Forum to Connect Worldwide Community of NetScout Users and Promote Exchange of Innovative Practices using nGenius Solutions
WESTFORD, Mass., Sept. 19 --
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) today announced that Dennis Drogseth,
vice president of Enterprise Management Associates will deliver a keynote
address at the company's first annual NetScout User Forum conference, Exchange
2002, to be held November 5-7, 2002, at the Newport Marriott in Newport, Rhode
Island. Drogseth will present, "Consolidating Performance Management: From
Surviving to Thriving," and will cover challenges, objectives and strategies
for optimizing performance management across the enterprise.
NetScout's Exchange 2002 will connect the growing worldwide community of
nGenius(TM) users, providing them the opportunity to deepen their
understanding of NetScout solutions while contributing to NetScout's strategic
direction. The two-day conference will feature presentations and panel
discussions about NetScout's products and company direction, examples of ROI
and other successes achieved by applying nGenius to solve challenging
performance management problems and insight into emerging technologies
requiring performance management such as network security and storage area
networks (SAN).
NetScout's Exchange 2002 will also offer hands-on technical training for
NetScout's new nGenius Performance Manager solution as well as interactive
sessions with senior NetScout leaders. Attendees will hear the latest details
on NetScout's ground-breaking Common Data Model (CDM) initiative for unifying
network and application performance management across the enterprise.
"We will be hosting customers from around the globe as they participate in
our first annual NetScout User Forum conference," said Michael Szabados,
senior vice president of product operations. "We value the close
relationships we have with so many of our customers and this forum will help
extend that closeness to others in our growing worldwide customer base. By
sharing best practices, relaying our vision and fostering discussions around
the challenges of network and application performance management, we can
ensure that NetScout will continue to deliver high-impact, business-relevant
solutions for our customers."
About the NetScout User Forum
The NetScout User Forum is a company-sponsored, customer-led group that
focuses on the best use of NetScout products, worldwide. It assists NetScout
users with maximizing the benefits of their nGenius solutions to manage the
performance and costs of their mission-critical networks. The NetScout User
Forum offers discussion groups, educational seminars and technical briefs, as
well as a Web-based exchange of information and events. To join the NetScout
User Forum go to http://www.nfuseforum.com and register -- it's free for all
current users of NetScout products. Details about Exchange 2002, the NetScout
User Forum's annual conference, can also be found at the same address.
About NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is a market leader and pioneer of
integrated network performance management solutions for leading companies and
service providers worldwide. NetScout serves the Global 5000 and counts among
its customers Arvin Meritor, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts,
Cable and Wireless, Cisco Systems, China Telecom, Fidelity Investments,
Getronics, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Nextel Communications, Samsung SDS, Siemens
Health Services Corporation, StarBand Communications, Travelocity.com, Visa
International, and Wachovia Bank. NetScout's solutions are offered through
its nGenius(TM) Performance Management System, an integrated solution of
advanced monitoring and reporting applications that draw on the rich
performance data generated by NetScout's real-time, application-aware probes,
advanced intelligent software agents and network devices. The nGenius System
helps organizations increase their return on infrastructure investments by
optimizing the performance of their network, applications and content.
NetScout is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts and has approximately 360
employees, with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Further information
on the company is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.netscout.com.
NetScout is a registered trademark, and the NetScout logo, nGenius,
nGenius Performance Manager, nGenius Capacity Planner, nGenius Application
Service Level Manager, nGenius Real-Time Monitor and nGenius Probe are
trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc.
For Further Information:
Peggy Flynn
NetScout Systems
(978) 614-4162
[email protected]
Dawn Sullivan
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(781) 684-0770
[email protected]
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NetScout Systems, Inc.