Agilent Technologies Expands Network Management Solutions With Industry-First ATM OC-12 Probe.

Business Editors/High-tech Writers

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000

New Network-Performance Management Solutions Provide Customers

with Extensive Intelligence of ATM Networks

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the most integrated, scalable and comprehensive solution for ATM network-performance management in the industry. As part of its network-performance management strategy, the company introduced the first ATM OC-12 probe and NetMetrix Enterprise Manager 7.0, a system for optimizing network performance in enterprise environments with support for ATM OC-12.

Agilent's network-performance management strategy provides the network intelligence that decision-makers require to take control of the explosive growth of the Internet. NetMetrix solutions enable service-level management and deliver reliable network availability and exceptional network performance. These capabilities enable organizations to align network services with overall business goals, which can facilitate revenue growth and customer acquisition, increase customer loyalty and reduce costs.

"With its NetMetrix enterprise-scale performance-management solutions, Agilent is uniquely positioned to address the network-performance demands of e-business," said Jasmine Noel, an analyst with D.H. Brown Associates, Inc. "NetMetrix's ability to efficiently collect performance data in high-network utilitization situations, combined with in-depth network intelligence and analysis tools, enables organizations to deliver the network services necessary for optimal user experiences."

Extensive Intelligence Enables Better Management

In network performance management, you can't manage what you can't see. To increase visibility, Agilent offers the industry's most comprehensive offering of media-specific data collectors, such as the Agilent NetMetrix OC-12 ATM probe. Together with Agilent NetMetrix Enterprise Manager, the probe provides insight into the performance of mission-critical high-capacity ATM networks by monitoring traffic and providing the information needed to optimize network performance proactively. Capabilities of the Agilent NetMetrix ATM solution include:

--  the ability to monitor a broad range of network capacities from
    56kbs to 622Mbs;

--  extensive network and application visibility, from the
    physical-network layer and cell statistics to the application
    level; and

--  extensive usage and statistical tracking and reporting.

About Agilent NetMetrix

Agilent NetMetrix offers the most comprehensive WAN-, LAN- and ATM-management tools in the industry, enabling companies to leverage network intelligence for increased revenue and optimized investments. Agilent is the only company to address the complete lifecycle for delivery of network services, including tracking, tuning and planning, delivering, and accounting for those services.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

Agilent NetMetrix ATM OC-12 probe will be available later this month. Pricing begins at $33,995.

Agilent NetMetrix Enterprise Manager version 7.0 ships this month. Pricing starts at $5,995.

For more information, visit www.agilent.com/comms/netmetrix.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign itself into two fully independent companies. With 42,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent, a subsidiary of HP, had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion in fiscal year 1999.

Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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