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Network General Extends its Leadership In Network and Application Performance Management with New Performance Enhancements to Sniffer InfiniStream

Industry Leading Performance Monitoring and Analysis Coupled with 24x7 Onsite Next Business Day Support

SAN JOSE, CALIF., January 9, 2007 – Network General™ Corporation, the leading provider of IT Service Assurance Solutions, today announced the release of three new models of its industry-leading network analysis solution, the Sniffer® InfiniStream™ platform and the availability of 24x7 next business day repair or support for the new platform. 

The new Sniffer InfiniStream models – i430, i530 and i1730 – join the company’s portfolio of network and application performance management solutions, with enhanced system throughput for high performance data capture and increased storage capacity. Additionally, the company announced it will offer onsite, next business day support for the new models providing a more convenient and effective method for troubleshooting and issue resolution, minimizing equipment downtime.

The Sniffer InfiniStream product allows network personnel to perform in-depth, retrospective analysis to examine network performance, observe traffic trends, isolate anomalies, perform deep packet analysis, and generate detailed and customized summary reports.  The new platforms are architected to meet the ever growing storage requirements of demanding enterprise high speed networks, now and in the future.

“Network General continues to differentiate itself in the market with the introduction of innovative new technology to its industry leading Sniffer platforms,” said Rick Fitz, vice president of product management for Network General. “The new platforms enable our customers to drive down the cost per managed network segment while simultaneously embracing the challenges of delivering IT services from a business-centric point of view.”

The solutions offer seamless integration with Administrator and Visualizer, providing users with real time health status, enhanced trend analysis and capacity planning-based reporting.