The LAN Support Group Inc, based in Houston, Texas, has announced the UK launch of BindView Network Control System, a modular network management system for Novell Inc NetWare local area networks. The system comprises three key modules, which are centred on the Network Control System Console. An information retrieval system, this provides report configuration files as well as options for filtering information, sorting, report layout, output, and scheduling. The Server Information Module provides security audits, disk space analysis, user documentation, file server documentation and directory and file information, and is also responsible for printer configuration and queueing. Finally, the Workstation Auditing Module tracks equipment configuration, and also provides software and hardware inventory features. The revision history of files can also be monitored, while user-definable alerts are claimed to track important events based on user-specified urgency levels. The LAN Support Group has also said that later in the year it is to add a fourth module, the Software Distribution Manager, which enables BindView to distribute applications across several local area networks from a single site. The company says that the product is being pitched particularly at the UK top 400 and US Fortune 1,000 companies.
