INTER-IBEX AG	INTER-IBEX Ltd.
Ueberlandstr. 105	951 Mariner's Island Blvd, Ste 260
8600 Dbendorf	San Mateo, CA 94404 
Switzerland	USA

Phone: +411-821-6608 	415-572-6160
(From Dec. 1st, +411-802-8686)	
Fax: +411-821-6616 (no change)	415-572-6164
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Enclosed find the ibex DomainManager ACL manager demo version. You can use 
this fully functional ACL management package to manage a network of Notes 
servers with a replicating ACL manager database. This very same version is 
in productive use at Union Bank of Switzerland. The demo version will cease 
to work on January 23, 1995. Incidentially, this is the first day of 
LotusPhere at DisneyWorld in Florida, so we'd be happy to greet you at our 
booth in the ShowCase area.

The demo version covers only part of the functionality of ibex DomainManager. 
Therefore, we include a description of the full product in english and german 
at the end of this memo.


For first-time users: unzip IBEXAM.ZIP on a server with the included UNZIP.EXE (Info-ZIP's Unzip 5.0p1 for OS/2, a freeware utility), and follow the instructions given in READ.ME (english) or LIESMICH.TXT (german).

For users of the previous version: This version fixes a minor problem: In the previous version, ACL Manager would not find role assignment changes for -Default-. It also works correctly on servers that use a server and a client ID (if the entry ServerKeyFileName=<ID File> is present in your NOTES.INI, ACL Manager will work with that ID, if the entry is not specified, it will create it from KeyFileName=<ID-File>). We included a simple documentation. This will get you started.

For feedback and further information on the ibex DomainManager, contact

Jens-Christian Fischer, or, Peter Hochstrasser @ IBEX-CH @ LotusInt @ Lotus
Jens-Christian Fischer, or, Peter Hochstrasser @ IBEX @ WorldCom

by phone during Central European business hours, you can reach us at +411-821-6608, fax +411-821-6616.

Best regards

Peter Hochstrasser (INTER-IBEX)
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The ibex DomainManager

INTER-IBEX AG developed ibex DomainManager a system that allows you to automate Notes management in large installations. Key questions like the following were driving the effort:
- 	What happens when you have to roll out new database templates across your organisation?
-	Who takes care of the Notes server in Kuala-Lumpur when it RIPs(crashes)?
-	Who installs the new release of Notes on it?
-	How do you get the newest software version of a network interface card loaded on a remote Notes server?
-	Who keeps track of all ACL's on all servers in the domain? Is the ACL in the Toronto branch set correctly?
- 	How do you prevent somebody from tampering with the access levels on that sensitive database?

All of these and more problems are addressed and solved by ibex DomainManager, a suite of programs and server tasks working together on each Notes server in an organization. They provide a complete picture of your Notes network. From a single administrator's workstation, every Notes server can be monitored, maintained and controlled. 

The ibex DomainManager Level 1, Release 1, which will ship in January 1995 consists of four utilities.

ExecuteTask - Controlling and Scheduling: Scheduled and logged execution of OS/2 tasks on the server: a more flexible instrument than the Program Document, this utility adds capabilities like extract program to server, execute & log output of an OS/2 program or command file. That log is returned either as a mail or as a document in a user definable database.
DatabaseAdministrator - Controlling ACLs, Templates and Administrative Settings: A Notes database consists of four elements: the design, the access control list (ACL), the administrative settings and the actual data. Control the ACLs, adminstrative- and design element inheritance settings for all servers in your domain from the central DatabaseAdministrator repository. 
	A utility does a scheduled checkup and resets any changed settings to the definition found in the repository. Contrary to other utilities, this is not a monitoring tool, but a active control tool. It logs all differences found, empowering youto detect any tampering with the above mentioned managed elements in any database in the domain. New databases are added to the database automatically, with all of their managed settings. ACLs may be the same throughout the domain or adapted for each server such that you can implement intricate replication schemes. 
	Because all administrative settings are managed by DatabaseAdministrator as well, you can control every aspect of replication and availability of the database.
	The DatabaseAdministrator keeps track of all templates in your domain, and tracks all design inheritances. It keeps master copies of all templates in your domain in the repository. It lets you define which servers implement which templates, and which elements of a database design are inherited from which template. It finds inheritance problems. It puts you in control of design changes - it enables you to assess the impact of proposed changes.

FileManager - Controlling Files and Directories: Control any file or directory on the server. There is one database per server. This database contains the complete file structure map of your server. You can either monitor or manage any file, i.e., you can roll out a certain file to a certain server using this database. 
	If a file is managed, a master copy of it is kept in the database. If the file changes on the server, it is replaced with the master copy.
	Useful to control database and directory links, as well as any configuration files (CONFIG.SYS, NOTES.INI, NET.CFG, TCPSTART.CMD, etc.).  FileManager allows you to roll out new releases of Notes and other components like network drivers without having to physically touch the server.

ServerMonitor - Controlling Server Health: As soon as a server RIPs (crashes), it is automatically rebooted. The RIP files are forwarded to a database that collects all of these breakdown messages.
	Support for Remotely Controlled Server Reboot: You can order any Notes server to shutdown and reboot using the remote console.
	UPS Support: Finally, there is a way to gracefully down your Notes server in case of a brown out or black out. This includes automatic restart on timely restoration of commercial power (we support APC UPSes with PowerChute for OS/2).

Server System Requirements:
-	24MB RAM or more
-	IBM OS/2 2.1x or 3.x (Warp)
-	Notes 3.0x, 3.1.x, or 3.2

Prices:
	1-4 Server:		CHF 	4'495.-/Server
	5-9 Server:		CHF	3'995.-/Server
	10-24 Server:		CHF     3'495.-/Server
	25-33 Server:     		CHF     2'995.-/Server

	34 + Server:       		CHF 100'000.- 

Requirements to Use:

OS/2 based Notes Server
-	24MB RAM or more
-	IBM OS/2 2.1x or 3.x (Warp)
-	Notes 3.0x, 3.1.x, or 3.2

Available from:

INTER-IBEX AG	INTER-IBEX Ltd.
Ueberlandstr. 105	951 Mariner's Island Blvd, Ste 260
8600 Dbendorf	San Mateo, CA 94404 
Switzerland	USA