Press Release

AG Group, Inc. Introduces New, Aggressively-Priced Network Management Suitcase Bundles at Networks UK Event

Users Save Over 25% for a Limited Time with Comprehensive Network Tool-Set

WALNUT CREEK, California - June 12, 2000

AG Group, Inc., a leading provider of accessible, affordable network management software and Networks Unlimited, a dedicated networking products and services distributor based in West Sussex, England, plan to showcase two new, comprehensive and aggressively-priced tools bundles at the Networks Telecom 2000 NEC, Birmingham, UK, June 27-29, 2000, Hall 20, Booth B30. The bundles, called Network Management Suitcases, are comprised of award-winning EtherPeek for Windows packet and network analysis software, NetSense for EtherPeek expert post-capture analysis software, WatchPoint web monitoring software, ProConvert file conversion utility and AGNetTools IP test utilities, as well as AG Extended Maintenance. The bundles provide network managers with a robust set of network and Internet server monitoring and analysis tools to maintain, optimize and troubleshoot increasingly complex and bandwidth-demanding eBusiness network environments.

"IT departments are feeling the pressure to efficiently manage networking resources as data traffic increases. The need to optimize and guarantee performance of their high-speed networking infrastructures and critical web resources has created a significant demand for complete suites of tools to cover all aspects of network management," states Janice Spampinato, VP, Sales and Marketing, AG Group, Inc. "Our new Suitcase bundles not only offer an excellent grouping of tried and tested tools for in-depth network and packet analysis, but also include web server monitoring and metrics and the industry's strongest software support and upgrade program."

The powerful, comprehensive Network Management Suitcase bundles are also extremely affordable, offering savings of over 25% from the cost of purchasing the tools separately. Each software solution in the package has user-friendly front-end, enabling Network Managers to get immediate, relevant network information without having to dig through layers of displays.

"Today's eBusinesses are advancing so quickly that it's difficult to equip network administrators, managers and IT staff with the necessary tools to resolve network problems," states Susan Alden-Gobetti, eMarketing Manager, AG Group, Inc. "AG Group's Network Management Suitcase helps solve these expensive and time-consuming networking issues by bundling powerful tools into an inexpensive product suite that provides access to critical applications that are easy-to-use."

Networks Unlimited has been committed to providing the highest level of diagnostics tools for many years and Mike Gill, Head of UK Sales states, "The powerful network troubleshooting, monitoring and web server analyzing capabilities represented by these Suitcase bundles from AG rival any network tools offering on the market, and at an extremely competitive price."

Network Management Suitcase Software Solutions

EtherPeek for Windows
Available for Windows 95/98/NT4.0/Win2000, EtherPeek is an award winning Ethernet network traffic and protocol analyzer that sets the industry standard for ease-of-use, making the complex tasks of troubleshooting and debugging mixed-platform, multi-protocol networks easy.

NetSense for EtherPeek
NetSense is an excellent complementary tool for EtherPeek, providing rules-based, expert client/server transaction analysis, error packet analysis, peer to peer transaction analysis, charting, graphing and mapping features that significantly enhance the post-capture diagnostic capabilities of EtherPeek.

ProConvert for EtherPeek
ProConvert takes packet traces from a variety of packet analyzers and converts them to and from EtherPeek format, allowing users to view packets captured on a totally different analyzer with EtherPeek.

WatchPoint Small Business Edition (SBE) - included with Suitcase III
As your Internet investments increase in size and importance, so should your ability to understand how those resources are being used and how effectively they are performing. AG Group's WatchPoint, a high-performance server monitoring and analysis tool for the most demanding Internet and Intranet environments, has the ability to provide the web metrics you require while also providing performance monitoring for your crucial web servers. The SBE version is an affordable entry-level product that allows you to monitor one FTP and one HTTP server from a single location. A perfect web monitor and analyzer for small businesses.

WatchPoint Enterprise Edition (EE) - included with Suitcase IV
The WatchPoint Enterprise Edition allows you to monitor multiple web servers from multiple locations simultaneously to allow for server comparisons, load balancing, and complete information about visitors, domains, paths taken through your site, errors experienced and much more.

AGNetTools
AGNetTools is a menu-driven, UI-based IP utility suite available for Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2K that consists of Ping, Trace Route, Name LookUp, Finger, Whois, Throughput, Name Scan, Port Scan, Ping Scan, Service Scan, Network Info and Service Table tools along with other useful applications for managing and testing the availability of devices and services on the Internet.

Extended Maintenance Program
Extended Maintenance is a cost-effective way to ensure that users grow along with AG Group's products as new features and enhancements to existing features are incorporated. Fifteen months of EtherPeek, WatchPoint and NetSense Extended Maintenance is included with any Network Management Suitcase purchase.

Pricing, System Requirements and Availability

Network Management Suitcase III £1,790 (saving £300) Pricing valid through June 30, 2000 (Includes EtherPeek for Windows, NetSense for EtherPeek, WatchPoint SBE, ProConvert for EtherPeek, AGNetTools IP test utility software, and 15 months Extended Product Maintenance)

Network Management Suitcase IV £3,170 (saving £400) Pricing valid through June 30, 2000 (Includes EtherPeek for Windows, NetSense for EtherPeek, ProConvert for EtherPeek, WatchPoint EE, AGNetTools IP test utility software, and 15 months Extended Product Maintenance)

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