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Visual Networks Awarded 2003 'Product of the Year' by Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 06:00 CST

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visual Networks(R) announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM))'s INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine, named Visual UpTime(R) Select(TM) as a Product of the Year winner for 2003. INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) is the premier publication in the burgeoning IP telephony industry.

"Receiving the INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year award for the second year in a row reflects our long-term commitment to delivering the industry's most innovative IP performance management solutions. Since its introduction in October, Visual UpTime Select has been well received by enterprises and service providers worldwide who need visibility into their mission-critical business applications," said Larry Barker, president and CEO of Visual Networks. "Visual UpTime Select is setting a new precedent in that it allows customers to instrument their network now for applications delivery, and pay for that visibility later, when it's needed."

"Visual UpTime Select is clearly deserving of leadership status in the IP performance management sector of the IP telephony industry. We're proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2003," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY(R).

According to Editorial Director Greg Galitzine, "The Product of the Year award exemplifies the best that this industry has to offer. Visual Networks has demonstrated a commitment to quality, and a commitment to the further development of the IP telephony industry through its Visual UpTime Select product. Visual Networks deserves this great honor, and I look forward to seeing other innovative solutions from them as they continue to contribute to the future of IP telephony."

A full list of Product of the Year winners will appear in the January 2004 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine.

About Visual Networks

Visual Networks was recognized as a World Class Winner in Network World's recent network management product review (to view article: http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/1006rev.html) and has the broadest suite of proven performance management solutions that help enterprise customers manage the delivery of mission-critical applications across their underlying infrastructure. Visual Networks' products increase application and network availability, optimize the use of bandwidth, and reduce operating costs across traditional and new IP-based infrastructures.

The world's leading service providers and enterprises are using Visual Networks' award-winning products. To find out more, call 1-800-240-4010 for sales information.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine

The convergence of voice, video, fax, and data has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. Internet telephony has been proven to drastically reduce long-distance costs and continues to provide unprecedented opportunities for service providers, resellers, developers, and end users alike. Internet Telephony(R) is the only magazine that focuses on providing the information that will help you take advantage of this exciting technology. Launched as a quarterly publication in January 1998, Internet Telephony(R) magazine has been published monthly since October 1998. Internet Telephony(R) provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services they need to take advantage of Internet telephony.

About TMC(TM)

Since 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and telecommunications. TMC(TM) publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions(TM) and Internet Telephony(R), and two online publications, Planet PDA(TM) Magazine and BiometriTech(TM) Magazine. TMC(TM) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs(TM), and provide factual and unbiased product reviews. TMC also produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & Expo, Planet PDA(R): The Enterprise PDA Event and BiometriTech Conference & Expo. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at http://www.tmcnet.com/.

Visual Networks

CONTACT: John Conrad of Merritt Group Publication Relations,+1-703-556-6824, conrad@merrittgrp.com, for Visual Networks; or Michael Genaroof Technology Marketing Corporation, +1-203-852-6800, ext. 142,mgenaro@tmcnet.com

Web site: http://www.visualnetworks.com/http://www.tmcnet.com/http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/1006rev.html

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