Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE:NET), the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that Frost & Sullivan, a leader in growth consulting, recently issued a new report naming Network Associates(R) Sniffer(R) Technologies as the market leader in the LAN/WAN test equipment market. In its report titled, "World LAN/WAN Test Equipment Markets" (Frost & Sullivan #A560-30, February 2004) Frost & Sullivan validated the Sniffer Technologies division's leadership in this market segment, noting that LAN and WAN technologies are critically important to meet the demands of next-generation network development required for the convergence of voice, video and data over a single network. "Network Associates has again proven that it has the breadth and depth of expertise to be a market leader in the advancement of technology for next-generation networks. The Sniffer Technologies division continues to excel in developing and delivering industry-leading products that address the constantly evolving needs in the LAN/WAN marketplace," said Jessy Cavazos, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "It takes more than a good product for a company to remain as successful as Network Associates has with the Sniffer Technologies product line. Extensive Frost & Sullivan research indicates that the Sniffer division is unwavering in its dedication to product innovation and commitment to addressing specific customer needs." According to the report, Network Associates led the installation, maintenance and monitoring LAN/WAN test equipment market in 2002 with a market share of 33 percent, with a gain of 6.6 percent from the previous year. In part, revenues will be driven from the increased demand for VoIP and Wireless LAN testing technologies. "Managing the State of Indiana's network would seem like a daunting task, but with the superiority of Sniffer Technologies solutions from Network Associates we are able to effortlessly manage, optimize and troubleshoot our network," said Jeff Duke, senior network engineer for the State of Indiana's Division of Information Technology (DoIT). "Network Associates clearly has the best technology available today, so it is easy to understand why they remain the market leader in the LAN and WAN test equipment market." The Frost & Sullivan report notes that there will be increased deployments of VoIP and WLAN technologies in both SMB and private enterprises market segments, which re-emphasizes the importance for deploying performance management systems, not just protocol analyzers. Sniffer Technologies remains committed to the technology development and education required for the deployments of these next-generation networks and recently announced the Sniffer Portable Lab 10 Gigabit Ethernet Analyzer designed to optimize performance and maximize throughput on today's high-speed, long-range WAN and MAN networks, as well as traditional LAN networks. "The validation that Frost & Sullivan gives to the importance of LAN and WAN technologies reaffirms Sniffer Technologies leadership in delivering market leading solutions for the deployment of next-generation networks. These results prove to us that we are continuing to meet and exceed all of our customer's network performance needs," said Christopher Thompson, vice president of product marketing for Sniffer Technologies at Network Associates. "Our continually expanding and committed customer base knows that they are working with leader in providing leading-edge solutions to manage, troubleshoot and secure their complex and advanced networks. The excellence of the Sniffer Technologies brand continues to resonate with both C-level executives and network managers alike." As part of the company's research and reporting, Frost & Sullivan presented Network Associates with the Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for the company's excellence in identifying market challenges, market drivers and restraints and have developed superior market strategy to address these changing dynamics. The award supported the findings of the overall report, recognizing that the Sniffer Technologies division continues to display excellence in several areas including profitability and technology innovation in the LAN and WAN market space. Sniffer Technologies products are a part of the McAfee(R) Network Protection Solutions family of products, and deliver network, security, and application management solutions designed to ensure optimal business uptime and availability. Supporting the widest range of network topologies in the industry, Sniffer Technologies solutions enable enterprises, small to medium businesses, and service providers worldwide to effectively keep their networks and applications up and running at peak performance, 24x7. As one of the most trusted providers of monitoring, troubleshooting, and network visualization solutions, Sniffer Technologies solutions are designed to meet the demanding availability and security requirements of organizations' Web sites; Internet applications; converged voice, video, and data networks; wireless local area networks (LANs); and high speed switched and optical networks. For more information on Sniffer Technologies and McAfee Network Protection Solutions, please visit http://www.sniffer.com/ .