Network Computing Technologies Releases Trap Receiver 5.0

Vienna, Va., January 11, 2002 -- Network Computing Technologies today launched version 5.0 of its flagship product, Trap Receiver, a fault management solution that monitors fault related messages and provides a watch/action paradigm to automate responses to the messages. A Microsoft's Windows® application, Trap Receiver 5.0 offers network operators and system administrators greater reliability, flexibility, and usability in addressing the mission critical problem of fault management at minimal total cost of ownership (TCO).

"NCT is committed to providing cost-effective, usable, niche tools that address the needs of network operators and system administrators," says Martin Cooley, Network Computing Technologies CEO and Chief Architect. "Unlike traditional enterprise management applications that are all encompassing, Trap Receiver is a niche tool with a unique architecture. This helps our users realize immediate value and increased productivity."

Trap Receiver is a user driven solution for managing the plethora of fault management messages generated by network devices and computing systems, providing value by:
 Logging messages for analysis and SLA reconciliation;
 Watching for specific messages;
 Automating actions on watched message including email notification and message forwarding;
 Integrating with existing back-end fault management applications;
 Decreasing costs;
 Providing fault management information readability and accuracy.
In addition, Trap Receiver provides most of its functionality as a Windows service, allowing unattended lights out" operation.

Trap Receiver has an easy, user-friendly interface for configuring its operation. Many of the configuration items take effect immediately reducing application downtime. Trap Receiver supports loading Management Information Bases (MIBs) providing flexibility to adapt to new network devices and systems. Using Trap Receiver, network operators, engineers, and system administrators can manage all fault messages from a single interface.

Trap Receiver is free of charge to use, and OEM and licensing terms are also available.

About Network Computing Technologies
Network Computing Technologies, a privately held company based in Vienna, Va., is a software development and technical services firm that designs and develops solutions to manage networks, systems and applications for customers that view their IT infrastructure as an essential business asset. For more information, visit www.nct-va.com or contact us at 703.995.4NCT.

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