  < ACORN SOFTWARE INTRODUCES VIRTUAL BRANCHES=81 FOR WINDOWS NT  I Hudson, MA, August 19, 1996 -- Acorn Software, Inc., an innovator in data K storage technologies for DEC/VAX systems, has announced VIRTUAL Branches=81 I for Windows NT systems.  Previously developed for the Digital VAX OpenVMS E environment, VIRTUAL Branches is data library management and robotics  control software.   I VIRTUAL Branches software allows system administrators to use inexpensive E optical storage to warehouse large amounts of data near-line, without G incurring the high cost of additional hard disk space.  The software is H compatible with a wide range of optical and CD-ROM jukeboxes and enablesK users on the network to view the discs in these libraries as simultaneously H mounted virtual disk volumes.  Users are then able to retrieve data fromB discs as though they were hard disks, regardless of their physical	 location.   K "We're building on our success in managing optical and CD-ROM libraries for C the OpenVMS environment, and bringing that technology to Windows NT A systems," said Richard Munroe, Acorn Software president and chief A technology officer.  "VIRTUAL Branches helps make file management K completely transparent to the NT client, who really does not care where the K data resides, as long as it is accessible.  System managers will appreciate K the simplicity of installation and maintenance of VIRTUAL Branches, as well  as its reasonable price."   D VIRTUAL Branches for Windows NT can be downloaded now from the AcornJ Software Website at http://www.acornsw.com. Like all other Acorn products,J system managers can use the software for a 45-day free trial period beforeJ purchasing a license.  A permanent license and maintenance contract may be> purchased by contacting Acorn Software online or by telephone.  K Acorn Software, Inc. develops and markets data library management software, I storage robotics control software, and removable storage system solutions D for Digital OpenVMS and Windows NT systems.  Acorn Software productsH support hierarchical data management and provide seamless integration ofE optical disk and tape libraries.  For more information, contact Acorn F Software at 267 Cox Street, Hudson, MA 01 749; phone 508-568-1618; faxH 508-562-1133; Internet info@acornsw.com. Acorn makes its virtual home on' the Internet at http://www.acornsw.com. 3                                                 ###   