MERIDIAN DATA ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY-UNIQUE CD NETWORKING SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR
NEW LINE OF CD ROM MINISERVER PRODUCTS

Advanced Management Applications Enable Administrators to Monitor CD ROM
Usage and System Performance on Novell NetWare Networks

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (April 9, 1996) -- Meridian Data, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:
MDCD) today announced CD NET TOOLS and CD NET TOOLS PRO, industry-first
performance monitoring and usage statistics applications that allow an
administrator to optimize CD ROM system usage and easily identify
throughput problems on Novell NetWare networks.

CD Net Tools is included as a standard application with Meridian's new CD
NetLink Miniservers, network appliances which can add an unlimited number
of 7- or 14-CD ROM drive subsystems at any point on a Novell network. The
easy-to-use graphical interface lets NetWare managers quickly evaluate
server status conditions, isolate troublesome drives and tune CD ROM
throughput for optimal system performance.

CD Net Tools Pro--an advanced suite of CD analytical applications -- is an
optional statistical package add-on for CD Net Plus v6.1 Software. The new
system utilities provide detailed drill-down information on individual
drive performance, saving statistics as data files and gathering real-time
or historical data. These features are important not only to diagnose the
network, but to generate equipment and CD ROM license justification
reports.

"CD Net Tools and CD Net Tools Pro augment our premier Windows-based CD ROM
management applications, differentiating Meridian from other providers,"
said Bill Etheredge, vice president of sales at Meridian Data. "Together,
these industry-unique tools deliver major advantages for commercial and
governmental enterprises: real-time monitoring and tuning of CD networking
resources; a single control point for CD ROM access across multiple
servers; and the ability to map an unlimited number of CD volumes to one
or more user desktop drive letters."

Advanced CD Management Applications

Designed for serious system administration, CD Net Tools Pro provides
drill-down access to detailed drive-level performance information and
usage statistics for each CD ROM drive in every server. Through
continuously-scrolling graphs, it displays information such as active
number of users, raw CD ROM drive throughput and CD cache hit rate. The
graphical CD networking application suite allows a system administrator
to:

* See the current status of each drive--normal operation or
  error-disabled operation.
* Record date and time when the drive was last reset.
* View user statistics: current number, historical maximum and
  absolute maximum.
* Monitor the total amount of data read from a drive over a
  user-selected time period.
* Check the number of errors detected over time vs. maximum errors
  allowed.
* Use scrollable charts to review system activity.
* Save detailed statistical information to log files for subsequent
  analysis.
* Evaluate the degree of utilization of each CD application.
* Display lists of users, connect time and inactive time.

Pricing and Availability

Available immediately, CD Net Tools and CD Net Tools Pro are compatible
with Meridian CD Net Plus v6.1 Software and Novell NetWare 3.12 and
NetWare 4.1, or higher.

CD Net Tools is included at no additional charge with Meridian's CD NetLink
Miniserver 7 and CD NetLink Miniserver 14 products. The optional CD Net
Tools Pro has a suggested list price (U.S.) of $495.

About Meridian Data

Founded in 1986, Meridian Data, is a leading provider of CD ROM networking
software and servers. Its high-productivity CD solutions are widely
employed throughout Fortune 500 and government businesses.

Meridian Data is headquartered in Scotts Valley, Calif., and maintains
offices in Lawrenceville, N.J., Herndon, Va., Atlanta, Ga., Naperville,
Ill., and London, England. Meridian's products are available through
leading distributors and value-added resellers.
 
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