OPNET’s IT Guru Wins Network World’s
‘Best of the Tests’ Award for Network Management
BETHESDA, MD – March 01, 2005 – OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT), a leading provider of management software for networks and applications, today announced that OPNET IT Guru received Network World’s ‘Best of the Tests’ Award, for the Network Management category.
IT Guru received the highest overall score out of all the products tested in the following categories: desktop and client management suites, network analysis tools, network configuration management products, network modeling wares, network performance analysis software, WAN/bandwidth management products.
Over the past 12 months, Network World’s Lab Alliance, comprised of qualified industry testing experts, network integrators, and universities, conducted rigorous, hands-on testing on over 260 enterprise products. "These people have deep expertise in their technology category and continually develop extensive tests to evaluate products the way readers would themselves if they only had the time or resources," said Christine Burns, executive editor of testing. "For ten years, Network World has been testing products so we can provide readers objective, authoritative comparisons of enterprise network products."
“We are very pleased and honored by this award,” stated Todd Kaloudis, Vice President of Business Development & Marketing for OPNET. “IT Guru enables network managers to understand cause and effect relationships among network technology, topology, configuration, traffic, applications, systems, capacity, performance, and compliance. IT Guru represents a paradigm shift from traditional monitoring and reporting because it makes this sophisticated analysis quick and practical, with automated workflows. The resulting insight is crucial for aligning IT with business strategy.”
Winning products and summaries of the finalists are featured in Network World's Signature Series Best Products Issue, and can be found here: http://www.nwfusion.com/best/2005/022805tests3.html.
About OPNET Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT) is a leading
provider of management software for networks and applications.
For more information about OPNET and its products, please visit http://www.opnet.com/.
About Network World
Network World, Inc., the Leader in Network Knowledge,
empowers Network IT Executives through education, information
and community. Network World, an IDG company, is the
leading provider of news, analysis, reviews, events and
education on information technology. Network World publishes
the leading newsweekly, Network World, hosts the most
active online community, Network World Fusion (http://www.nwfusion.com),
and produces educational seminars and events worldwide.
Network World's portfolio of strategic marketing programs
provides marketing and agency professionals with the
tools to generate high-quality leads, optimize marketing
campaigns, and create new revenue opportunities.
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