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Nationwide Law Firm Fish & Richardson P.C. Deploys Visual Networks' New Ethernet Appliances Ethernet Devices Provide Fish & Richardson Enterprise-Wide Application Visibility ROCKVILLE, Md., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visual Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNWK), a leading provider of network and application performance management solutions, today announced that law firm Fish & Richardson P.C. has deployed Visual Networks' new Ethernet appliances. The new devices are components of Visual UpTime(R) Select(TM), a modular solution that provides in-depth, real-time and historical information that enables enterprises to intelligently manage network availability across the entire enterprise. Fish & Richardson is a national law firm and is one of the largest firms practicing intellectual property, litigation, and corporate law. With the low-, medium- and Gigabit-speed appliances, enterprises can utilize the same set of rich network and application performance management capabilities for Local Area Network (LAN)-based applications that the company has traditionally delivered for applications that traverse the Wide Area Network (WAN). Consequently, with the Visual UpTime Select Ethernet suite, IT managers can integrate the analysis of application and network performance to take a holistic approach to managing the entire network infrastructure. "We implemented Visual Networks' Ethernet appliances to obtain granular, real-time and historical visibility into application performance at all of our offices," said Chuck DeMille, manager of telecommunications and network security at Fish & Richardson. "The Visual Networks solution enables us to determine the root cause of network issues by providing both a detailed view of bandwidth utilization and application performance at all our sites." "We have been very pleased with the strong early market adoption of our new Ethernet appliances, which we introduced in late April," said Larry Barker, President and CEO of Visual Networks. "Enterprises that want visibility into application performance on both the WAN and the LAN but do not want to deploy an array of technologies from multiple vendors can rely on Visual UpTime Select for their all-in-one application performance management needs." About Visual Networks Visual Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNWK) is a leading provider of network and application performance management solutions. The company's technologies enable enterprises to reliably and securely manage the delivery of mission- critical applications across their infrastructures. Visual Networks' products increase application and network availability, optimize the use of bandwidth, and reduce operating costs across traditional and IP-based infrastructures. For more information, visit http://www.visualnetworks.com/. About Fish & Richardson Fish & Richardson has more than 320 attorneys serving clients in three core practice areas -- intellectual property, litigation, and corporate law. Founded in 1878, the firm served pioneering inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and the Wright brothers. Today, the firm is nationally recognized for its premier intellectual property law practice. An annual survey in IP Law & Business magazine has ranked Fish & Richardson first in patent litigation for four straight years, and the firm has a growing practice in general business litigation and corporate law. For more information, visit http://www.fr.com/. Forward Looking Statement Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" with respect to Visual Networks, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"). Forward-looking statements are based on management's views and assumptions regarding business performance and future events as of the time the statements are made. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the risks detailed in Visual Networks' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which may cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from the statements. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revision or changes after the date of this release. DATASOURCE: Visual Networks, Inc. CONTACT: David Peikin of Visual Networks, Inc., +1-301-296-2262, or Web site: http://www.visualnetworks.com/ http://www.fr.com/

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