Ando Corporation's IP Products Division to Lead Ando's Entry Into Network Core Monitoring Market.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000

IP Products Division to Focus On High Speed Network Monitoring Needs

of IP Service Providers and Carriers

The monitoring needs of IP service providers and carriers will soon be met with products from Ando Corporation's new IP Products Division, announced Ando Corporation today. A pioneer in the field of optical and digital test and measurement equipment, the company plans to continue its reputation as an industry speed leader by providing high speed, reliable, and accurate products to those looking to enhance their current core network monitoring capabilities.

"The development of the IP Products Division within Ando Corporation represents a significant milestone for Ando," said Mr. Yasuo Masuda, associate senior vice president and executive general manager of Ando Electric's Telecommunications Operations Unit. "While we have historically emerged as technological leaders in niche areas of established market segments, our technological expertise now enables us to enter the North American market as a leader in the emerging high speed network monitoring market."

"Ando Corporation's IP Products Division's mission is to work closely with key customers and partners on the development, strategic marketing, business development, sales and support of very high speed core monitoring products," says Hiro Sato, general manager of Ando Corporation's IP Products Division. "By enabling large IP service providers and carriers to monitor their core networks, Ando will help extend the reach of traditional network management solutions and emerging Internet Business Infrastructure applications to the network core."

There is currently a need among various IP optical carrier networks for the ability to effectively monitor high speed IP network traffic at the core. Current products can only report on port-level traffic, leaving a need for robust, scalable, and real time monitoring solutions. Ando has recognized this need and has plans for an extensive line of products to address it.

"As networking technologies increase in speed and volume, very high speed core monitoring is crucial to the expansion of the IP industry," says Sato. "For example, advanced IP solutions such as network health/troubleshooting, network operations support/business planning, service level management, and IP billing based on usage are impossible without key managing and tracking capabilities."

About Ando

Ando Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Ando Electric Ltd., a pioneering test and measurement company based in Japan. Ando is an industry leader with its cutting edge optical and digital communications test gear, including Ando's Optical Spectral Analyzer for DWDM, Tunable Laser Source, and the world's first OC-192 SONET Analyzer. Ando currently employs over 1400 people at 26 locations worldwide, including the U.S., Japan, Asia, and Europe.