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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U.S. Public Relations Contact
Ray George
Page One PR
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WildPackets helps Great Plains Communications Monitor Telecommunications Across Nebraska

OmniPeek prevents outages by notifying network administrators of viruses and bandwidth issues on the network

Walnut Creek, Calif. - July 1, 2008 – WildPackets® Inc., a leading provider of network and application analysis solutions, today announced that Great Plains Communications, the largest Nebraska-owned telecommunications provider, has deployed OmniPeek to monitor its networks in 85 cities across Nebraska.

As broadband and high-speed data technology is available in all the regions served by Great Plains Communications, it was critical they find a solution that would provide a holistic view of the entire network to monitor surges and malware in their customers’ LAN, WAN and VoIP traffic. With OmniPeek, the company has gained insight into the entire network and saved hours of downtime by quickly identifying issues before they become serious problems.

“As an ISP, we need to constantly monitor the health of our network. Customers with viruses on their computers can cause service problems in the town they are in and sometimes other towns around them,” said Dave Junker, network engineer at Great Plains Communications. “WildPackets helps us pinpoint network issues as they happen, preventing outages from taking place.”

“The network is the business lifeline for telecommunications providers,” said Tony Barbagallo, vice president of marketing at WildPackets. “With OmniPeek, Great Plains Communications can sift through all network traffic instantly for root cause analysis of any network issue that may occur, to keep their business running smoothly.”

WildPackets’ OmniPeek offers an intuitive graphical dashboard that IT teams can use to promptly analyze and troubleshoot networks, providing centralized expert analysis for all networks under management. With OmniPeek, network engineers can quickly analyze faults from multiple network segments, drill down through multiple layers of analysis and pinpoint problems that need correction.

For more information on OmniPeek please visit: http://www.wildpackets.com/products.

About Great Plains Communications

Great Plains Communications is a diversified telecommunications company providing local and nationwide long distance telephone service to 77 Nebraska communities, digital cable television service to 40 Nebraska communities, and local Internet access to 85 Nebraska communities. Broadband and high-speed data technology is available in all communities served by Great Plains Communications via their partnerships with WildBlue® Satelite Speed Internet and DirectTV®. The company is the largest Nebraska-owned telecommunications provider, employing many Nebraskans across the state. Almost half of the company’s employees live and work in the towns where they provide service.

About WildPackets, Inc.

WildPackets develops hardware and software solutions that drive network performance, enabling organizations of all sizes to analyze, troubleshoot, optimize, and secure their wired and wireless networks. WildPackets products are sold in over 60 countries and deployed in all industrial sectors, including 80 percent of the Fortune 1000. For further information, please visit www.wildpackets.com.

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