OPNET SOFTWARE AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. GSA SCHEDULES PROGRAM; -- GSA CONTRACT SIMPLIFIES ACQUISITION OF OPNET SOFTWARE FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPNT), a provider of intelligent network management software, has announced that its software is available under the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) schedules program.

Established in 1949 and headquartered in Washington, DC, the mission of the GSA is "to provide policy leadership and expertly managed space, products, services and solutions, at the best value, to enable federal employees to do their jobs." Don Renner, Director of Federal Solutions at OPNET, stated, "We have an established track record delivering valuable software solutions to defense community, federal civilian, and state government organizations, in addition to the major commercial contractors. Our GSA contract simplifies the acquisition process and provides favorable pricing to our government clients."

Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of intelligent network management software. The OPNET product suite combines predictive modeling and a comprehensive understanding of networking technologies to enable its customers to more effectively design and deploy networks, provision services, diagnose network and application performance problems, and predict the impact of network changes.