K Released by GCE and Acorn for the freeware CD or other general consumption.    	The Fragmentation Avoider  F This utility for Vax or Alpha came out of the Safety product availableE from General Cybernetic Engineering. and was further updated at Acorn E Software for ease of use and separate installability. It is presented G in source as a "calling card"; we hope that you will look over the SPDs E for the Acorn Software products in this area, and for the SPDs of the 2 GCE Safety components (DPS and EACF) in this area.     Now to the frag inhibitor.  F The frag inhibitor will largely prevent disks from becoming fragmentedG and will speed up disk access. In a nutshell, FI causes file extends to C be a fraction of the initial file size (with some safeguards so the H disk isn't filled etc.) so that VMS will not need to extend it as often.C This results in files less fragmented than they otherwise would be, D and writing doesn't need to "go to the well" as often. Some tests ofF random loads have shown up to a 30% speedup. (Enjoy!!) It also by thisB means, and by doing extends Contig Best Try, reduces the amount ofG "chaff" space in the extent cache, so your files tend to be placed with F a "first fit" algorithm. The reduced fragmentation speeds read access.G It will not interfere with normal operation or even disk defragmenters, I but if you are nervous it can be turned off or on when you want. Normally A it is expected to be set up in your systartup_vms script however.    Acorn Software also sells:  B Squash - full function compressing disk on VMS. Allows r/w access,A compression in realtime, and works with all VMS utilities and any 2 file structure. (Yes, you can put Spiralog on it.)  D Virtual Branches - Gives automatic, clusterwide support to accessing= jukeboxes of disks; no user interaction is needed. Unlike the A competition, VB can fail over its control, works perfectly in VMS @ clusters of all sorts, is NOT subject to cluster hangs, infinite> mount verify loops, or running out of MSCP server units as theH competition is, and offers transparent access to disks, with arbitrationE to ensure that the disks actually get work done, rather than swapping D constantly before work can be done. Most jukeboxes on the market are
 supported.  G Branches - An "operator in a box" for tape jukeboxes. Set it and forget B it, works on VMS Vax or Alpha, with almost any tape jukebox on the: market and is invisible to other tape management packages.  A HSManager - Hierarchical Storage for VMS. Works multi-level, uses = standard utilities for file moving and storage, supports soft ? linking as well as shelving, highly configurable, monitors disk ? space and responds intelligently, and even speeds up I/O on VMS B disk file structures. Also is ready for ANY VMS based file system,C not just ODS-2. Simple setup via a fullscreen configuration tool is 
 supported.  I See SQUASHSPD.TXT, VIRTUALBRANCHESSPD.TXT, BRNCH-SPD.TXT, and HSMSPD.TXT.   2 Contact sales@acornsw.com for further information.      * General Cybernetic Engineering also sells:  A Safety (tm), the complete data safety package for OpenVMS. Safety 	 provides:   B * Reliable UNDELETE (turns the DELETE operation into a wastebasket= 	one, allows routing deleted files, selective protection etc.   D * Vastly enhanced file security to protect your critical data. Virus> 	or Trojan protection, finegrain access controls, file hiding,@ 	file passwords, softlinks, space management, privilege control,? 	and more give simple-to-use controls available nowhere else in  	the industry.    L "Set it and forget it" operation is facilitated in Safety for all functions.   See DPSSPD.TXT and EACFSPD.TXT.   B Contact sales@gce.com for ordering information or info@gce.com for further technical information.