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WildPackets Launches NetFlow Analyzer for OmniPeek

Integrates deep packet analysis with NetFlow Statistics in a Single Product

Walnut Creek, Calif. - November 11, 2008 – WildPackets® Inc., a leading provider of network and application analysis solutions, today announced availability of their NetFlow Analyzer, an advanced extension for OmniPeek that allows users to analyze NetFlow statistics from Cisco networking hardware and seamlessly drill down to individual packet inspection for root cause problem analysis and resolution.

The NetFlow Analyzer identifies top talkers, protocols, and applications throughout the entire network making it easy to isolate and investigate excessive network bandwidth utilization and application traffic. Combined with the deep packet inspection of OmniPeek, IT professionals have complete visibility into usage, performance, and availability statistics and can set alerts to be notified upon suspicious activities and events within the network.

“Today’s troubled economic climate mandates leaner IT initiatives across the enterprise," said Tony Barbagallo, VP of Marketing for WildPackets. “We developed the NetFlow Analyzer specifically as an integrated extension for OmniPeek so enterprises could combine the analysis of packet-based traffic with higher level NetFlow statistics, saving them time and money.”

The NetFlow Analyzer captures and analyzes NetFlow traffic either by listening and collecting NetFlow data directly or, unlike other NetFlow clients, by passively capturing NetFlow packets sent to other clients. This allows the NetFlow Analyzer to monitor existing NetFlow streams, without the need to configure the source router. These two methods work well together, whereby packet capture and protocol analysis are used to find a specific NetFlow stream, and NetFlow analysis is used to see the flow statistics in that stream. In both cases, the NetFlow statistics can be displayed in a single dashboard or via individual capture windows.

“NetFlow is a natural complement to packet-based management technologies, especially for providing application-aware visibility across the infrastructure,” said Jim Frey, senior analyst, Enterprise Management Associates. “By tightly integrating NetFlow support with their signature deep packet inspection technology, WildPackets is delivering extra value by streamlining workflow, so users of their products won’t need to switch from screen to screen to analyze packet-based traffic and NetFlow statistics.”

For more information on the NetFlow Analyzer for OmniPeek please visit: http://www.wildpackets.com/products/omnipeek/netflow

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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