Measurement Techniques Inc. Releases Shared LAN Cache Version 1.40 and Introduces Support for Novell Client 32

     ...Shared LAN Cache ... improving performance through caching!

STOUGHTON, MA, Feb 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Measurement Techniques, 
Inc., the leader in LAN and WAN caching technology, today 
released Shared LAN CacheTM version 1.40 to become the first 
company in the networking industry to offer persistent network 
caching support for Microsoft Windows NT and Novell NetWare 
Client 32. This complements MTI’s existing offering which 
supports DOS, Windows and Windows 95.

Shared LAN Cache (SLCTM) version 1.40 allows companies 
upgrading their workstations to the latest 32-bit technology to 
deploy applications on file servers while still reaping the 
performance benefits and traffic reduction typically associated 
with applications loaded on local hard disks.

"With more companies turning to thin clients and NetPCs to 
reduce maintenance and support costs, the potential exists for 
these networks to turn into parking lots," said Clinton 
Battersby, president of Measurement Techniques. "SLC resolves 
this problem by reducing traffic and delivering the high 
performance typically associated with local deployment."

SLC is a new technology that focuses on bandwidth preservation. 
It provides substantial relief for existing networks and as 
networks are upgraded, SLC continues to enhance performance by 
utilizing bandwidth more efficiently.

In addition to preserving bandwidth, SLC costs less, is less 
disruptive and is easier to deploy than upgrading networks to 
state-of-the-art hardware technologies. In a matter of hours SLC 
can be up and running on an entire network compared to several 
days for some hardware upgrades.

The new SLC, version 1.40 supports the leading and most widely 
used redirectors for Windows NT Workstation. These redirectors 
include:

- Novell NetWare Client 32, version 4.0
- Banyan Enterprise Client, version 4.0
- Any version of the Microsoft redirectors for either
  Novell NetWare or Microsoft Networking

To improve network performance, SLC stores recently accessed 
files in a combination of local and shared caches. For example, 
users may request a particular word processing application or 
document several times a day. SLC automatically caches the 
application or document the first time it is read. The next time 
the user requests the same file, it comes from the SLC cache 
instead of the file server. This dramatically improves 
performance and reduces the load on the network and file server.

In order to make the caching benefit persistent, SLC also 
incorporates a non-volatile cache that eliminates redundant read 
requests over the network. While most caches in use today are 
volatile, losing their contents when power is shut down, data in 
SLC's non-volatile cache is retained and available immediately 
when power is restored.

Mier Communications, Inc., an independent test laboratory based 
in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, recently tested Shared LAN 
Cache and confirmed that the software increased performance by 
as much as 300 percent.

The report found, "Under all test scenarios ... the Shared LAN 
Cache Client software consistently delivered performance gains, 
in the form of reduced application-launch time, in the specific 
environment where server-based applications are repeatedly 
opened by a user at a client workstation."

Shared LAN Cache is NOS (Network Operating System) independent 
and is compatible with all network operating systems including 
NetWare, NT, OS/2, LAN Manager, NFS, Vines and PathWorks.

SLC software is available today for MS-DOS, Windows V3.1, 
Windows 95 and now for Windows NT. The software is licensed per 
client, $99/single user, $4995/100 user, with volume pricing 
available.

Measurement Techniques, Inc., headquartered in Stoughton, 
Massachusetts, is a leading supplier of high performance LAN 
caching solutions. Its Shared LAN Cache products provide users 
with dramatically increased network performance, cost savings 
and increased productivity. Measurement Techniques is a 
privately funded corporation. For more information about 
Measurement Techniques or Shared LAN Cache, visit 
http://www.lancache.com on the World Wide Web.

SOURCE    Measurement Techniques, Inc.