Press Release

WildPackets Ships New EtherPeek Releases With Expanded VoIP Features, On-line Support Access

Walnut Creek, CA - June 5, 2002

WildPackets Inc., leading developers of expert network and Internet management tools, today announced the simultaneous release of EtherPeek NX™ v1.1 and EtherPeek for Windows v4.5. The new versions of the award-winning EtherPeek analyzers include many significant decoder additions, as well as a Start Page which provides easy access to on-line support resources.

"These new releases build on the inherent strengths of our packet analyzers and represent a large step forward in terms of support for converged networks," states Janice Spampinato, WildPackets' Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The VoIP Expert and decoder features of our new NX release make this an even more relevant tool for any IT Professional faced with increased network demands in combining voice, video, and data. Just as network engineers understand the long-term, cost-saving benefits of convergence in positioning their internet infrastructure for next-generation applications, they also realize the need for solid, affordable management tools that can help them deliver expected QoS (Quality of Service) to their various constituencies without depleting their budgets."

EtherPeek NX Enhancements Include:

• New HTML Start Page with links to local and online resources
• New Expert Diagnoses, including:
  • RTP (VoIP) Excessive Jitter diagnosis
  • RTP (VoIP) Excessive Packet Loss diagnosis
  • RTP (VoIP) Late Packet Arrival diagnosis
  • RTP (VoIP) Packet Out of Sequence diagnosis
• Enhanced Node Statistics and Filters creation
• IPSEC Decoders (AH, ESP)
• Enhanced SNMP Decoders
• Enhanced VoIP Decoders, including: G.711, G.723, G.728, G.729, H.225, H.263, H.323, Q.850, Q.931, Q.932, Q.952, Q.953, Q.955, Q.956, Q.957

EtherPeek 4.5 Enhancements Include:

• New Start Page with easy access to support options
• New Hierarchical Conversations View
• New Customizable Alarms
• New Server Message Block (SMB) Analysis Module
• New decoders for VoIP, Kerberos, IPSEC, line decoders, more.

About EtherPeek and EtherPeek NX

EtherPeek for Windows is an award-winning Ethernet network traffic and protocol analyzer that makes the complex tasks of troubleshooting and debugging mixed-platform, multi-protocol networks easy. EtherPeek NX, WildPackets' enhanced, real-time expert analyzer, has been carefully designed to assist IT Professionals in analyzing and diagnosing increasingly large and diverse volumes of network data, providing precise, contemporary analysis of the problems facing today's networks. NX' Expert tracks dozens of separate aspects of network performance, showing the source of problems at the packet level. The Expert View provides in-depth analysis of dozens of network problems in a conversation- centered view of traffic. The Expert Peer Map creates a map of conversations, showing traffic volume and protocol information for each pair of nodes. All WildPackets' "Peek" products have the ability to open multiple live capture windows, each with independent analysis attributes. More product information is available from http://www.wildpackets.com/products/.

About WildPackets Inc.

Since 1990, WildPackets has been developing affordable tools designed to simplify the complex tasks associated with designing, maintaining, troubleshooting and optimizing computer networks. Our products are sold in over 50 countries around the world through a network of expert channel partners. WildPackets' customers include Cisco Systems, EDS, Time Warner, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, BEA Systems, and others. Strategic partners include Atheros Communications, 3Com, Cisco Systems, Proxim, SysKonnect, and Symbol Technologies. Information on the company, products and partners is available at www.wildpackets.com. WildPackets Academy courses and Professional Services offerings are viewable at www.wildpacketsacademy.com.