OPNET Completes Worldwide Distribution Agreement with Cisco

OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT - News), a leading provider of management software for networks and applications, today announced a multi-year worldwide distribution agreement with Cisco Systems.

Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will distribute a broad range of OPNET's advanced software products. OPNET and the Cisco Network Management Technology Group will also collaborate on new network management solutions.

Marc Cohen, OPNET Chairman & CEO, stated, "This agreement establishes OPNET's first significant indirect sales channel, and launches a new exciting phase for OPNET. Our products will bring advanced analytics to Cisco's customer base, allowing them to solve and prevent problems faster and at lower cost. OPNET's alliance with Cisco represents an unprecedented worldwide opportunity to reach a broad range of customers who can benefit from our technology and its tight integration with Cisco's products."

Alain Cohen, OPNET President and CTO, added, "OPNET's products represent a new class of network and system management solutions, which introduce sophisticated capabilities for troubleshooting, proactive problem prevention, planning, and optimization. We have invested heavily in embedding knowledge of Cisco technologies into our products, and so we are pleased to be partnering with Cisco to reach its customer base more broadly and to continue to keep our technologies as tightly coupled as possible."

"OPNET's advanced analytical applications can help our customers plan and operate their networks more easily," said Cliff Meltzer, senior vice president and general manager of the Network Management Technology Group at Cisco. "We look forward to providing new tools that support our strategy of self-monitoring and self-adjusting networks that meet our customers' business objectives."

About OPNET

Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT - News) is a leading provider of management software for networks and applications. For more information about OPNET and its products, visit www.opnet.com.

OPNET and OPNET Technologies, Inc. are trademarks of OPNET Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts, including statements about expected financial performance in future periods, constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. OPNET Technologies, Inc. ("OPNET") assumes no obligation to update these statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon information available to OPNET as of the date of this press release and involve risks and uncertainties; therefore, actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of risk factors that could affect OPNET's future performance, see OPNET's most recent 10-Q, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. These risks include, among others, the evolving nature of our market, the length and variability of our sales cycle, and risks regarding our ability to successfully expand our sales force.

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