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WildPackets Selected for Membership in Avaya DeveloperConnection Program

Collaboration to Speed VoIP Fault Analysis in Converged Networks

Walnut Creek, California, September 27, 2005 – WildPackets Inc., innovators in advanced network analysis, today announced that it has been selected by Avaya Inc. (NYSE: AV), a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, for membership in the Avaya DeveloperConnection (DevConnect) program. As an Innovator member, WildPackets met rigorous Avaya criteria for customer satisfaction, product support, business operations, marketing and sales.

The Avaya DeveloperConnection program promotes the development, compliance-testing and co-marketing of innovative third-party products that are compatible with standards-based Avaya solutions. Member organizations have expertise in a broad range of technologies that includes IP telephony, contact centers and mobility applications – helping companies extend the value of multivendor networks and transform voice into a business application that delivers true value to the bottom line.

For over 15 years, WildPackets has been creating market-leading local and remote network management solutions, including its latest distributed network analysis architecture, Omni™. Real-time, expert and VoIP analysis tools allowing organizations to monitor, troubleshoot, and secure today's complex and converged enterprise networks are integral components of the Omni platform as well as the local analysis strategy for the company.

Avaya Internet protocol (IP) telephony software, which delivers applications to help businesses intelligently connect people and processes over global networks in a 24/7 world, are augmented by WildPackets’ solutions. Companies can use WildPackets distributed and portable VoIP analysis tools to plan, deploy, optimize, and maintain their telephony infrastructure faster, easier, and more effectively.

“Membership in Avaya’s developer community will help us build our business by serving customers more efficiently,” said Bill Northlich, WildPackets’ VP of Technology and Product Management. “By leveraging Avaya resources and working more closely with the company to deliver compliance-tested solutions to the market, we are able to reduce network complexity, improve security and reliability, and speed time to deployment -- helping businesses quickly realize a benefit to their bottom line.”

The Avaya DeveloperConnection program currently includes more than 1,000 software and hardware developer companies, integrators, service providers and customers. Members have created hundreds of innovative solutions tested for Avaya compliance, including natural language speech recognition applications, wireless services, specialized computer telephony integration and reporting capabilities, and applications tailored for specific vertical industries.

“Our Avaya developer community has become a catalyst for rapid innovation and the creation of new multivendor applications that help enterprises around the world embed secure, reliable communications capabilities into the fabric of their business—making their people more productive, processes more intelligent, and customers more satisfied,” said Eric Rossman, Vice President, Developer Relations and Technical Alliances, Avaya.

About Avaya

Avaya Inc. designs, builds and manages communications networks for more than 1 million businesses worldwide, including over 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®. Focused on businesses large to small, Avaya is a world leader in secure and reliable Internet protocol (IP) telephony systems and communications software applications and services. Driving the convergence of voice and data communications with business applications - and distinguished by comprehensive worldwide services - Avaya helps customers leverage existing and new networks to achieve superior business results. For more information visit the Avaya website: www.avaya.com.

About WildPackets Inc.

WildPackets develops solutions that provide more network information to more people to assist them in maintaining productivity and the integrity of data in motion. Sold in over 60 countries through a broad network of channel and strategic partners, WildPackets products are deployed in all industrial sectors, including 80% of the Fortune 1000. For further information, please visit www.wildpackets.com.

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