NETSCOUT Systems Signs Master Reseller Agreement With Comstor For Singapore Market

11 Sep 2003

Major Provider of IT Products And Services To Deliver nGenius Solution Through Partners In Singapore

WESTFORD, Mass., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT), a leading provider of enterprise-wide network performance management solutions, today announced that it has signed a new master reseller agreement with Comstor Pte Ltd., a major channel provider of networking technology products in Singapore, to offer its nGenius(R) Performance Management System. Comstor is a division of Westcon Group, Inc., a global company providing networking technology products throughout Asia, North America, Africa, Australia, Europe and South America.

The partnership will increase NetScout's presence in Singapore and help accelerate the company's reach to new customers in that region. "We are seeing more requests from customers and partners for a performance management solution that will help them meet the demands for delivering and assuring networked services under tight budgets," said Mr. Albert Tan, managing director, Comstor Pte Ltd. "We feel the nGenius solution is an excellent choice for our customers due to its unique ability to simplify network management and reduce the need for excessive tools. By partnering with NetScout, we can help customers optimize the performance of their network infrastructure to deliver mission-critical services with greater reliability and at less cost."

NetScout's recently-announced nGenius(R) Performance Manager 2.0 is the first solution in the market to unify the information, features and functions of multiple performance management disciplines within a single product. It delivers network and application monitoring, capacity planning and reporting, troubleshooting, fault prevention and service level management using enterprise-wide information that has been gathered and stored via NetScout's patent-pending CDM(TM) technology.

"Comstor Pte Ltd. has strong expertise in marketing and delivering network infrastructure products to businesses in Singapore," said John Downing, vice president of worldwide sales operations for NetScout Systems. "With the help of Comstor's value-added distribution services, NetScout intends to bring the benefits of the superior performance management capabilities provided by our nGenius solution to more enterprises and government agencies in Singapore, so they can reduce costly network problems and improve returns on their IT resource investments."

About Comstor Pte Ltd.

Comstor Pte Ltd. is a channel provider of networking technology products and is a division of the global Westcon Group, Inc. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the company operates in Asia, North America, Africa, Australia, Europe and South America. Founded in 1998, the company remains customer-focused and is a recognized industry leader in value-added service, support and training. Further information is available at http://www.rbrnet.com.sg

About NetScout Systems, Inc.

NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is a market leader and pioneer of integrated network performance management products that unify performance across the enterprise. NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance Management System is helping more than 3000 leading companies increase their return on infrastructure investments by optimizing the performance of networks and applications according to business priorities. NetScout is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts and has offices worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.netscout.com.

NetScout and the NetScout logo, and nGenius are registered trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. CDM and the CDM logo, Universal Response Time, Power Alarms, Workspaces and MasterCare and the MasterCare logo, are trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. Other brands, product names and trademarks are property of their respective owners. NetScout reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to make changes at any time in its technical information and specifications, and service and support programs.

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