January 18, 2005 – Minneapolis, MN - Network Instruments, LLC, the industry leading developer of distributed, user-friendly and affordable network management, analysis and troubleshooting solutions, announced today that readers of Redmond Magazine (www.redmondmag.com) have named Observer as a 2005 Best of the Best in the category of “Best Bandwidth/Traffic Monitoring Product.” Nearly 2,500 readers chose their favorites in more than 40 product categories. This is the second year in a row that Redmond’s readers have honored Observer, a fully distributed network analyzer, with an award. “We are delighted to be recognized again by Redmond readers as a 2005 Best of the Best Product,” said Douglas Smith, president of Network Instruments. “Year after year, Observer continues to be valued by those working on the front lines of network administration. Observer’s success stems from its Distributed Network Analysis architecture. It’s the only network analyzer that supports multiple topologies, offers complete distributed analysis, is built from a unified code set and fits any administrator’s budget.” In 2004, Network Instruments released Observer 10, offering major enhancements and capabilities in the arena of network troubleshooting. Network Trending and Reporting is a core component of Observer and version 10 added the ability to create Ready-Made and Custom Reports as well as a new Report Scheduler to automate report delivery. “It’s hard to know if your network is running efficiently without knowing its performance over longer periods of time,” said Charles Thompson, senior sales engineer for Network Instruments. “This is where Observer’s Trending and Reporting comes in. With version 10, you can now choose from a variety of pre-created templates and with the new Report Scheduler you can automate report delivery. For example, have Observer deliver this week’s network Top Talkers every Friday to your inbox. With the Report Scheduler even non-Observer users can receive reports. By sharing information on bandwidth issues, potential server delays and application transaction time with key decision makers, Observer offers a way to prepare for potential network issues before they start.” Observer 10.1 remains cost competitive with pricing beginning at $995.00. Expert Observer 10.1 includes Application Analysis, over 500 Real-Time Experts and the industry’s largest 4GB Memory Buffer at $2895.00. The Observer Suite 10.1 package includes Expert Analysis, an SNMP console and Web Reporting for $3995.00. A free product evaluation and additional information about Observer and Network Instruments is available at the company’s Web site at www.networkinstruments.com. ### About Network Instruments |
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