Redmond Magazine Announces 2006 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Lafe Low, Executive Editor (508) 875-6644, ext. 14 llow@redmondmag.com.

Irvine, CA, April 28, 2006 – Redmond magazine has released the winners of its annual 2006 Redmond magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards, which appear in the May issue, are presented in 45 product categories in the Microsoft Windows market.

The Redmond Readers Choice Award is a true representation of the opinions and attitudes of our readers. The products our readers choose are the ones that drive their networks and keep their businesses up and running. This year’s survey was even more extensive than in previous years, but that did not deter our readers’ enthusiastic response. We received nearly 2,000 responses listing our readers’ favorites in 45 categories.

Network Instruments’ Observer was selected as the overall winner in the category of Best Bandwidth/Traffic Monitoring Product.

“We are grateful to be recognized by experienced IT professionals in the field,” said Douglas Smith, president of Network Instruments®. “This award provides the positive feedback we knew would come from hard work and paying attention to our customers’ needs.”

It’s always exciting to look through the results of the Readers Choice survey, said executive editor Lafe Low.

“It’s like having a conversation with all of our readers at once. The results of this survey give a clear view of the technology landscape across the country. The winners should be honored, as they have been chosen by the IT professionals who are running the show and selecting products on a daily basis.”

About Redmond magazine
Redmond magazine provides cutting-edge product, business and how-to information to network professionals, IT managers and IT directors focusing on the Microsoft Windows platform. The monthly publication reaches 119,000 qualified subscribers. For more information, visit http://redmondmag.com.

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 optimizes 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.