Ixia, IKOS, IP Infusion and OSE Systems Join for Worldwide Seminar Series on Communications System Design

Solutions to Accelerate Time-to-Market for Developers of Communication Chips, Protocols, Systems and Software

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002-- Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA - news), a leading provider of high-speed, multiport network performance analysis and network optimization systems, announced today a joint seminar tour with IKOS, IP Infusion and OSE Systems. This worldwide seminar will cover 10 cities over six weeks, beginning April 16th.

"Ixia is happy to participate in this seminar series to demonstrate how its performance and conformance analysis solutions are designed as flexible tools for a wide variety of analysis applications,"" said Eran Karoly, vice president of marketing for Ixia. "This seminar will demonstrate the importance of sophisticated analysis solutions as well as emulation tools, off-the-shelf operating systems and protocols in accelerating time-to market of communication systems design.""

Offered at no cost, the seminar program will feature a wide range of sessions, all of which are focused on enabling faster and more reliable system deployment. The seminar topics include: Ixia"s wide range of performance analysis solutions for Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Layer 4 through 7 content aware switching, as well as performance and conformance testing; IP Infusion tools for accelerating the development cycle by utilizing COTS (Common off-the-shelf) development tools for protocol implementations; IKOS" emulator technology which can raise the abstraction level and increase the productivity of test-bench methodologies through advanced test bench modeling techniques; and OSE Systems" powerful platform for the design of real-time embedded systems, including the OSE Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) and system level analysis tools for building heterogeneous, high-availability and fault-tolerant applications to satisfy the requirements of today"s complex systems.

"This seminar series will arm hardware, embedded systems and software developers with the knowledge they need to get their communication systems designs to market more quickly,"" said Gary Hemminger, vice president of marketing for IP Infusion. "We are pleased to be collaborating with Ixia, IKOS and OSE Systems to enable our customers to take full advantage of our companies" respective development, verification and validation solutions.

"OSE Systems is excited to have this opportunity to show our complementary strengths in the areas of RTOS simulation, application development, and software testing and analysis of multiple CPU and DSP fault-tolerant, real-time designs as an integral part of the total solution provided by Ixia, IKOS, IP Infusion and OSE Systems.""

"IKOS Systems is also excited to participate in this joint seminar series with Ixia, IKOS, IP Infusion and OSE Systems. IKOS and Ixia are both leaders in our respective fields; together we are providing best-in-class solutions for our common customers,"" according to Juergen Jaeger, IKOS Systems, Director Channel Marketing. "The purpose of the seminar is to give attendees a unique opportunity to get the latest information on state-of-the-art design and verification tools for communication and networking design.""

This 10-city tour begins in Dallas, TX on April 16th, then continues to San Jose, April 18th; Ottawa, Canada, April 23rd; Boston, MA, April 25th; RTP, NC, April 30th. In May, the seminar series heads to Europe in Helsinki, Finland, May 14th; Munich, Germany, May 16th; and then to the Asia-Pacific region with Tokyo, Japan, May 21st; Seoul, Korea, May 23rd; and Hsincchu, Taiwan, on May 28th.

Expected to attend this complimentary seminar will be today"s designers, software developers and hardware engineers who require rapid and precise system development tools. These systems architects and communications equipment designers are developing embedded communication protocols, designing network software and developing network elements.

If you would like more information or would like to register for these free seminars, please go to the following URL, http://www.ixiacom.com/seminars.php.

About Ixia

Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA - news) delivers powerful, distributed, multiport traffic generators and performance analyzers for wire-speed verification of optical networking equipment, LAN, MAN and WAN multi-layer switches and routers. Its products utilize a variety of interfaces -- Packet Over SONET, BERT, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet and USB. Ixia"s network operations applications address the industry"s growing requirements for a higher level of control over network operations monitoring, traffic engineering, traffic profiling and security. They are distinguished by their accuracy, reliability, high port density, support for emerging protocol standards and adaptability to the industry"s constant evolution.

For more information, contact Ixia at 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302; (818) 871-1800, Fax: (818) 871-1805; Email: info@ixiacom.com or visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com.

About IKOS

IKOS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IKOS - news) is a technology leader in high-performance, hardware-assisted design verification. IKOS" mission is to develop and deliver high-performance solutions that enable its customers to verify the functional correctness of their complex electronic system designs. IKOS has direct sales operations in North America, the U.K., France, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan and India, and a distribution network throughout Asia-Pacific. The corporate headquarters is located at 79 Great Oaks Blvd., San Jose, Calif. 95119, (408) 284-0400.

About IP Infusion

A leading provider of intelligent network software for enhanced IP services, IP Infusion is a developer of networking software that enables all platforms, hardware, devices and media across the Internet infrastructure to communicate with each other openly and without dependence on specific technologies or platforms. Just as Unix and Windows are central to the PC and server markets, this leading-edge software will drive the communication equipment market by providing the intelligence and manageability needed to develop equipment for creating enhanced IP services. IP Infusion was founded in 1999 and has more than 60 employees in its San Jose, Calif., headquarters and elsewhere in the U.S., Asia and Europe. The company has a growing global customer base in the wired and wireless networking markets and has alliances with the primary network processor (NPU) suppliers. IP Infusion is a member of the Network Processing Forum and an active participant in the IETF. For more information about the company and its products, call (408) 794-1500 or visit www.ipinfusion.com.

About OSE Systems

OSE Systems is the technological leader of real-time operating systems software, tools and services for the communications market. OSE is also used in safety-critical, high-availability, distributed and fault-tolerant applications such as avionics and industrial control. Customers include industry leaders such as Ericsson, Lockheed Martin, Samsung, Agere Systems, Sony and Boeing. OSE Systems is a subsidiary of Enea Data (SAXESS:ENEA), who markets and sells services and training in specialized technical arenas, including real-time application development and support for embedded systems as well as IT and e-business solutions. For more information about the company and its products, please call (408) 392-9300, or visit http://www.ose.com.

     Ixia, Calabasas
     Frank Zajaczkowski, 818/871-1800
      frank@ixiacom.com
     Lori Choi, 818/444-2334
      lchoi@ixiacom.com