WildPackets Releases Omni Version 3.0; Real-Time Distributed Network Analysis Solution Adds VoIP Call Analysis, PCI-Based T1/E1, Capture Engine Option

Business Wire, June 14, 2005

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- WildPackets Inc., innovators in advanced network analysis, today announced the release of Version 3.0 of their Omni enterprise network analysis platform. A result of the company's drive to respond to customer requirements for local and distributed expert network analysis, the v3.0 release features the addition of in-depth VoIP call analysis, support for PCI-based T1/E1 WAN analysis, and enhanced support for Datacom Systems and Net Optics matrix switches.

The Omni architecture is comprised of OmniPeek(TM) Consoles and Omni DNX(TM) Engines that deliver complete coverage and analysis of local and remote networks. OmniPeek can analyze VoIP, Gigabit, WAN, Wireless, and Ethernet traffic from live data captured by Omni DNX Engines deployed in any local or remote location. OmniPeek Voice (TM) adds real-time VoIP diagnoses to the statistical analysis and distributed, real-time network troubleshooting provided by the Omni solution.

Omni Version 3.0 also provides support for WildPackets' PCI-based T1/E1 WAN Analyzer Card (WAC). The WAC is a high-performance, multi-port WAN PCI card that supports full-duplex capture. Updated libraries and configuration utilities from Datacom Systems and Net Optics for use with their current matrix switches are additional enhancements in this release.

"We designed the Omni platform to be the most adaptive, extensible enterprise network analysis platform available," said Dovid Coplon, WildPackets' Product Management Director. "Our customers expect and appreciate continuous technology development that is responsive to their evolving network needs. They also understand the value derived from overseeing their entire network with a tool that provides superior capture performance and simultaneous, real-time multi-segment analysis at a price they can afford."

About Omni v3.0

Omni's unique architecture allows different types of analysis at the same time, on any topology or segment. With its real-time packet analytics, rich graphical data, Visual Expert toolkit, application layer decodes, and point-and-click interface, Omni gives network engineers everything they need to respond quickly. Omni maintains data integrity, while allowing different users to access data based on need. IT managers can monitor top talkers, top applications or outsourced IT in real-time. Providing the ability to troubleshoot all corners of the network reduces the time to find and fix problems, increases IT responsiveness and end user satisfaction with IT, and allows IT to cover areas of the network previously not supported. Visit: www.wildpackets.com/products/omni.> About OmniPeek Consoles

OmniPeek console options include OmniPeek Connect(TM) with support for remote analysis from Omni DNX Engines, OmniPeek(TM) with support for local and distributed 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Full-duplex Gigabit, WAN, and WLAN analysis, and OmniPeek Voice that adds VoIP analysis to the OmniPeek feature set.

About Omni Engines

Omni Engine options include the Omni Desktop(TM) Engine, a low-cost Windows service that runs on desktops and captures 10/100 Ethernet packets for on-demand analysis, the Omni Capture Engine providing remote, real-time, multi-NIC, multi-segment analysis, and the full-featured Omni DNX Engine, offering expert, real-time, all-topology analysis.

About WildPackets, Inc.

Since 1990, WildPackets has been delivering real-time analysis solutions that enable the world's organizations to keep their networks running securely and reliably, day after day. From the desktop to the datacenter, from wireless LANs to Gigabit backbones, on local segments and across distributed networks, WildPackets products enable IT organizations to quickly find and fix problems affecting mission-critical network services. WildPackets products are sold in over 60 countries through a broad network of channel and strategic partners. Over 5,000 customers, spanning all industrial sectors and including 80% of the Fortune 1000, use WildPackets products daily to troubleshoot networks and maximize network uptime. WildPackets customers include Cisco Systems, Comcast, EDS, Microsoft, Siemens AG, Unisys, Motorola, and Deutsche Bank. Strategic partners include Aruba, Atheros, Cisco, 3Com, Intel and Symbol Technologies. For further information, please visit www.wildpackets.com.

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