FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Network Instruments® Announces Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista™

Observer® Product Family First Analysis Solution to Support Vista Platform

December 5, 2006 –– Minneapolis, MN —Network Instruments, a leading provider of innovative analysis solutions for in-depth network intelligence and continuous availability, today announced that the Observer product family supports the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Network Instruments is the first analysis vendor to provide both 32-bit and 64-bit scalable solutions that support the Vista platform.

“Network Instruments has consistently been a leader in integrating new technologies to meet the demands of the enterprise environment,” said Douglas Smith, co-founder and president of Network Instruments. “With the integrated support for the Vista platform, users can take advantage of substantial security and interface enhancements inherent in the new operating system. Throughout our history, we’ve taken the steps necessary to ensure customers have the solutions they need to meet the demands of network and application performance management well into the future. By continually optimising our analysers to support the latest Microsoft offerings, providing the largest capture buffers, and offering internally-engineered capture cards, our solutions provide capture and analysis performance unmatched in the industry.”

As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Network Instruments will continue to quickly integrate support for the latest Microsoft platforms. Any necessary upgrades for support of Vista will be provided automatically to customers under maintenance through quarterly update CDs or from the Network Instruments website. To learn more, call 01959 569 880 or visit http://www.networkinstruments.co.uk.

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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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