New Forum Will Connect Leaders in Corporate Networking and Support Exchange of
Innovative Practices Using nGenius
WESTFORD, Mass., June 11 -- NetScout Systems (Nasdaq: NTCT)
announced today the launch of a new independent user group for NetScout's
nGenius(TM) performance management products. The NetScout Forum for Users
(nFuse) will connect the growing worldwide community of NetScout users and
help them leverage the superior information that the nGenius Performance
Management System delivers for managing the performance and costs of complex,
mission-critical networks. This forum of leaders in corporate networking will
foster valuable discussions surrounding the challenges, innovations and best
practices emerging within the expanding field of network performance
management. The first annual nFuse conference will be held in November 2002,
in Newport, Rhode Island.
"The subject of network performance management is particularly relevant
now. Sharing best practices and experience through a professional forum of
users allows enterprises to address emerging challenges more efficiently,
perfect skills and improve network performance," said Debra Curtis, research
director, Network and Systems Management for Gartner. "Performance management
enables enterprises to leverage their resources further and deploy their e-
business initiatives with less risk-through reduction of downtime, faults and
network slowdowns," continued Curtis.
NetScout's 3000-plus, worldwide user community is drawn from all types of
industry sectors. They lead the market in the development of strategic
networks and the deployment of new technologies for competitive advantage.
Their networks drive significant portions of their overall business, including
large revenue streams derived through e-business. Their networks are highly
complex, with low-to-no tolerance for performance degradations and downtime.
nFuse will be led by an independent board of directors that represents the
worldwide user community. William Thompson, senior network engineer at
Genuity, has been appointed the first chairman of nFuse. "There is tremendous
untapped knowledge among NetScout users," said Thompson. "Many are pioneering
complex, often global IT infrastructures and must execute significant network
management agendas. Through nFuse, this knowledge can be channeled into best
practices for attaining efficiency and service goals for these environments."
The nGenius Performance Management System provides comprehensive real-time
and historical views of the full breadth of network activity. Its high quality
performance information enables IT organizations to proactively reduce the
business risks associated with performance degradations and downtime. Its
superior views into end user behavior and asset utilization enable tighter
capacity planning and more effective communications surrounding service level
management. nGenius users realize significant payback from using nGenius for
their network planning and troubleshooting-with savings into the millions.
"Since the company's inception, we have valued having close relationships
with our customers," said Anil Singhal, president and chief executive officer
for NetScout Systems. "These close relationships have allowed us to deliver
higher quality, more relevant solutions for our customers. The formation of
nFuse helps us extend these strong relationships to a larger community of
customers from around the globe, as we enter our next stage of growth."
About nFuse
nFuse (NetScout Forum for Users) 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. nFuse
offers discussion groups, educational seminars and technical briefs, as well
as a Web-based exchange of information and events. To join nFuse, go to
http://www.nfuseforum.com and register. nFuse is free for all current users of
NetScout products.
About NetScout Systems
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is the market leader and pioneer of
integrated network performance management solutions for leading enterprises
and service providers worldwide. NetScout serves the Global 5000 and counts
among its customers ArvinMeritor, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Cable
and Wireless, Cisco Systems, China Telecom, Fidelity Investments, Getronics,
Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Hold Brothers, Nextel Communications, Northwest
Airlines, Optimus Telecommunications, 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 suite 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 about 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 Real-Time Monitor, nGenius Capacity
Planner, nGenius Application Service Level Manager, and nGenius Probe are
trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc.
For Further Information:
Peggy Flynn Dawn Sullivan or John Moran
NetScout Systems Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(978) 614-4162 (781) 684-0770
flynnp@netscout.com netscout@schwartz-pr.com