OPTIKA INTRODUCES NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

FPdisc Server Takes Advantage of Microsoft Windows NT for Ultra-Fast
Storage and Retrieval Capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO, CA., April 10, 1995--Optika Imaging Systems, a global leader
in high-performance, client/server document imaging, workflow management
and development tools, today introduced the latest version of its
FilePower Disc Storage Management Server (FPdisc). The new software module
now operates on Microsoft Windows NT server or Windows NT workstation
operating systems to provide users with ultra-fast storage and retrieval
of document images.

As a full 32-bit, multi-threaded application service of Windows NT Server
and workstation, the new FPdisc Server exploits many of the operating
system's native features, including multi-threaded, multitasking execution
for significantly improved performance as well as Windows NT error logging
and remote procedure calls (RPCs) for easy access to comprehensive
diagnostic information for immediate repair or tuning of the server
application.

"One of the most important attributes of a document and image management
system is retrieval performance for improved productivity," states Mark
Schenecker, product manager at Optika. "The use of Microsoft Windows NT as
the application server platform is a key part of providing the highest
possible performance to our customers."

"Microsoft Windows NT Server is the premier multipurpose platform for
application servers such as the FPdisc Server from Optika," said Mike
Nash, group product manager at Microsoft. "The robustness and scalability
of Windows NT makes it an ideal platform for optical storage management
systems."

FPdisc Server is the foundation of Optika's image and workflow management
systems, acting as the system's on-line, permanent storage for data files,
documents, computer reports and images. The software processes requests
for documents and images made by client workstations running Optika
imaging and workflow software.

Because FPdisc Server has been built as a native service of the Microsoft
Windows NT operating system and leverages the preemptive multitasking
capabilities previously found only in operating systems on much larger
platforms, response times to the client workstations have been improved by
over forty percent. Preemptive multitasking permits numerous processes to
run simultaneously instead of in a sequential order This allows multiple
tasks such as queuing an image request, moving the jukebox robotics,
reading an image from an optical platter and then caching an image to
magnetic storage, to be executed at the same time. Previously, each task
had to wait for the preceding task to be completed, causing delays in
returning an image to the client. Now, users in heavy retrieval
environments can expect to see an image in almost half the time.

FPdisc Server also embraces the NT error logging and remote procedure calls
(RPCs) for easy access to comprehensive diagnostic information for remote
servicing of the application. This allows complete administration of all
of the disc management and performance tuning in the FPdisc Server to take
place remotely, enabling the physical server to be installed in a
"lights-out" operation.

The scalability, advanced security, network inter-operability and crash
recovery characteristics of Windows NT Server make it an extremely
powerful multipurpose server platform creating an ideal platform for the
requirements of FPdisc Server," states Schenecker.

Virtual Storage Domain for Scalability and Reliability

The FPdisc Server is based on a unique, distributed client/server
architecture that easily scales from entry-level installations to
departmental configurations to enterprise-wide solutions. A system may be
configured with multiple FPdisc Servers, creating a virtual storage
domain. Documents, computer data and images captured on the FPdisc Servers
are immediately available for retrieval by workstations connected to the
LAN. The client workstation issues requests to the FPdisc Server domain,
unaware of which FPdisc Server is fulfilling the request. The FilePower
system coordinates multiple physical servers into a single logical server,
presenting a single storage domain or landscape to the client workstation.
This architecture is designed to simultaneously satisfy the dual
requirements of scalability and reliability for mission-critical
operations.

Lan and Database Independent

FPdisc Server provides robust, full-featured optical management in a
distributed LAN-based environment. The system is based on an open
architecture and is environment-independent, supporting any relational
database management system and most of the popular network operating
systems and protocols. This allows organizations to leverage their
existing investments in hardware, software, training and administration to
provide maximum efficiency, price/performance and cost-effectiveness.

FPdisc Server supports over 90 models of optical drives and jukeboxes from
all of the major hardware peripheral manufacturers of high-capacity
optical and library subsystems. The system combines magnetic and optical
media types into a hierarchical storage model which offers an efficient,
yet cost effective solution to managing large volumes of data.

Company Information

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Optika Imaging Systems is a
global leader in high-performance, client-server document imaging,
workflow systems and development tools. Noted for its technology
leadership in the high-volume, transaction-processing environment and its
large customer base of imaging and workflow systems running on local area
networks, the company's installations have received significant industry
recognition. Optika has been awarded the 1995 BIS Silver Imaging
Excellence Award, 1994 BIS Silver Imaging Excellence, 1994 ImagingWorld
Technology Innovator of the Year, 1993 BIS Gold, 1993 ImagingWorld
Technology Innovator of the Year, 1993 BIS Silver Imaging Excellence, 1992
BIS Silver Imaging Excellence and 1992 ImagingWorld Leadership Awards.

Optika Imaging Systems Inc
5755 Mark Dabling Blvd, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719-548-9800, fax 719-531-7915

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