BOSTON, Mass., February 11, 1992 -- Emerald Systems is demonstrating its newest network data management software, Xpress Librarian, here this week at Booth 2724 during NetWorld '92 Boston. Xpress Librarian is much more than a traditional backup/restore system. Designed for ease of use, it runs under Microsoft Windows in either standard or enhanced mode from the administrator's workstation and is the first such software with several advanced features, allowing disk grooming, file aging and archiving. With Xpress Librarian, users can select specific files or groups of files for off-line archival on the basis of several different user-specified criteria. The file-aging feature allows users to set aging criteria using a variety of parameters, including access or modification date. Thus, files that have been inactive for a given period of time easily can be archived to tape. Xpress Librarian also lets network administrators monitor how the server disk space is being used. The file usage utility allows them to search the network by individual user to determine how network space is being used -- and who is using it. This is an important data management and network trouble-shooting tool. When a file needs to be restored, Xpress Librarian will direct the user to the exact location of every version of that file -- even if it resides on several different tapes. When the desired version is selected, Xpress Librarian will prompt the user for the correct tape and begin restoration of the file. When used with the Quick File Access feature found in many Emerald Systems tape drives, this process usually is completed in less than two minutes. "It's a joy to use," says the computer systems manager for a civil engineering and survey company in Grand Rapids, Mich., when asked how he liked Xpress Librarian. The network manager for a large department store chain headquartered in Seattle said he found Xpress Librarian "straightforward and easy to install and use." "We upgraded to Xpress Librarian primarily because it allows us to find files quickly," said the network administrator for an international management company in Atlanta, Ga. As Emerald Systems President and CEO James D. Norrod points out, "Xpress Librarian is the premier software product in our migration from being the industry's best developer of tape backup products to being the leading supplier of network data management solutions." The new network data management system is designed for mid- to high-range networks and supports a variety of hardware platforms, ranging from 250 MB 1/4" tape to 5.0 GB 8mm systems. Xpress Librarian is compatible with other Emerald Systems software products and supports NetWare 2.15 and higher and DOS 3.3 and higher. It operates on a 286 or 386 workstation. Emerald Systems supplies high-quality network backup and data management solutions worldwide. For further information about Xpress Librarian, contact Emerald Systems, 12230 World Trade Drive, San Diego, CA 92128. Telephone (619) 673-2161; FAX, (619) 673-2288. +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America On-Line & PC-Link New Product Info Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, | | contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+