Corporate Profile for Network General Corp., dated Dec. 13.

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Published Date:              Dec. 13, 1996

Company name:                Network General Corporation
Address:                     4200 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Main Telephone Number:       [phone]
Chief Executive Officer:     Leslie G. Denend
Chief Financial Officer:     James T. Richardson
Investor Relations Contact:  Lesley J. Mattos
   Business Phone Number:    [phone]
   Home Phone Number:
Public Relations Contact:    A&R Partners
   Business Phone Number:    [phone]
Trading Symbol:              NETG
Industry:  Network fault & performance management solutions


Corporate Profile:

    Network General(R) Corporation is a worldwide leader in network
fault and performance management solutions.  In recognition of the
network as a mission-critical business asset, the Company designs,
markets, and supports software tools and systems that help business
quickly identify and solve problems that impact quality of network
service.
    Network General is unique in its commitment to provide customers
with Total Network Visibility -- the power to see and understand the
performance relationship between the network and its major
components: databases, applications and key network devices.
    Network General fulfills this commitment through a family of
Sniffer(R) tools and systems that incorporate Experience Technology,
a proprietary technology that links advanced protocol decodes with
expert analysis capabilities to simplify and enhance network fault
and performance management.
    Experience Technology combines a long-term commitment to internal
R&D, long-standing friendships with leading networking vendors, and
long-term relationships with networking professionals whose
contributed expertise delivers an unmatched degree of actionable
information to Network General customers.
    These product solutions, in addition to Network General's broad
range of service and support options, help companies to optimize the
performance of their complex LAN, internetwork, and enterprise
network environments.

     Visit Network General's web site at http://www.ngc.com

     Investment Information:
     Traded:  NASDAQ              Symbol:  NETG
     Fiscal Year-End:             March 31
     Fiscal 1996 Revenues:        $188,845,000
     Fiscal 1996 Net Income:      $  27,425,000
     Stock Price (9/30/96):       $22.875
     12-Month Stock Price Range
         (10/1/95 - 9/30/96):     $15.0625 - $27.00
     Shares Outstanding (9/30/96): 46.8 Million
     Market Capitalization:       $1.07 Billion
     Book Value per Share:        $4.00
     EPS Quarter Ended 9/30/96:   $0.22
     EPS Year Ended 3/31/96:      $0.77(a)
     Average Daily Trading Volume
         (10/1/95 - 9/30/96):     514,536

(a) Excluding one-time costs related to an acquisition during the fiscal
    year

    Note:  All periods reflect the 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a
    100% stock dividend approved by the Company's Board of Directors
    effective May

CONTACT: Network General Corp.