NETSCOUT Wins Network Computing Product of the Year

05 Apr 2018

LinkRunner G2 and AirCheck G2 Chosen by a Panel of Industry Leaders

WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 5, 2018-- NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of service assurance, security, and business analytics, today announced that its LinkRunner G2TM Smart Network Tester and Aircheck G2TM Wireless Network Tester have been jointly named as Network Computing’s Bench Tested Product of the Year. Both products were selected by a committee including Editor Ray Smyth as part of the publication’s annual awards, following a competitive submission process.

Network Computing recognized the LinkRunner G2 as an, “essential handheld test tool for the physical layer.” Commenting on the decision to award the Bench Tested Product of the Year to the LinkRunner G2, Smyth added, “We think that it has been well thought out and takes handheld testers to the next level, at an affordable price, making it indispensable. For network deployment and collaborative support this is an important element in the handheld network testing suite.”

Naming AirCheck G2 as a joint winner, Smyth stated, “Wireless networking needn’t be a dark art, with a decent insight it is logical and easy to manage. The capability provided by the AirCheck G2 is as essential as fuel is to an engine for WLAN provision.”

“We’re honored to have two products chosen by such an esteemed industry leader. These products dramatically improve efficiencies for IT professionals, and we’re thrilled that the benefits they bring have been recognized at this high level,” said Stefan Pracht, general manager for Handheld Network Tools, NETSCOUT.

About NETSCOUT

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) assures digital business services against disruptions in availability, performance, and security. Our market and technology leadership stems from combining our patented smart data technology with smart analytics. We provide real-time, pervasive visibility, and insights customers need to accelerate and secure their digital transformation. Our approach transforms the way organizations plan, deliver, integrate, test, and deploy services and applications. Our nGenius service assurance solutions provide real-time, contextual analysis of service, network, and application performance. Arbor security solutions protect against DDoS attacks that threaten availability and advanced threats that infiltrate networks to steal critical business assets. To learn more about improving service, network, and application performance in physical or virtual data centers, or in the cloud, and how NETSCOUT’s performance and security solutions, powered by service intelligence can help you move forward with confidence, visit www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT and @ArborNetworks on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
Donna Candelori, +1 408-571-5226
Director, Corporate Communications
Donna.Candelori@netscout.com