Press Release 2000 - InternetWeek and Network Computing Name IT DecisionGuru a Finalist in the Best-of-Show-Award Program

InternetWeek and Network Computing Name IT DecisionGuru a Finalist in the Best-of-Show-Award Program at Networld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV -- May 9, 2000 -- OPNET Technologies was named a Finalist in the Network Performance Management Category of the Best of Show Awards competition at NetWorld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas by CMP's InternetWeek and Network Computing editors.

"With the introduction of IT DecisionGuru 7.0, introduced in May of 2000, we're helping IT professionals eliminate the guesswork, increase availability and reliability, and control escalating costs associated with e-business," said Marc Cohen, OPNET's Chairman and CEO. "IT DecisionGuru's advanced visualization and simulation capabilities enable our customers to understand the application-coding tradeoffs, infrastructure requirements and hard costs necessary to optimize the response time and availability of current and proposed e-business applications."

The Best of Show Awards program is designed to help end-users evaluate the new product offerings debuted at NetWorld+Interop. The editors of InternetWeek and Network Computing, two of CMP Media's premier IT publications, scour the industry and show floor evaluating hundreds of new products, selecting finalists in 11 categories and named IT DecisionGuru a finalist in Network Performance Management. The Best of Show Awards program helps IT professionals determine which new products are most unique and innovative in their quest to provide excellence in networking. IT DecisionGuru was named a finalist from a field of over 300 entries.

"All of the finalists were chosen based on a rigorous evaluation process," said Wayne Rash, Managing Editor/Technology for InternetWeek and head of the joint editorial judging team with Network Computing for the Best of Show Awards. "We picked OPNET Technologies, and IT DecisionGuru because we believe it's one of the most innovative solutions in the Network Performance Management category," explained Rob Kolhlhepp, Lab Director for Network Computing .

CMP's InternetWeek (http://www.internetwk.com) is the news and analysis source for 215,000 IT and corporate managers applying Internet technologies to transform their enterprises. CMP's Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com) is the only networking publication providing in-depth, comprehensive, technology and service and product reviews from a real-world perspective to 220,000 IT Professionals-The Technology Experts-biweekly. CMP Media Inc., a subsidiary of United News & Media plc (Nasdaq: UNEWY), is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.CMPnet.com.

NetWorld+Interop, provides networking, Internet and telecommunications professional buyers with a uniquely comprehensive forum for education and hands-on products and services in order to make critical purchase decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from enterprises, carrier/service providers, and resellers/integrators the opportunity to experience live technology demonstration first-hand. NetWorld+Interop the definitive networking event. For more information about NetWorld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas, visit www.interop.com. NetWorld+Interop is a SOFTBANK event.

About OPNET Technologies, Inc.
The OPNET family of intelligent network management software enables our customers to optimize the performance and maximize the availability of communications networks and networked applications. The OPNET product suite combines predictive simulations and a comprehensive understanding of networking technologies to enable network professionals to more effectively design and deploy networks, diagnose network and application performance problems, and predict the impact of proposed network modifications.

The flagship products are: OPNET IT DecisionGuru, enabling service providers and enterprises to more effectively design and deploy networks and to predict the performance of their networks and applications; OPNET Modeler, enabling network equipment manufacturers to accelerate the design and development of network equipment and communication protocols; and OPNET Netbiz, accelerating the sales process for service providers and network equipment manufacturers by automating network design and proposal generation.

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Note to editors: The word OPNET is spelled with all upper-case letters.

OPNET Media Contact:
Margarita Castillo
OPNET Technologies, Inc.
(240) 497-3000
Media@opnet.com
www.opnet.com

OPNET Investor Relations:
Mel Wesley
OPNET Technologies
(240) 497-3000
ir@opnet.com
www.opnet.com

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Press Releases Archived Press Releases 2000	InternetWeek and Network Computing Name IT DecisionGuru a Finalist in the Best-of-Show-Award Program at Networld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV -- May 9, 2000 -- OPNET Technologies was named a Finalist in the Network Performance Management Category of the Best of Show Awards competition at NetWorld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas by CMP's InternetWeek and Network Computing editors. "With the introduction of IT DecisionGuru 7.0, introduced in May of 2000, we're helping IT professionals eliminate the guesswork, increase availability and reliability, and control escalating costs associated with e-business," said Marc Cohen, OPNET's Chairman and CEO. "IT DecisionGuru's advanced visualization and simulation capabilities enable our customers to understand the application-coding tradeoffs, infrastructure requirements and hard costs necessary to optimize the response time and availability of current and proposed e-business applications." The Best of Show Awards program is designed to help end-users evaluate the new product offerings debuted at NetWorld+Interop. The editors of InternetWeek and Network Computing, two of CMP Media's premier IT publications, scour the industry and show floor evaluating hundreds of new products, selecting finalists in 11 categories and named IT DecisionGuru a finalist in Network Performance Management. The Best of Show Awards program helps IT professionals determine which new products are most unique and innovative in their quest to provide excellence in networking. IT DecisionGuru was named a finalist from a field of over 300 entries. "All of the finalists were chosen based on a rigorous evaluation process," said Wayne Rash, Managing Editor/Technology for InternetWeek and head of the joint editorial judging team with Network Computing for the Best of Show Awards. "We picked OPNET Technologies, and IT DecisionGuru because we believe it's one of the most innovative solutions in the Network Performance Management category," explained Rob Kolhlhepp, Lab Director for Network Computing . CMP's InternetWeek (http://www.internetwk.com) is the news and analysis source for 215,000 IT and corporate managers applying Internet technologies to transform their enterprises. CMP's Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com) is the only networking publication providing in-depth, comprehensive, technology and service and product reviews from a real-world perspective to 220,000 IT Professionals-The Technology Experts-biweekly. CMP Media Inc., a subsidiary of United News & Media plc (Nasdaq: UNEWY), is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.CMPnet.com. NetWorld+Interop, provides networking, Internet and telecommunications professional buyers with a uniquely comprehensive forum for education and hands-on products and services in order to make critical purchase decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from enterprises, carrier/service providers, and resellers/integrators the opportunity to experience live technology demonstration first-hand. NetWorld+Interop the definitive networking event. For more information about NetWorld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas, visit www.interop.com. NetWorld+Interop is a SOFTBANK event. About OPNET Technologies, Inc. The OPNET family of intelligent network management software enables our customers to optimize the performance and maximize the availability of communications networks and networked applications. The OPNET product suite combines predictive simulations and a comprehensive understanding of networking technologies to enable network professionals to more effectively design and deploy networks, diagnose network and application performance problems, and predict the impact of proposed network modifications. The flagship products are: OPNET IT DecisionGuru, enabling service providers and enterprises to more effectively design and deploy networks and to predict the performance of their networks and applications; OPNET Modeler, enabling network equipment manufacturers to accelerate the design and development of network equipment and communication protocols; and OPNET Netbiz, accelerating the sales process for service providers and network equipment manufacturers by automating network design and proposal generation. ### Note to editors: The word OPNET is spelled with all upper-case letters. OPNET Media Contact: Margarita Castillo OPNET Technologies, Inc. (240) 497-3000 Media@opnet.com www.opnet.com OPNET Investor Relations: Mel Wesley OPNET Technologies (240) 497-3000 ir@opnet.com www.opnet.com