ADC Telecommunications Breaks New Ground in Network Behavior Analysis with Metrica/APT.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999--

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ADC Telecommunications Inc. (Nasdaq:ADCT) (www.adc.com) today announced the launch of Metrica/APT (Automated Profiling Tool). Metrica/APT heralds the development of a new family of advanced Metrica network analysis solutions, building on the worldwide success of ADC's industry-leading Metrica technology. It will offer network operators the chance to enjoy major reductions in performance management workload and significant improvements in the detection and diagnosis of faults and problems. It does this through performance profiling, which Chris Higgins, Metrica /APT product manager defines as: "the ability to establish characteristic network behavior and automatically detect deviations from it."

The new system reads performance data from the accepted industry-standard Metrica/NPR system and correlates and reports changes across multiple counters, uncovering relationships between a particular pattern of change in performance and a particular problem or usage phenomenon.

The existing worldwide Metrica user community now numbers over 160 wireless and fixed networks, and of those, a leading user, BT Cellnet of the UK, has been Beta testing Metrica/APT.

"Automating network performance analysis, in order to find and resolve service-affecting conditions quickly, is an important part of BT Cellnet's continuous improvement process," said Derek McManus, head of Network Management Systems for the UK operator BT Cellnet. "While many factors affecting quality of service are known, profiling through Metrica/APT will reveal unexpected and less obvious anomalies, which might have remained undetected. This ability will allow us to characterize configuration and performance issues more quickly."

"The launch of Metrica/APT is a natural step along the path we and our customers are treading; towards a more analytical, more expert and higher value-added use of network performance data," said Grant Wakelin, president of ADC's Software Systems Division. "We have always said that we help turn data into information and as network operators' requirements for more sophisticated information grows, in the face of competition and subscriber demands, so we move to enhance Metrica technology to meet those needs. To have such strong early endorsement is extremely encouraging."

Metrica technology is deployed in over 140 networks in 55 countries around the world. More information about ADC's Metrica products can be reached on the Web at www.metrica.com, where complete details about its expertise and range of products is available.

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading global supplier of voice, video and data systems for telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and private communications networks. ADC's systems enable local access and high-speed transmission of communications services from providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has 10,100 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.6 billion. ADC is an S&P 500 company. For additional information, visit ADC's Web site at www.adc.com.