Press Release

WildPackets, Inc. Introduces EtherPeek for Mac OS X at MacWorld

Company to debut version 4.1 and conduct live packet analysis training in their booth

WALNUT CREEK, California - January 5, 2001

WildPackets, Inc., formerly known as AG Group, developers of high-performance tools that deliver real-time, strategic information about an organization's network and Internet presence, today announced that it will unveil a new Mac OS X- compatible version of their award-winning packet analyzer EtherPeek at MacWorld in San Francisco. The new 4.1 release takes full advantage of the Aqua interface and adds several major enhancements to an existing robust feature set.

EtherPeek, WildPackets' flagship product, is a very popular software-based LAN analyzer with a great user interface and an affordable price. Having gained widespread acceptance as the packet analyzer of choice by IT Professionals who prefer the Macintosh as their key network management platform, EtherPeek now helps manage networks in tens of thousands of small, medium and large business enterprises, academic institutions, local and federal government agencies and organizations of all kinds.

Several years ago, in response to customer demand for ways to increase understanding of network management in general and to optimize packet and network analysis with EtherPeek specifically, WildPackets added protocol analysis training and consulting services to their list of services. The wide acceptance and success of WildPackets' Professional Services, including public and on-site training, has allowed the company to grow significantly.

To demonstrate the excellence of both the EtherPeek software and WildPackets' training courses, the company will conduct live, instructor-led packet analysis at regular intervals in their booth (North Hall, #3334) at the MacWorld Expo.

EtherPeek v4.1 Partial List of Feature Enhancements

New! Threshold Alarms
Alarms are used to get the attention of a user at a specified time or network event. Any network, node, protocol, or summary statistic has the option of enabling an alarm.

New! Enhanced Subnet/Range Filtering
Ability to create filters for a range of addresses or subnet.

New! Enriched HTML and XML Output
Graphing over time of any network, node, protocol, or summary statistic within the program

New! Internet Attack Plug-in
Tests for LAND Attacks, Tear Drop Attacks, Gin Attacks, Jolt Attacks, Oversize IP Attacks, Pimp Attacks, Riptrace Attacks and WinNuke Attacks

New! Napster Plug-in
Includes a list of common Napster ports and can send informational notifications, creates graphs or trigger alarms based on Napster login, search,or download traffic.

New! Log File Filtering
Log view can now be filtered by severity of incident and source

New! Default Name Table now contains well-known ports

System Requirements and Pricing

EtherPeek for Macintosh v4.1 requires a PCI-based Power Macintosh, 32Mb Free RAM, System 8.6 or later, and an EtherPeek-supported Ethernet interface. Minimum system requirements, including a list of supported interfaces, can be found through the product pages at http://www.wildpackets.com.

Suggested Retail Price:
EtherPeek v4.1 Single-use License $995.00
EtherPeek Training Bundle $2,500.00
EtherPeek for Macintosh one year maintenance subscription $300.00
EtherPeek for Macintosh two year maintenance subscription $500.00

Current Maintenance Subscription Owners receive the v4.1 upgrade automatically.

About WildPackets, Inc. (fka AG Group, Inc.)

WildPackets, Inc., formerly known as AG Group, Inc., is a 10-year-old network software company based in Walnut Creek, CA that is privately held by its employees. Our products - high performance tools that deliver real-time, strategic information about an organization's network and Internet presence - lead the industry in innovation and ease-of-use.

Currently, WildPackets offerings include award-winning network and protocol analyzers EtherPeek for Macintosh and EtherPeek for Windows, TokenPeek for Windows, LAN/WAN and Internet traffic monitors WatchPoint and Skyline/Satellite, iNetTools TCP/IP test utilities as well as network management and protocol-specific training classes. Large enterprise customers that have standardized on WildPackets software or have added WildPackets Packet Analysis training to their class schedules include Lucent Netcare Professional Services, Cisco International and Motorola University.

For more information on WildPackets solutions and services, please visit http://www.wildpackets.com.