avanti technology, inc. (Quotes/Reviews)

Published Reviews / User Quotes
avanti has achieved a reputation for developing technology which, not only provides needed functionality but, is regarded as second to none in quality, value, and support. Here is just a sampling of the acclaim that has been received over the years...

Product Quality / Technical Support Quotes

I was reviewing another package and had run into a wall. It wouldn't work right, it abended every time I tried to use it, and their tech support was pretty lame. My editor was frantic. . . there was a hole in the section of the magazine. I suggested we review NConsole. My comment was that since it was from Avanti, it would work, and that would make it easier to review. Sure enough, about a day later the product was looked at and the review was written. Your Beta was better that most of the final products I have to look at. Which is why I like looking at your software.
M.A. - Infoworld Reviewer

Thanks again for your outstanding support, that "made the sale" in my opinion! ... Thank you for producing such an innovative and well-supported product! It really makes my life easier!
G.P. - World Wide Technology, Inc.

Your response time, even when you are short-handed, is better than most companies I have to deal with.
T.D. - Lockheed Martin


TaskMaster Reviews
	"The TaskMaster server task scheduler automates virtually every task normally peformed at the server through a powerful, easy-to-use scripting language." If Novell executives were smart, they would license Avanti Technology's TaskMaster and include it with every copy of NetWare and IntranetWare sold. Cool Tools Networking Solutions - July 1997
	"TaskMaster Version 1.5 is a remarkable tool for NetWare that has already stood the test of time. After using the product, I have found it indispensible" TaskMaster guards your network reliably, elegantly Info World - June 10, 1996
	"a feature-rich product." Avanti's TaskMaster Takes NetWare Servers to Task LAN Times - February 27, 1995
	"Because of its strong resemblance to the DOS batch language, most NetWare administrators should find TaskMaster a worthwhile addition to their arsenal of utilities that is easy both to learn and use." Avanti Takes NetWare to Task PC Magazine Network Edition - November 22, 1994

TaskMaster Quotes

" I think TaskMaster is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and I can't imagine any large NetWare shop not having it! ... You folks are just like Novell, you've got a killer product, but not enough people know about it! ... After struggling with NRS (A great idea, just not quite finished yet) my network manager was ready to submit a PO to buy 3 DLT drives, tapes, and 3 copies of ArcServe for the offices that are already rolled out. A grand total of $27,000. I asked him to give me a couple days to see if there was anything else we could use. ... Then in Novell's own NRS support forum, I saw a reply from a Sysop that mentioned Avanti's TaskMaster. ... TaskMaster worked in a test after about only 6-8 hours of reading the manual and testing. ... Further e-mail support from you has answered all my questions, and helped me to generate a daily log from the remote server, format it for the GroupWise API gateway, and e-mail it to the Network Administrator! ... The more you use it, the more things you find for it to do! ... Thank you for producing such an innovative and well-supported product! It really makes my life easier! "
G.P. - World Wide Technology, Inc.

" We know this product (TaskMaster) is stable and we have not had a single problem. It blows Standby (CaminoSoft's StandbyServer for NetWare) and DoubleTake (NSI Software's DoubleTake for NetWare) away!! "
P.S.- (Company Name withheld pending corporate approval.)

" I've been using it extensively for the past 4 months on 40+ servers nationwide. It gives you a plethora of console prompt file and directory manipulation tools. "
M.H. - Oracle Corp.

" Thanks for your support and great product by the way; we've been using this (TaskMaster SYNC) to sync DR type data and it's also a great alternative to Arcserve and Scorpion where we've had on/off success for server upgrades/data moves (particularly with extra long paths). I'll root for your product whenever we have similar needs. "
A.T. - Enbridge Gas Distribution, Inc. (CA)

" Wow... I bought TaskMaster for backups, however, what I am finding is I can use this product for so much more. "
N.W. - Colonial Mechanical Corp.

" Your product (TaskMaster) is about the ONLY product we have that actually works all the time. "
K.H. - N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation

" Avanti-Technology's TaskMaster SYNC is by far the best NetWare add-on we've ever used! "
C.L. - Cook Children's Health Care System

" Nice program! I don't know what I'd do without something like TaskMaster. "
M.C. - Fiserv


NodeInfo Reviews (retired product)
	"No other product helps us examine file and user activity as easily as NodeInfo." NetWare tool opens Windows on client, servers ComputerWorld - September 11, 1995
	"The simplicity of NodeInfo is amazing; the fact that it is the only application of its kind is doubly so. ... NodeInfo's connection-monitoring features are a bargain for any LAN -- large or small." NodeInfo Solves a Fundamental Problem PC Magazine Network Edition - June 28, 1994

NodeInfo Quotes (retired product)

"No other product helps us examine file and user activity as easily as NodeInfo. We use it on a daily basis to break the deadly embrace of an ill-behaved database . . . NodeInfo is indispensible. It is one of the best investments we have made."
M.S. - Austin/Travis County MHMR Center

"The command line feature is extremely useful in a production environment, providing multiple actions on one or more connections on a single command line string . . . NodeInfo has significantly enhanced our batch and on-line production processes through streamlined functionality, and a decrease in the time required to complete the process."
S.B. - Dell Computer

"Now I can quickly check out multiprotocol clients that typically log in to at least four servers."
D.D. - Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc.

"I use both (NConsole and NodeInfo) on my Novell servers and can't live without them."
B.M. - Saint Francis Hospital


NConsole Reviews (retired product)
	Selected by PC Magazine as one of *The Best Products Of 1995* in the Networking and Communications Software category Networking and Communications Software PC Magazine - January 9, 1996
	"Network administrators frustrated by NetWare's Monitor program will be able to find relief with NConsole, Version 3." "Overall, NConsole was very easy to use, and I recommend it for any NetWare administrator." NConsole fixes shortcomings in Novell's monitor tool Infoworld - November 1996
	"Administrators can unlock the secrets of NetWare servers and even uncover potential problems before they occur." "NConsole should prove itself an invaluable addition to any NetWare administrator's toolbox." Unlock the Secrets of Your Server PC Magazine Network Edition - July 1995
	"To measure CPU utilization, we used Avanti Technology's (Austin, TX) NConsole 2.20, a trend analysis and baseline statistics sampling utility that runs as an NLM on the NetWare file server. You might be wondering if running the NConsole NLM might not itself affect file server CPU utilization or throughput; we certainly did. Therefore, we made several dry runs . . . with and without running NConsole. We found no measurable impact on either CPU utilization or throughput." 100VG-AnyLAN's High Speed Hopes LAN Magazine - January 1996

NConsole Quotes (retired product)

"As an HP OpenView application developer for NetWare, I have found avanti's NConsole and NCAgent provides the best performance instrumentation with the least impact on NetWare Server resources than any other agent on the market."
D.R. - Hewlett-Packard Company

". . . we make extensive use of Avanti's NConsole product and are happy with it and the responsiveness of the company. This says a lot because I have a deep distrust of 3rd party NLMs."
G.F. - James Madison University

"Novell still hasn't delivered the trends analysis tools they've been demonstrating."
D.D. - Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc.

"We find this very helpful to spot trends with."
A.H. - Pitt County Memorial Hospital

"I use both (NConsole and NodeInfo) on my Novell servers and can't live without them."
B.M. - Saint Francis Hospital