NETSCOUT Systems Further Strengthens Sales Channels In Asia

09 Feb 2004

New Agreement Signed with Stark Technology Inc. to Resell nGenius Products in Taiwan

WESTFORD, Mass., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT), a leading provider of enterprise-wide network and application performance management solutions, today announced that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Stark Technology Inc. (Taiwan Stock Exchange TSE2480), a major provider of information technology solutions in Taiwan. Under the agreement, Stark has embraced NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance Management System as the first performance management solution it is offering to enterprises in Taiwan.

"Stark delivers complete network solutions to banking, insurance, technology and other major businesses that have established principal facilities in Taiwan," said Kermit Tseng, vice president of Stark Technology Inc. "Many operate multinationally and depend on the performance of customer- and supplier-facing applications to facilitate revenue. NetScout's in-depth visibility into the network and its application flows, its ability to track all kinds of complex, standard and Web-based applications, and its ability to tie that information to other performance symptoms in the network will allow our customers to optimize their mission critical investments and be prepared for growth."

"A significant number of our new customers come from the Asia-Pacific region, so we see the region as holding important growth potential," said John Downing, vice president of worldwide sales for NetScout Systems. "Consequently, we are engaging in new partnerships with reputable technology solutions providers such as Stark Technology so that together we can bring leading-edge network performance management tools and practices to large enterprises in the Taiwan marketplace."

The nGenius(R) Solution unifies network and application performance management for the converging enterprise. NetScout's flagship application, nGenius(R) Performance Manager, leverages the unified network and application performance data gathered through NetScout's patent-pending CDM(TM) Technology to deliver consistent utilization, response time and availability metrics for application monitoring, network monitoring, capacity planning, troubleshooting, fault prevention and service level management -- all from a single, fully-integrated solution.

About Stark Technology Inc.

Founded in 1993, Stark Technology Inc. (Taiwan Stock Exchange TSE2480) is a leading IT solutions provider in Taiwan. It provides customers with complete solutions by integrating the best-of-breed computing and network communications products, including network hardware equipment, network security software, storage solutions, and wireless infrastructure. With strong technical capabilities, robust sales channel, and first-rate customer service network, Stark Technology aims at providing customers with value-added services and enhancing their competitiveness. Further information is available at http://www.sti.com.tw

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, 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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     Peggy Flynn                        Dawn Sullivan
     NetScout Systems                   Schwartz Communications, Inc.
     (978) 614-4162                     (781) 684-0770
     flynnp@netscout.com                netscout@schwartz-pr.com

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