Agilent Technologies Strengthens Network Test Capabilities with Gigabit Analyzer and Optional VoIP Module.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000

End-to-End Gigabit and VoIP Ethernet Solutions Help Managers

Monitor and Analyze New Network Capabilities

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduces the Agilent LAN Analyzer 3.0 for testing gigabit Ethernet networks and a new Voice-over-IP (VoIP) plug-in software module for testing and monitoring high-speed Ethernet networks.

Designed for telecommunications companies and businesses operating large Ethernet networks for mission-critical applications, LAN Analyzer 3.0 is a product suite that helps users accurately measure network performance, troubleshoot equipment problems and quickly deploy high-speed gigabit LAN networks. The VoIP plug-in is optional software that allows users to analyze voice traffic over Ethernet-based IP networks and confirm pre-defined Quality of Service (QoS) levels for PSTN/IP Gateways, IP switches and IPBX systems.

"Our LAN management customers are being asked to implement new and emerging capabilities very quickly and without any room for error," says Bill Mortimer, general manager of Agilent's Network Systems Test Division. "Agilent now offers the LAN Analyzer 3.0 and the new VoIP plug-in to provide customers with end-to-end test solutions needed to deploy new, mission-critical services without disrupting current network performance."

LAN Analyzer 3.0 lets users remotely monitor multiple network locations and upgrade their analysis systems as their network expands in size or complexity -- all from a single-product platform with a consistent user interface. The system provides real-time network- and application-layer statistics, as well as seven-layer decodes for all key protocol stacks, including IP, Novell and AppleTalk. Numerous new decodes have been added to LAN Analyzer 3.0, including full 802.D VLAN and IP Spec protocols.

Users can add optional expert analysis, traffic generation and remote-management capabilities to the system as required. For troubleshooting larger networks, the product is offered in a portable hardware configuration that provides 100 percent wire-speed capture capabilities based on unique silicon-accelerated hardware. To keep the learning curve short, all products utilize the same user interface and measurement statistics as the base system, and a computer based training (CBT) CD is included with each product. Custom hardware cards and rack-mounted systems that support full-duplex capture under any traffic load also are available. LAN Analyzer 3.0 can be placed at multiple locations throughout the network for distributed network monitoring.

LAN Analyzer 3.0 is the latest network test product offered by Agilent Technologies. Agilent's network test, management and security products offer comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for network managers and systems engineers building next-generation enterprise and public networks.

Further information on the Agilent LAN Analyzer 3.0 and related products can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com/comms/onenetworks.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

Pricing for the Agilent LAN Analyzer starts at $995. The Voice-over-IP plug-in starts at $3500. Both products will start shipping in March.

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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