ETHERPEEK TO ANALYZE FAST ETHERNET

2.0.5 Version, Now Shipping, Includes Support For 100Base-TX Card Native
Version With Support for PCI Due This Fall

Walnut Creek, CA--June 26, 1995--The AG Group today announced that
EtherPeek Ethernet network analyzer is now capable of analyzing 100Base-TX
"Fast Ethernet" networks. With this support, EtherPeek becomes the first
network and protocol analysis software available for Fast Ethernet. In
addition, The AG Group announced that EtherPeek will become PowerPC
"native" this Fall with a version that includes support for data capture
using the PCI bus. Fast Ethernet support in the current version is free
for registered users. There will be an update charge for the native,
PCI-compatible version. The suggested retail price for new copies of the
software will remain at $795.

EtherPeek is a Macintosh-based packet-level analysis software package for
Ethernet networks. It captures all network traffic and allows users to
troubleshoot and optimize network performance by displaying and analyzing
traffic and communication patterns and individual packets. 100Base-TX
"Fast Ethernet" is the emerging standard for transmitting 100mbs over
twisted-pair wiring. Because of the increasing number of users and
proliferation of large graphics, sound and text files on internetworks,
demand for increased bandwidth is rising rapidly. Using equipment based on
the 100Base-TX standard, managers of Ethernet networks can easily achieve
a bandwidth increase of up to 10 times simply by installing new hubs and
interface cards.

Importance of Network Analyzers for Fast Ethernet Transitions Network
upgrades often lead to problems such as lost connections and garbled
communications. In order to facilitate troubleshooting and speed the
transition to Fast Ethernet, a network analyzer is used to look at network
traffic, diagnose problems, confirm configuration choices and optimize
performance. EtherPeek is expected to be the only network analyzer
immediately available for use in Fast Ethernet environments.

The current shipping version of EtherPeek (version 2.0.5) supports Fast
Ethernet analysis with the NuBus interface from Farallon Computing.
However, The AG Group has announced future support for both PCI and NuBus
100Base-TX cards from Asante Technologies, Dayna Communications and
Farallon Computing as soon as they are available.

Native Version With PCI Support To Follow In addition to Fast Ethernet
support, The AG Group has announced plans to rewrite substantial portions
of EtherPeek code in order to dramatically increase performance. This will
include a PowerPC "native" version and support for data capture on the
high-performance PCI bus. Because of the extensive program revisions
required and anticipated performance optimization, there will be a cost
for the upgrade to this version (version 2.2). EtherPeek 2.2 will ship in
Fall 1995.

Pricing, Availability and System Requirements

EtherPeek version 2.0.5 is available now. The update is free to registered
users, who can request a disk from The AG Group by calling (800) 466-2447
or sending e-mail to info@aggroup.com.

EtherPeek 2.2 will be available from The AG Group directly. Pricing is as
follows:

ETHERPEEK VERSION 2.2 PRICING
(PowerPC Native with PCI Support - Due Fall 95)

Customer                         Price

Maintenance Contract Owners      Free
EtherPeek 2.x Owners             $75
EtherPeek 1.x Owners             $175

EtherPeek lists in the U.S. and Canada for $795 with discounts available
for education, developer, government and consultant accounts. The product
can be purchased from MacWarehouse, Ingram Micro (North America only), AG
Group resellers, international distributors and directly from The AG
Group, Inc. EtherPeek is also sold as part of NetPatrol Pack(tm) bundles,
which can also include LocalPeek(tm), a LocalTalk network analyzer,
Skyline/Satellite, a LAN/WAN traffic monitoring and analysis package, and
Net Watchman(tm), an AppleTalk Network Early Warning Monitor.

All AG Group products include free telephone, e-mail and fax support for
the life of the product and a 90-day free update period. As an alternative
to purchasing an individual upgrade to EtherPeek, registered EtherPeek and
NetPatrol Pack 1 owners may purchase extended maintenance, thereby
increasing the 90-day update period by 12 or 24 months. Annual maintenance
provides priority technical support, automatic shipment of product
upgrades and updates, "TechTips" mailings, free utility software and more.
EtherPeek 12-month service contracts are $200 in the U.S.

EtherPeek runs on any Macintosh II or higher, including PowerPC-based
Macintosh computers. The program requires System 6.0.5 or higher and an
Ethernet interface (EtherPeek currently supports over 50 cards and
built-in ports; please contact The AG Group for a complete list of
supported interfaces).

About the AG Group

The AG Group specializes in software tools for troubleshooting, optimizing,
maintaining and expanding multivendor computer networks. The primary
objective of the company is to develop powerful, affordable network
management products which are easy to learn and easier to use. While all
AG Group products run on Macintosh to take advantage of its intuitive
interface and support for color and sound, they are designed to support
mixed-platform and multiple-protocol installations. The company was
founded in early 1990 by Timothy McCreery and Mahboud Zabetian. The AG
Group is located at 2540 Camino Diablo, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
Telephone (800) 466-2447 or (510) 937-7900. FAX (510) 937-2479. Internet:
info@aggroup.com. Apple Remote Access Server: (510) 937-6704. AppleLink:
AG.Group. Compuserve: 74431,2500. eWorld: AGGROUP. Worldwide Web Server:
http://www.aggroup.com.

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