Network General Becomes a Charter Member of the Citrix Alliance Partner Program.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Network General(TM) Corporation, the leading developer and provider of award-winning solutions for network and application performance management, today announced it has joined the Citrix(R) Alliance Partner program as a charter member. As an Alliance Partner, Network General is working with Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) to provide a network troubleshooting solution that focuses on enhancing the usage of Citrix access infrastructure implementations. The partnership will assure that common customers using, rolling out or expanding Citrix implementations can do so with minimal time and disruption.

"We are very pleased with Network General's participation in the Alliance Partners program and look forward to bringing value to Citrix customers," said Nancy Blair, vice president of product management and marketing for Network General. "Our Sniffer(R) analysis solutions allow Citrix enterprise customers to monitor network traffic between Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Servers and client devices and isolate application performance problems that may be rooted within the network or the traffic itself."

Network General's hardware and software solutions enable enterprises and small and medium-size businesses to monitor networks of virtually all topologies and protocols. With the ability to troubleshoot and monitor Citrix-served applications, Network General's solutions can help customers ensure network continuity and uninterrupted, high-performance access to applications.

About the Citrix Alliance Partners

The Citrix accessPARTNER network includes more than 1,400 Citrix Alliance Partners that complement, leverage or add value to Citrix access infrastructure solutions. These partners, which have established technical, marketing and/or joint selling relationships with Citrix, include global and regional independent software vendors, hardware vendors, hosting and service providers and consultants. Their solutions target the enterprise and require Citrix access infrastructure for a complete offering.

About Network General Corporation

Network General(TM) Corporation, a privately held company based in San Jose, California, is the leading developer and provider of award-winning solutions for network and application performance management. The Network General portfolio consists of a family of integrated hardware and software products, including the industry-leading Sniffer(R) solutions that enable the management of complex, high-speed networks covering virtually all wireless and wired network topologies and protocols, and the applications that traverse these networks. Supporting the widest range of network topologies in the industry, Network General's solutions enable enterprises, small and medium businesses, and service providers worldwide to effectively keep their networks and applications up and running at peak performance, 24x7. For more information on Network General, dial 408-571-5000 or go to www.networkgeneral.com.

NOTE: Network General and Sniffer are registered trademarks or trademarks of Network General Corporation. Only Network General Corporation makes Sniffer(R) brand products. Citrix and MetaFrame are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective owners.