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Network Instruments® GigaStor™ Receives Internet Telephony® Magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year Award

GigaStor Recognised for Outstanding Innovation

January 15, 2007 – Minneapolis, MN – Network Instruments, a leading provider of innovative analysis solutions for in-depth network intelligence and continuous availability, today announced that Internet Telephony magazine named GigaStor as a recipient of its 2006 Product of the Year Award. Internet Telephony magazine has been the recognised authority in covering VoIP since 1998.

“It’s an honor to have GigaStor recognised by leading VoIP pundits,” said Douglas Smith. “The award recognizes the unique ability of the GigaStor to provide a comprehensive view of VoIP performance along side overall network performance, as well as conducting both real-time and retrospective analysis. As a retrospective analysis solution, GigaStor captures, stores, and analyses days, week, and even months worth of packets-level data crossing the wire. It helps to quickly isolate the specific problem and eliminates the need for a network engineer to spend hours attempting to replicate intermittent problems in network troubleshooting.”

In conjunction with retrospective analysis, GigaStor reassembles packet streams and recreates VoIP calls, e-mails, visits to Web sites, and IM sessions. In the case of VoIP calls, you can hear exactly what the user heard. With over 70 metrics including call quality scoring, GigaStor allows IT managers to quickly and efficiently go back in time to review VoIP call quality issues, packet loss, bursts, and play back any voice or video call. The GigaStor is a disruptive innovator for network analysis that is changing the way network engineers troubleshoot VoIP and network problems.

“Internet Telephony is proud to bestow Network Instruments with a 2006 Product of the Year Award,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and editor-in-chief of Internet Telephony magazine. “Each year Internet Telephony magazine recognises companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements. Network Instruments has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We’re proud to honour their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”

A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February 2007 issue of Internet Telephony magazine (www.itmag.com). For more information on GigaStor, visit: http://www.networkinstruments.com/products/gigabit/GigaStorProbe.html.

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About Internet Telephony magazine
Since the first issue in February of 1998, Internet Telephony is the only magazine that focuses on providing information in IP communications technologies. Internet Telephony magazine provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services. The only BPA-audited publication that’s 100% dedicated to providing the highest quality content for the IP communications market, Internet Telephony has 55,000 dedicated readers. 

About Network Instruments
Network Instruments provides in-depth network intelligence and continuous network availability through innovative analysis solutions. Enterprise network professionals depend on Network Instruments’ Observer product line for unparalleled network visibility to efficiently solve network problems and manage deployments. By combining a powerful management console with high-performance analysis appliances, Observer simplifies problem resolution and optimises network and application performance. The company continues to lead the industry in ROI with its advanced Distributed Network Analysis (NI-DNA™) architecture, which successfully integrates comprehensive analysis functionality across heterogeneous networks through a single monitoring interface. Network Instruments is headquartered in Minneapolis with sales offices worldwide and distributors in over 50 countries. For more information about the company, products, technology, NI-DNA, becoming a partner, and NI University please visit www.networkinstruments.com.

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