FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2005

Network Instruments, LLC
10701 Red Circle Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55343 USA

Network Instruments’ Observer® Wins Mobile Star Award™
MobileVillage® Readers Select Observer Network Analyzer as a Top WLAN Management Tool

Minneapolis, MN – October 24, 2005 – Network Instruments®, the leading developer of network analysis, monitoring and management solutions, today announced it has won a Mobile Star Award™ for WLAN Management selected by the readers of MobileVillage, the leading market development company and news service dedicated to enterprise mobile technology.

The fourth annual Mobile Star Awards aim to honor and promote the best companies, products, deployments, and leaders in mobile and wireless technology. Winners are chosen by subscribers to Go Mobile®, MobileVillage’s free online newsletter sent to technology executives, mobile users, buyers, IT managers, developers, and top tech journalists.

“We’re thrilled to be recognized as a top WLAN management solution by readers of MobileVillage,” said Douglas Smith, president of Network Instruments. “Companies are becoming more dependent on wireless networks to support business functions and they need a way to manage all that activity. What sets us apart is that Observer lets you to manage wired and wireless communication simultaneously, reducing training time and licensing costs. This provides our customers with a stronger return on investment than competitive products.”

The Mobile Star Awards program gets bigger every year, said MobileVillage Editor Gary Thayer.

“This year we saw over 100 entries in 60 categories, and nearly 800 people took the time to cast votes,” Thayer said. “The Mobile Star Awards are unique in that the judges are Go Mobile® readers–these people have a great knowledge of the industry and eager to tell the world which mobile products deserve recognition.”

To view Network Instruments WLAN management award, go to http://www.mobilevillage.com/yp/ni.htm.

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.

About MobileVillage®
A pioneer in developing the enterprise mobile technology market since 1993, MobileVillage® / PDA Inc. is a market and solution development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless enterprise computing within select vertical and horizontal market segments. The company has fostered countless technical and professional alliances through conferences; news; product promotions and awards; and "Best of Breed" solution identification. Visit MobileVillage online at www.mobilevillage.com.