NETSCOUT Systems Announces Reporting Date for Second Quarter Results For Fiscal 2003

08 Oct 2002

WESTFORD, Mass., Oct. 8 --NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT), a market leader and pioneer of integrated network performance management solutions, announced today that it will report its second quarter results for Fiscal 2003 on October 16, 2002 after the market close, and hold its corresponding conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

The numbers for the conference call are (888) 273-9891 (U.S.) and (651) 224-7472 (international). A replay of the call will be available from October 16, 2002 at 9:45 p.m. EDT until October 23, 2002 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The numbers for the replay are (800) 475-6701 (U.S), and (320) 365-3844 (international). The access code for the replay is 655076.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the company's website at http://www.netscout.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available for one week.

About NetScout Systems

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, please contact:
Catherine Taylor
Director, Investor Relations
NetScout Systems, Inc.
Phone: 978-614-4286
E-mail: ir@netscout.com

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