September 25, 2000 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Active+ Software - ServiceKeeper® for Windows NT and Windows 2000 v2.0.14

Active+ Software is announcing the release of a major version of ServiceKeeper v2.0.14, the system utility designed to monitor
Windows NT/2000 services and take predefined corrective actions if one of those services fail.
ServiceKeeper performs services scheduling and monitoring, providing administrators with enhanced control and security for all mission
critical server applications.

This new major version adds scripting (VBScript) capabilities to all ServiceKeeper features, including detection, recovery and error
notification of failing services.
Additionally, the following error notification methods are now available:
- write to an HTML Event Log, this notification method may be enabled so that an administrator can check the ServiceKeeper event log
from anywhere using a web browser.
- send SNMP Traps

The trial version of ServiceKeeper is available for download on our web site at: http://www.activeplus.com

ServiceKeeper performs much needed tasks designed to strengthen the Windows NT Server platform:
o Keeps your mission critical server applications running at all times
o Prevents server crashes
o Detects server failures and quickly performs recovery so that the application remains available without human intervention
o Avoids expensive server downtime
o Monitors services throughout your domain
o Detects service failures using a variety of methods:
        Service not running
        Event Log filtering: Watches for specific events in the event log
        TCP/IP services: HTTP (Including protocol specific errors 4xx & 5xx), SMTP, FTP, TELNET, PING, etc.
        Monitors multiple web sites on the same server
        Windows NT Counters
        Program Exit Code (Allows custom error detection)
o Recovers failing services using a variety of methods:
        Restarts service
        Kills Service Process (No need to reboot!)
        Starts service on different server (Redundancy)
        Reboots server
        Runs custom programs or batch files
o Schedules services:
        Stops services at night during backups
        Restricts server access at specific times
        Restarts services every night to clean up resources (Memory, Handles, etc.)
o Reports errors via SMTP, NT Messages, NT Events or a custom program (Pager, etc.).

ServiceKeeper is a native Unicode application available both with Intel and Alpha. Special attention was brought to its user interface with
an easy of administration through Service+ either locally or remotely.

Requirements:
Windows NT 4.0 (Intel and Alpha) or Windows 2000
2 MB of disk space

Prices:
ServiceKeeper (up to 2 monitored servers): US$ 245 / Euros 245
ServiceKeeper (up to 5 monitored servers): US$ 545 / Euros 545
ServiceKeeper (up to 10 monitored servers): US$ 945 / Euros 945
ServiceKeeper (up to 25 servers monitored): US$ 1995 / Euros 1995
ServiceKeeper (Site License, Unlimited): US$ 3995 / Euros 3995

Active+ Software specializes in providing professionals with utilities and tools that strengthen the Windows NT/2000 platform. Maker of
the Service+, ServiceMill, ServiceMill Control and ServiceKeeper utilities.

For more Information: http://www.activeplus.com
Press contact: isabelle@activeplus.com
Active+ Software
51, avenue du Général de Gaulle
66320 Vinça
France
Tel: +33 468054774
Fax: +1 (603) 697 85-95