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OPNET Joins Micromuse Alliance™ Program

BETHESDA, MD, -- December 17, 2001– OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPNT), the leading provider of intelligent network management software, and Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE), the leading provider of service and business assurance software, today announced that OPNET has joined the Micromuse Alliance™ Program as a Netcool® Marketing Partner™. The relationship will enable the companies to jointly pursue business and marketing opportunities.

"Our product portfolios have tremendous technical synergies," stated Marc Cohen, Chairman & CEO of OPNET. "We recognize the value of partnering to deliver solutions with greater scope and value for our customers. Micromuse makes an exceptional strategic partner."

In a recent edition of Trendwatch, Melissa del Casal of Hurwitz Group wrote, "Both Micromuse and OPNET have established reputations as reliable network and infrastructure management solution providers for major service providers, as well as carriers and enterprises. It is hardly surprising that their solutions are among those that are setting the standard for network management practices and differentiated management services."

OPNET 8.0 automatically generates models of networks from operational data to identify problems, such as mis-configured routing protocols, that can significantly degrade performance. This type of proactive problem identification is highly complementary to that provided by Micromuse's flagship Netcool/OMNIbus™ application, which provides realtime status information of the entire IT infrastructure, helping to maintain the uptime of business services. Once problems are identified, OPNET's technology validates corrective measures before they are implemented to mitigate the risk of further problems and to ensure efficient use of network resources.

The Netcool/OMNIbus application is ideally suited to provide baseline information for OPNET 8.0's virtual network environment, which enables a broad range of what-if analyses including routing optimization, new technology deployment, and failure studies.

"OPNET's technology for predictive analysis and automated design offers compelling additional value to what we deliver with the Netcool suite," said Jim Frey, Micromuse's Vice President, Strategic Marketing. "With OPNET in the Micromuse Alliance Program as a Netcool Marketing Partner, we will pursue joint business opportunities while exploring meaningful integration solutions within the Netcool Ready program."

About OPNET Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of intelligent network management software. The OPNET product suite combines predictive modeling and a comprehensive understanding of networking technologies to enable its customers to more effectively design and deploy networks, provision services, diagnose network and application performance problems, and predict the impact of network changes. For more information about OPNET and its products, visit www.opnet.com.

About the Micromuse Allianceª Program
The Micromuse Alliance Program™ provides Micromuse and its alliance members with the resources to cooperatively pursue business, technical and marketing opportunities. A significant number of hardware and software companies have joined the Micromuse Alliance Program to develop and provide off-the-shelf integrated solutions for mutual customers. Toward that end, Micromuse actively enlists best-in-class solutions providers offering applications complementary to the Netcool suite. Micromuse provides its approved Netcool Ready™ program members with the Netcool/Software Developers Kit™ (Netcool/SDK™) application. Provided in CD-ROM format, the Netcool/SDK provides the tools necessary to develop integration modules for Netcool software.

About the Netcool® Suite
Micromuse's Netcool® software suite provides businesses with the assurance that their networks, services and applications are working. By allowing our customers to see what's happening throughout the infrastructure in realtime, Netcool applications enable them to respond to problems before they cause network-based business services to go down.

Netcool suite applications install out-of-the-box, deploy rapidly and scale as networks grow. Micromuse's flagship, Netcool/OMNIbus™ application, includes a library of off-the-shelf software modules that allow our customers to collect and consolidate fault information from more than 300 popular environments spanning voice and IP, cable/broadband, switches and routers, and enterprise management systems.

About Micromuse
Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of service and business assurance software. Micromuse's recent list of awards include the TeleStrategies OSS Excellence Award for Best New Product for the Netcool®/Visionary™ application, and Web Hosting Magazine Editor's Choice Award. In addition, Micromuse has been recognized in the Forbes 500, Bloomberg's Top 100 Stocks, the Barron's 500, Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 500, San Francisco Chronicle 500, Individual Investor's Index of America's Fastest Growing Companies and Network World's NW200. Micromuse customers include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Cellular One, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Telekom, Digex, EarthLink, GE Appliances, ITC^DeltaCom, J.P. Morgan Chase, One 2 One and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107; (415) 538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com.

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OPNET Safe Harbour Statement:
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements regarding OPNET Technologies Inc.'s expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to OPNET Technologies, Inc. as of the date hereof; OPNET Technologies, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see the Company's reports filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, including its 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001.

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

Micromuse Safe Harbor:
Micromuse and Netcool are registered trademarks of Micromuse Ltd. Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.

The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the following: fluctuations in customer demand, the Company's ability to manage its growth (including the ability to hire sufficient sales and technical personnel), the risks associated with the expansion of the Company's distribution channels, the risk of new product introductions and customer acceptance of new products; the rapid technological change which characterizes the Company's markets, the risks associated with competition, the risks associated with international sales as the Company expands its markets, and the ability of the Company to compete successfully in the future, as well as other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission Filings, including but not limited to those appearing under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Company's Web site.

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 2001	OPNET Joins Micromuse Alliance™ Program BETHESDA, MD, -- December 17, 2001– OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPNT), the leading provider of intelligent network management software, and Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE), the leading provider of service and business assurance software, today announced that OPNET has joined the Micromuse Alliance™ Program as a Netcool® Marketing Partner™. The relationship will enable the companies to jointly pursue business and marketing opportunities. "Our product portfolios have tremendous technical synergies," stated Marc Cohen, Chairman & CEO of OPNET. "We recognize the value of partnering to deliver solutions with greater scope and value for our customers. Micromuse makes an exceptional strategic partner." In a recent edition of Trendwatch, Melissa del Casal of Hurwitz Group wrote, "Both Micromuse and OPNET have established reputations as reliable network and infrastructure management solution providers for major service providers, as well as carriers and enterprises. It is hardly surprising that their solutions are among those that are setting the standard for network management practices and differentiated management services." OPNET 8.0 automatically generates models of networks from operational data to identify problems, such as mis-configured routing protocols, that can significantly degrade performance. This type of proactive problem identification is highly complementary to that provided by Micromuse's flagship Netcool/OMNIbus™ application, which provides realtime status information of the entire IT infrastructure, helping to maintain the uptime of business services. Once problems are identified, OPNET's technology validates corrective measures before they are implemented to mitigate the risk of further problems and to ensure efficient use of network resources. The Netcool/OMNIbus application is ideally suited to provide baseline information for OPNET 8.0's virtual network environment, which enables a broad range of what-if analyses including routing optimization, new technology deployment, and failure studies. "OPNET's technology for predictive analysis and automated design offers compelling additional value to what we deliver with the Netcool suite," said Jim Frey, Micromuse's Vice President, Strategic Marketing. "With OPNET in the Micromuse Alliance Program as a Netcool Marketing Partner, we will pursue joint business opportunities while exploring meaningful integration solutions within the Netcool Ready program." About OPNET Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of intelligent network management software. The OPNET product suite combines predictive modeling and a comprehensive understanding of networking technologies to enable its customers to more effectively design and deploy networks, provision services, diagnose network and application performance problems, and predict the impact of network changes. For more information about OPNET and its products, visit www.opnet.com. About the Micromuse Allianceª Program The Micromuse Alliance Program™ provides Micromuse and its alliance members with the resources to cooperatively pursue business, technical and marketing opportunities. A significant number of hardware and software companies have joined the Micromuse Alliance Program to develop and provide off-the-shelf integrated solutions for mutual customers. Toward that end, Micromuse actively enlists best-in-class solutions providers offering applications complementary to the Netcool suite. Micromuse provides its approved Netcool Ready™ program members with the Netcool/Software Developers Kit™ (Netcool/SDK™) application. Provided in CD-ROM format, the Netcool/SDK provides the tools necessary to develop integration modules for Netcool software. About the Netcool® Suite Micromuse's Netcool® software suite provides businesses with the assurance that their networks, services and applications are working. By allowing our customers to see what's happening throughout the infrastructure in realtime, Netcool applications enable them to respond to problems before they cause network-based business services to go down. Netcool suite applications install out-of-the-box, deploy rapidly and scale as networks grow. Micromuse's flagship, Netcool/OMNIbus™ application, includes a library of off-the-shelf software modules that allow our customers to collect and consolidate fault information from more than 300 popular environments spanning voice and IP, cable/broadband, switches and routers, and enterprise management systems. About Micromuse Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of service and business assurance software. Micromuse's recent list of awards include the TeleStrategies OSS Excellence Award for Best New Product for the Netcool®/Visionary™ application, and Web Hosting Magazine Editor's Choice Award. In addition, Micromuse has been recognized in the Forbes 500, Bloomberg's Top 100 Stocks, the Barron's 500, Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 500, San Francisco Chronicle 500, Individual Investor's Index of America's Fastest Growing Companies and Network World's NW200. Micromuse customers include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Cellular One, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Telekom, Digex, EarthLink, GE Appliances, ITC^DeltaCom, J.P. Morgan Chase, One 2 One and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107; (415) 538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com. ### OPNET Safe Harbour Statement: The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements regarding OPNET Technologies Inc.'s expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to OPNET Technologies, Inc. as of the date hereof; OPNET Technologies, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see the Company's reports filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, including its 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001. Note to editors: The word OPNET is spelled with all upper-case letters. Micromuse Safe Harbor: Micromuse and Netcool are registered trademarks of Micromuse Ltd. Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the following: fluctuations in customer demand, the Company's ability to manage its growth (including the ability to hire sufficient sales and technical personnel), the risks associated with the expansion of the Company's distribution channels, the risk of new product introductions and customer acceptance of new products; the rapid technological change which characterizes the Company's markets, the risks associated with competition, the risks associated with international sales as the Company expands its markets, and the ability of the Company to compete successfully in the future, as well as other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission Filings, including but not limited to those appearing under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Company's Web site. 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