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Press Release

Global Knowledge and WildPackets Form Training Partnership

Cary, NC, August 20, 2001

Global Knowledge, Inc. (www.globalknowledge.com), the world's largest independent provider of integrated IT education solutions, will incorporate WildPackets' world-class network management and protocol analysis products into its curriculum beginning this fall. The joint collaboration with WildPackets, Inc., developers of comprehensive network and Internet management tools, will affect Global Knowledge curriculum delivered both domestically and abroad, including virtually all of its networking courses and its vendor-authorized Cisco, Microsoft and Enterasys courseware.

"Our partnership with WildPackets is a direct result of our continuing drive to use leading-edge tools in our instruction," says Greg Roels, VP of worldwide product development for Global Knowledge. "WildPackets' comprehensive software suite will help learners to design, maintain and troubleshoot networks in a live network environment. The tools are central to a hands-on experience for IT learners to apply what they've learned in real-world situations."

Global Knowledge curriculum that will integrate the tools includes hands-on networking courses, such as "Internetworking with TCP/IP" and "Understanding Networking Fundamentals." WildPackets' products will also be used in many Cisco courses, such as CCNA Bootcamp; in Microsoft Windows 2000 curriculum; and in all Enterasys courses. The products include: EtherPeek, a packet analyzer that manages LANs, WANs, and Web sites; TokenPeek, a network traffic and protocol analyzer; NetSense, a trace file analyzer; iNetTools, a set of network testing tools; and WebStats, a Website management analysis tool for EtherPeek.

"This is definitely a win-win situation," states Dave Kornreich, WildPackets' Director of Sales. "As a training partner, Global Knowledge will provide WildPackets with product and brand name exposure to literally thousands of IT professionals around the world each year. In exchange, Global Knowledge will be able to prepare current and future generations of networking and protocol analysis experts with the best network management software the industry has to offer."

WildPackets' software tools will initially launch in Global Knowledge's classroom-based courses and will soon be integrated in virtual classroom and self-paced e-Learning programs as part of the company's Blended Learning SolutionsT initiative. The initiative uses new course-design methods to provide enterprises with unparalleled flexibility in the content and delivery of IT training programs.

About WildPackets, Inc.

WildPackets, Inc., formerly known as AG Group, is a customer-driven, world-class provider of comprehensive, affordable networking software. For more than eleven years, WildPackets has been an industry leader in the development of affordable tools designed to simplify the complex tasks associated with monitoring, troubleshooting and maintaining computer networks. WildPackets products, including EtherPeek, AiroPeek, NetSense, NetDoppler, and others allow IT professionals at all levels of expertise to easily manage, analyze and optimize mixed-platform, multi-media networks.

Today, the company is a healthy, growing, and increasingly diverse organization with patented technology and a refined emphasis on core competencies that include packet analysis, packet-stream assembly, professional services and industry-leading customer support.

WildPackets Academy, a division of the company, offers the most effective network and protocol analysis training available. Designed to meet the professional development and protocol analysis training requirements of corporate, educational, government, and private network managers and support staff, our instructional methodology and courseware centers around practical applications of protocol analysis techniques. WildPackets Academy also provides instruction and testing for the industry-standard NAXT (Network Analysis Expert) Certification, which has been to properly qualify an individual to perform Ethernet or 802.11 Wireless network protocol analysis. WildPackets' corporate headquarters are located in Walnut Creek, CA. Information on the company, products and partners is available at www.wildpackets.com. WildPackets' Academy courses and Professional Services offerings are visible from www.wildpacketsacademy.com. WildPackets' Network Analysis Expert (NAX) Certification Program details live at www.nax2000.com.

About Global Knowledge, Inc.

Global Knowledge, Inc., the world's largest independent provider of integrated IT education solutions, is dedicated to improving the way companies and individuals learn, use, and master technology. The company's educational solutions empower customers with choice, allowing them to determine when, where, and how they want their IT education programs to be designed and delivered. Global Knowledge's blended IT education solutions combine vender-authorized content with Global Knowledge developed curricula and deliver this through the right mix of intensive hands-on classroom training and interactive e-learning. Global Knowledge has a large, growing portfolio of e-learning content, products, and services. For large businesses, the company offers complete program management including enrollment, assessment, progress tracking and certification.

Global Knowledge is the world's largest provider of IT certification programs and offers more than 700 courses in 70 international locations and in 15 languages every day for leading IT companies such as: Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, Oracle, and Enterasys. Additionally, the company's software products division offers an extensive portfolio of education products, including OnDemand Personal NavigatorT for SAP, Siebel, and PeopleSoft; and Knowledge Pathways, a leading content management system that delivers custom enterprise solutions.

Global Knowledge has corporate headquarters in Cary, NC, and international headquarters in London, Tokyo, and Singapore. For more information, visit Global Knowledge at http://am.globalknowledge.com/wire.