Network Instruments® RELEASES NEW GIGABIT OBSERVER SUITE SYSTEM

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NETWORK INSTRUMENTS® RELEASES NEW GIGABIT OBSERVER SUITE SYSTEM
New Version Offers Greater Portability and New Gen2™ Capture Card Technology

June 14, 2005 – Minneapolis, MN - Network Instruments, the leading developer of network analysis, monitoring and management solutions, announced today a new version of the popular Gigabit Observer Suite System (GOSS), an all-in-one, portable analyzer containing all the software and hardware components needed to perform full-duplex, gigabit analysis at wire-speed. The GOSS is now available with the new Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card designed exclusively by Network Instruments to maximize GOSS performance. The new GOSS also offers a more compact design for greater efficiency in travel and shipping for field service engineers tasked with large-scale installations or traveling to remote locations for in-depth analysis and monitoring.

The portable analyzer includes an integrated copy of the award-winning Observer® Suite software, a network analyzer that performs real-time Expert analysis, offers complete SNMP and RMON device management as well as web reporting capabilities. The specially designed Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card guarantees real-time, full-duplex captures at wire-speed with the ability to monitor both copper or optical links. To ensure data delivery, the GOSS incorporates an in-line Network Instruments nTAP™ (copper or optical) for complete passive analysis and guaranteed visibility.

“Our customers depend on the Network Instruments GOSS for solving more obscure network problems,” said Dave Gray, president of Frederick Engineering, a Network Instruments premier partner. “It’s perfect for in-depth, concentrated analysis into mission-critical links. We’ve sold many to consultants with worldwide clients. Best of all, the GOSS fully integrates into the NI-DNA™ (Network Instruments Distributed Network Analysis) architecture. The GOSS can link up with any Observer console or probe located on the network. So regardless of what area you are monitoring with the GOSS, you never lose that connection with the rest of the network.”

When fully loaded with all available software and hardware options, the new GOSS weighs 24 pounds—an 18-pound decrease from the previous model.

“We first introduced the GOSS in 2003 to serve the needs of high-end network consultants whose work entails traveling to remote locations to solve more elusive gigabit problems,” said Roman Oliynyk, CEO of Network Instruments. “Now, we’ve redesigned the GOSS, reducing the weight by 18 pounds. Because airline baggage allowances are stricter, the new GOSS was designed to eliminate any excess weight fees and to make check-in easier.”

Additionally, the GOSS includes a 10/100/1000 adapter card, all required cabling and either an optical or copper nTAP integrated into the dual processor-based system. It also features a 15-in. active matrix display, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HD, CDRW drive, keyboard, mouse and Windows® XP Pro. Pricing for the GOSS begins at $17,995 for optical SX. For more information about the GOSS please visit www.networkinstruments.com.

About Network Instruments
Network Instruments is the industry-leading developer of distributed, user-friendly and affordable network management, analysis and troubleshooting solutions. The award-winning Observer family of products combines a comprehensive management and analysis console with high-performance probes and network TAPs to provide integrated monitoring and management for the entire network (LAN, 802.11 a/b/g, gigabit, WAN). All Network Instruments products are designed utilizing a Distributed Network Analysis (NI-DNA™) architecture. With NI-DNA, the Observer solution set simplifies network troubleshooting and management, optimizes network and application performance and scales to meet the needs of any organization. Founded in 1994, Network Instruments is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in London, Munich, Paris, Toronto, and multiple cities throughout the United States with distributors in over 50 countries. More information about the company, products, innovation, technology, NI-DNA, becoming a partner, and NI University can be found at: www.networkinstruments.com.