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<H2><A NAME="s18">18. System Administration Tools</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss18.1">18.1 Host Factory</A>
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<DT><B>Description:</B><DD><P>Host Factory is a system to control the entire software
contents of deployed Unix machines. Host Factory lets you customize one
prototype Unix system and use it to build hundreds of similar systems. You
can deliver incremental changes to running systems and roll them back if
they fail. Changes are tracked in a version-control filesystem integral to
the product. Host Factory provides an environment to do configuration
management and version control of complete hosts.
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<DT><B>Licensing policy:</B><DD><P>Commercial and GPL.
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<DT><B>Documentation:</B><DD><P>Printed documentation.
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<DT><B>Product support:</B><DD><P>EMail.
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<DT><B>Available since:</B><DD><P>1996.
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<DT><B>Countries with distribution:</B><DD><P>World wide.
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<DT><B>Price range:</B><DD><P>Upon request. Special prices for educational institutions.
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<DT><B>Vendor:</B><DD><P>Working Version
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
31 Shea Road
Cambridge, MA 02140
U.S.A.
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DT><B>EMail:</B><DD><P>
<A HREF="mailto:bb@wv.com">bb@wv.com</A><DT><B>URL:</B><DD><P>
<A HREF="http://www.wv.com">http://www.wv.com</A><DT><B>Contact:</B><DD><P>Brian Bartholomew
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<DT><B>Last modified:</B><DD><P>July 22, 1997.
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<H2><A NAME="ss18.2">18.2 PerfectBACKUP+</A>
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<DT><B>Description:</B><DD><P>PerfectBACKUP+ is the Unix/Linux world's premier
Backup/Restore utility. It is the worlds fastest backup/restore for Unix
and has been since 1985. Previously sold in the US as FASTBACK PLUS
for Unix, the counterpart to the DOS FASTBACK PLUS, it now has
character and Motif interfaces, networking support, compression, the best
verification and recovery, scheduling and is compatible with both tar and
cpio. Backs up all files, devices, partitions etc. and can backup Windows,
Netware and Windows NT drives too.
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<DT><B>Distribution media:</B><DD><P>3.5" diskettes, Internet (WWW), 4/8mm DAT
and soon CD-ROM.
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<DT><B>Licensing policy:</B><DD><P>Free evaluation copy from our
<A HREF="http://www.unisrc.com">web site</A>. Free online manual
from same the same address. Price per CPU, unlimited users.
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<DT><B>OS provisions:</B><DD><P>Kernels 1.2.x and 2.0.x, X11R6, Motif 1.2, 3 MB of RAM,
3 MB disk.
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<DT><B>Documentation:</B><DD><P>Printed (188 pages), PostScript online, and online
help. English language documentation, but help by phone and EMail also
avilable in Spanish.
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<DT><B>Product support:</B><DD><P>Unlimited free EMail support and phone support.
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<DT><B>Extra features and add-ons:</B><DD><P>Comes with free PC program to read
tar/cpio diskettes onto PC. AutoChanger add-on with tape recycling for
high-end shops.
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<DT><B>Available since:</B><DD><P>1996.
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<DT><B>Countries with distribution:</B><DD><P>USA, Canada, Germay, UK, Switzerland,
Singapore, Malaysia, Germany.
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<DT><B>Price range:</B><DD><P>UD$79 to US$499. Linux off the net (no
media) is US$79 and HP/UX is US$499. Always full product.
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<DT><B>Vendor:</B><DD><P>Unisource Systems, Inc.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
1409 North Cove Boulevard
Longwood, FL 32750
U.S.A.
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DT><B>Phone:</B><DD><P>+1 407 834 1973
<DT><B>Fax:</B><DD><P>+1 407 834 1973
<DT><B>EMail:</B><DD><P>
<A HREF="mailto:sales@unisrc.com">sales@unisrc.com</A><DT><B>URL:</B><DD><P>
<A HREF="http://www.unisrc.com">http://www.unisrc.com</A><DT><B>Contact:</B><DD><P>Gary Heller
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<DT><B>Last modified:</B><DD><P>October 3, 1997.
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<H2><A NAME="ss18.3">18.3 Venus</A>
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<DT><B>Description:</B><DD><P>Venus is an distributed administration tool for any
network built of Unix workstations from different hardware vendors. A Venus
network presents itselfs to the user as a homogeneous computer system and
guarantees transparent access to any network resource. It provides software
tools for major cluster management tasks: configuration management,
software distribution, user and filesystem administration.
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<DT><B>Licensing policy:</B><DD><P>Commercial.
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<DT><B>OS provisions:</B><DD><P>Currently build on top of the S.u.S.E distribution.
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<DT><B>Documentation:</B><DD><P>Printed doumentation, online help.
<P>
<DT><B>Product support:</B><DD><P>Hotline, EMail, courses.
<P>
<DT><B>Available since:</B><DD><P>1994.
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<DT><B>Countries with distribution:</B><DD><P>World wide.
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<DT><B>Price range:</B><DD><P>Upon request. Special prices for educational institutions.
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<DT><B>Vendor:</B><DD><P>science + computing GmbH
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
Hagellocher Weg 71
D-72070 T&uuml;bingen
Germany
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DT><B>Phone:</B><DD><P>+49 7071 9457 0
<DT><B>Fax:</B><DD><P>+49 7071 9457 27
<DT><B>EMail:</B><DD><P>
<A HREF="mailto:info@science-computing.de">info@science-computing.de</A><DT><B>URL:</B><DD><P>
<A HREF="http://www.science-computing.de">http://www.science-computing.de</A><DT><B>Contact:</B><DD><P>Olaf Flebbe
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<DT><B>Last modified:</B><DD><P>February 25, 1997.
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