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Corporate Public Relations Contact		PR-Kontakt Deutschland
Ronnie Holland		Svenja Op gen Oorth
WildPackets, Inc.		eloquenza pr gmbh
ronnie@wildpackets.com		info@eloquenza.de
+1 925 937-3200		+49 (0) 89 242038-0

Computacenter Selects WildPackets

Walnut Creek, California, October 9, 2006 – WildPackets Inc., innovators in advanced network analysis, today announced that Computacenter, the well-known Provider of IT infrastructure services, will predominately use products from its OmniAnalysis Platform for measurements in high speed environments as well as performing troubleshooting services in WLANs and VoIP Installations. Computacenter has selected WildPackets’ OmniAnalysis™ platform because it was the only network analysis solution available on the market today which could meet all of their requirements regarding reliability, usability and flexibility.

Key to Computacenter’s deployment of the OmniAnalysis™ Platform is the PowerPliance, a highly advanced mobile Gigabit analyser designed, produced and fitted to the OmniPeek console by brainworks, WildPackets’ VAR in Germany.

"We have quite a few large-scale enterprises within our customer base. Some of them also have backbones with a correlative bandwidth utilisation," said Michael Chrobok, Practice Leader Networking and IP Telephony Solutions at Computacenter. "One reason we selected the OmniAnalysis Platform is its ability to write large volumes of network traffic continuously to the hard disk without any loss of data – which is very critical for any kind of on- or offline analysis."

"As an IT service provider we always focus on customers requirements first and our objective is to implement only the best solution. During the entire evaluation process brainworks impressed us with their extensive technical competence. Also WildPackets showed us how to quickly solve problems using the intuitive and graphical interface as well as the highly intelligent expert system of their OmniPeek software. This allows us to analyse all relevant network technologies on the LAN using one type of equipment!" Chrobok concluded.

The open and flexible architecture of the OmniAnalysis™ platform allows the software to be modified at anytime according to the specific requirements the Computacenter technicians are facing. Scalability and an attractive price/performance ratio also served as key factors in making Computacenter decide on the OmniAnalysis™ Platform.

"Many customers find the challenges of network analysis complex and perplexing, especially in the areas of VoIP and WLANs. As tempting as it might be to blindly trust the promises of vendors, a better approach for mission-critical solutions is to test a particular product in a live environment on a daily basis and under pressure," said Matthias Lichtenegger, Country Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at WildPackets. "Computacenter put the OmniAnalysis platform through its paces and concluded that it was the best solution for their troubleshooting requirements. The level of scrutiny Computacenter applied to this decision makes us even more delighted that they chose the OmniAnalysis platform. Once again, we have won an accredited ‘Player’ in the field of Network Analysis and Troubleshooting as a reference customer."

The OmniAnalysis™ platform gives IT-professionals real-time visibility into every part of the network – simultaneously and independently over multiple segments including support for Full Duplex Gigabit, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN and WAN. Using the OmniAnalysis Platform's local capture capabilities as well the possibility to connect to remote agents –called "OmniEngines" - engineers can rapidly troubleshoot faults and fix problems, restoring essential services and maximizing network uptime and user satisfaction. OmniAnalysis™ is the leading solution for network troubleshooting and passive monitoring, observation of network security, application performance analysis, VoIP analysis and network forensics. The open platform receives many international application contributions through the WildPackets Developer Network (wpdn.wildpackets.com). An extension of the network technology supported by OmniAnalysis for the analysis of 10 Gigabit Ethernet is already available.

About Computacenter

Computacenter is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. To help our customers maximise the value of IT to their businesses, we offer services at every stage of infrastructure investment. We can advise customers on their IT strategy, implement the most appropriate technology from a wide range of leading vendors and manage elements of their technology infrastructures on their behalf. At every stage we help them minimise the cost and maximise the business value of their IT expenditure. Our corporate and government clients are served by a network of branch offices across the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and, through our international partners, at locations across the globe.

About brainworks

Since 1989 brainworks computer technologie GmbH is a successful Value-Add Distributor for network analysis, system management, Internet, security as well as Mac OS Tools. Brainworks focuses on building sustainable relationships with its partners and customers and offers competent pre-and post sales consulting and support services. brainworks partners with selected providers that offer high class product quality such as Axiros, Allot, Computer Associates, eSoft, Kerio, Netopia, Nomadix, Prosoft, WildPackets and Viola Networks.

About WildPackets Inc.

Since 1990, WildPackets has been developing innovative, high-quality, easy-to-use and valuable solutions to maintain the health and integrity of critical data-in-motion. From the desktop to the datacenter, wired to wireless, distributed and local, WildPackets products enable IT organizations to monitor, troubleshoot, and secure their network systems. 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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