Executive Software Releases Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition to Media at Networld+Interop 2001 Las Vegas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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EXECUTIVE SOFTWARE RELEASES DISKEEPER^� 6.0 SECOND EDITION

TO MEDIA AT NETWORLD+INTEROP 2001 LAS VEGAS

Breakthrough Technology Allows Run Times to Drop From Hours to Minutes on System Files.

Las Vegas, Nevada � May 7, 2001: Executive Software today announced the media prerelease of Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition exclusively at the opening of the Networld+Interop 2001 show. Already the fastest, smartest and most efficient network defragmenter in the world; Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition includes advances that enable it to defragment even faster than its earlier version.

�� Out performing all other commercially available defrag utilities, an independent test report being released by the CEO of NSTL at Networld+Interop this week also reveals that Diskeeper defragments a disk significantly more thoroughly and from 300 to 500% faster than even the disk defragmenter included in the Windows 2000 operating system. And, according to earlier independent tests, Diskeeper provides system performance gains on Windows NT^� / 2000 by as much as 200 percent.

Despite the increase in speed, Diskeeper, the number one selling defragmenter for the enterprise according to PC Data, �uses only one third of the memory and one fifth of the CPU resources when compared to other defragmenters,� noted Joe Osgood, product manager at Executive Software. �Our technical advances with speed were just too good to wait until the next full version release. Processes that might have taken hours now can be done in a couple minutes!�

�� Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition also includes new boot time defragmentation technology to safely defragment system files in about the time it takes for a typical system boot. This feature eliminates down time and follows strict safety guidelines set by Microsoft, �...It's recommended that the MFT and the Paging File be defragmented when Windows 2000 is not running. But, because this places them beyond the range of routine defragmentation methods, the standard solution is to defragment the MFT and the Paging File during boot time, using a third-party, enterprise-level defragmenter.� - Microsoft Report - �Maintaining Windows 2000 Peak Performance Through Defragmentation� http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/techinfo/administration/fileandprint/defrag.asp

�� Diskeeper 6.0 Special Edition continues to include the features that have made Diskeeper the number one disk enterprise defragmenter in the world. These include �Set It and Forget It^� � scheduling, FragGuard^� , which actively prevents fragmentation of critical system files and its breakthrough 'Smart Scheduling�' technology, an exclusive feature that allows administrators to go well beyond fixed schedules for defragmentation across the network. Scheduled for general release in June 2001, Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition will be offered as a free upgrade for existing DK 6.0 customers.

About Executive Software:

Founded in 1981, Executive Software is the world leader in defragmentation software for Windows NT / 2000 and Open VMS operating systems, producing over 90 percent of the defragmenters used in the corporate market. Executive Software is located at 7590 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504, USA. Phone numbers are (800) 829-6468 and (818) 771-1600. A variety of system management tools, trialware and free utilities are available at www.execsoft.com including the 30-day Trialware of Diskeeper 6.0.