 Fountain View #390, Houston,
Texas, (713) 789-0881.

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The LAN Support Group Announces The LAN Documenter 

New BindView+ Program for NetWare Resellers and VARs Maintains a Database
of Clients' File Servers

BOSTON, February 11, 1992--In a move to provide VARs with additional
information regarding their file server installations, The LAN Support
Group, a leading provider of LAN utilities, will begin shipping this month
the BindView+ LAN Documenter. The BindView+ LAN Documenter is a special
version of BindView+ that is designed strictly for resellers to document
file servers that are prepped and configured in-house.

"The LAN Documenter provides VARs with a value-added service that
distinguishes them from the run-of-the-mill VARs that don't provide
documentation with the LANs they sell," said Eric Pulaski, president of
The LAN Support Group. "By using the LAN Documenter, they can provide
clients with a binder containing complete LAN documentation."

The LAN Documenter not only provides a way to completely document file
servers before they are delivered to the client, but also accumulates a
database of all file servers that are prepped and configured in-house.
Information tracked includes the client's name, file server name, NetWare
version and serial number, and the technician who installed the file
server. In addition, there are ten user definable fields that can be used
to create a meaningful database of clients' file servers. The full power
of the BindView+ report generator can be used to generate reports from
this new database of clients' file servers, in addition to traditional
BindView+ reports.

"The LAN Documenter will enhance the level of professionalism of any file
server installation with a minimal increase in work. Providing
comprehensive LAN documentation also allows VARs to receive additional
revenue for added-value installation services," Pulaski said.

The product works much like a postage meter machine. Initially, resellers
will be given three file server "credits". After documenting three file
servers, the reseller can call The LAN Support Group to order additional
credits. A code provided to the reseller over the phone will immediately
unlock the additional credits.

Pricing and Availability

The LAN Documenter will be available in November and will replace the
current BindView+ "Dealer Demo" software. Special pricing of $99, which
includes three file server credits, will be available through the end of
the year. Beginning January 1, 1992, the software will be available for
$250. File server credits will be available in five-packs for $295 and in
ten-packs for $495.

BindView+ is the first query-by-example report generator for NetWare LANs
that allows system managers to define and customize their own reports for
NetWare system management. Users can use predefined reports or create
their own management reports covering topics such as disk space
utilization, the configurations of user accounts and login scripts,
analyzing security profiles, and locating major security exposures on the
file server.

BindView+ has been adopted as the standard documentation and security
auditing tool by many LAN consultants, Fortune 500 companies, and
financial institutions, including Coopers & Lybrand, CITIBANK, and Bankers
Trust.

The LAN Support Group, Inc. is a leading provider of LAN utilities. The
privately held company is located at 2425 Fountain View #390, Houston,
Texas, (713) 789-0881.

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