WESTFORD, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetScout Systems
(Nasdaq: NTCT), a leading provider of enterprise-wide network and application
performance management solutions, today announced the names of key speakers
for its third annual NetScout User Forum conference taking place October 6-8,
2004 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
With the increasingly essential role networked applications play in
business and government, continuous and reliable performance is an absolute
requirement. Such new demands require IT personnel to adopt a "mission
critical" approach for their round-the-clock service operations. With that in
mind, NetScout is proud to announce that Gene Kranz, recipient of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, will deliver a keynote entitled "Failure is Not
an Option." Kranz became famous for his use of the term while leading the
"Tiger Team" of flight directors that safely returned the Apollo 13 spaceship
and its three astronauts to Earth on April 17, 1970.
The three-day conference will also feature discussion panels and case
presentations by nGenius(R) Performance Management Solution users in major
business organizations. The discussions will include recent experiences with
hot topics affecting today's networking organizations: Managing Full-Throttle
VoIP Rollouts; Application Performance across MPLS and Virtual Private
Networks; IP Multicast--the Challenges and Solutions; Using Net Flow for
Performance Management; and New Approaches to Application Performance
Management. Among NetScout's featured customer speakers are:
* Mike Peacock and Mark Underwood, BT Syntegra
* Tom Polcaro, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
* Brad Schultz, Catalina Marketing
* Ron Haag, Bell Canada
To register for the conference, please visit
http://www.netscoutuserforum.com. An "early-bird" registration discount is in
effect through September 1.
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 applications and networks.
The Forum is free for all current users of NetScout products, and offers
discussion groups, educational seminars and technical briefs, as well as Web-
based exchange of information and events.
About NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is a market leader and pioneer of
integrated network and application performance management products and
solutions 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.
All rights reserved. NetScout and the NetScout logo, and nGenius are
registered trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. 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.
For Further Information:
Peggy Flynn
NetScout Systems
(978) 614-4162
flynnp@netscout.com
Erin Del Llano
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(781) 684-0770
netscout@schwartz-pr.com
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