ORBiT offers RoadRunner customers a competitive upgrade

Business Wire, May 12, 1997

POINT RICHMOND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1997--ORBiT Group International has come to the rescue of RoadRunner customers using the MPE/iX operating system.

For a limited time, ORBiT is offering to upgrade RoadRunner users to advanced versions of ORBiT's BACKUP /iX for MPE, or BACKUP/9000 for UNIX (RoadRunner is a product of Unison -- NASDAQ:UNSN).

"We are committed to the MPE market and continue to enhance BACKUP ," said Guy Smith, marketing manager for ORBiT. "Unison's commitment to MPE appears uncertain. We want RoadRunner customers to benefit from our advances and move up to a superior backup technology."

The competitive upgrade allows users to upgrade from RoadRunner -- with or without the Pro Module -- to BACKUP /iX with ORBiT's Zero Down Time (ZDT) option. RoadRunner customers licensing the Unison Online Module can upgrade to ORBiT's BACKUP /iX with both ZDT and their exciting new Delta technology.

"MPE customers are adding disk space at an unbelievable rate. They need a true online backup solution, and we are making it available to them," Smith said.

ORBiT's ZDT options provide complete online backup. It does not require bringing users or applications down at any point before, during or after the backup.

"Zero Down Time is becoming a requirement with MPE system supporting around the clock applications, such as Internet based online ordering and customer support."

Users with large databases will benefit from ORBiT's Delta technology and DLT support. Delta allows users to backup just the changed data within a file and not the entire file.

"Our analysis shows that on average, less than 5% of a database changes on any day. The rate is even less for data warehouses and DSS databases. By backing up only the 5% that changes, we save 95% of the time and tape spent on backups," said Smith.

ORBiT's exclusive support for DLT drives helps speed backups further by providing the best throughput of any product on the market. The combined speed and reliability of DLT drives is critical for MPE systems with high user counts and large databases.

ORBiT is also offering to upgrade Unison Tapes Plus licenses to ORBiT's Tape Manager and Librarian (TML) with RoadRunner upgrades.

"We want to help RoadRunner customers. Their data is valuable, so they should have the best data management tools and the best in technical support. That means BACKUP and ORBiT."

ORBiT SOFTWARE (USA) Inc. 315 Diablo Road, Suite 210 Danville, Calif. 94526 USA 510/837-4143, fax 510/837-5752 Email: SalesUS@orbitsw.com, SupportUS@orbitsw.com

ORBiT UTILITIES (BENELUX) B.V. Bisonspoor 6002 NL-3605 LT Maarsenbroek, Netherlands 31 (3465) 53 884, fax 31 (3465) 54 101 Email: SalesNL@orbitsw.com, SupportNL@orbitsw.com

ORBiT LOGICIELS Sarl Le Petit Bel Air F-44470 Carquefou, France 33 2 40 68 85 50, fax 33 2 40 68 85 52 Email: SalesFRA@orbitsw.com, SupportFRA@orbitsw.com

ORBiT SOFTWARE GmbH Rheinstrabe 24 D-12161 Berlin 41, Germany 49 (30) 859-88420, fax 49 (30) 852-7035 Email: SalesGER@orbitsw.com, SupportGER@orbitsw.com

ORBiT SOFTWARE (SCANDINAVIA) Oy Korkeavuorenkatu 25 A 5 FIN-00130 Helsinki, Finland 358 (9) 638 450, fax 358 (9) 638 445 Email: SalesFIN@orbitsw.com, SupportFIN@orbitsw.com

ORBiT SOFTWARE (Far East) Pte. Ltd. 15A Blair Road Singapore 089915 65 227-6959, fax 65 227-6867 Email: SalesSIN@orbitsw.com, SupportSIN@orbitsw.com

ORBiT SOFTWARE (UK) Ltd. Suite B1, South House, 21-37 South Street Dorking, Surrey RH4 2JZ, England UK 44 (1306) 741 741, fax 44 (1306) 742 742 Email: SalesUK@orbitsw.com, SupportUK@orbitsw.com

ORBiT SOFTWARE (ITALIA) Srl Via Varesina, 76 1-20156 Milano, Italy 39 (2) 334 121, fax 39 (2) 334 333 Email: SalesITA@orbitsw.com, SupportITA@orbitsw.com http://www.orbitsw.com -0-

Note to Editors: BACKUP /iX, ZDT, Delta and BACKUP/9000 are trademarks of ORBiT Group International. RoadRunner is a trademark of Unison Software. MPE is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Corporation.

CONTACT: ORBiT Group International

Guy Smith, Marketing Manager

510/215-9000

gsmith@orbitsw.com

http://www.orbitsw.com