OPNET Announces Record Attendance at OPNETWORK(R) 2006; 10th Annual Technology Conference Marks Company's 20th Anniversary
11 September 2006 - 10:05PM
Business Wire
OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT), a leading provider of
management software for networks and applications, today announced
record attendance at OPNETWORK(R) 2006, its 10th annual technology
conference focused on intelligent analysis of networks,
applications, and systems. OPNETWORK 2006 was held from August 28th
to September 1st in Washington, DC at the Ronald Reagan
International Conference Center. More than 2,000 people from 35
countries participated in the conference. Attendees included OPNET
users, technical and business leaders, and engineering
practitioners representing corporate and government enterprises,
defense agencies and contractors, network service providers, and
network equipment manufacturers. The conference included more than
650 hours of classes, labs, panels, and case studies. Hundreds of
OPNET customers authored case studies or technical papers for the
conference. OPNET engineers also provided demonstrations of OPNET's
latest software release during lectures and hands-on labs. Topics
included application performance management, network operations,
capacity planning and design, and network R&D. Conference
participants also celebrated OPNET's 20th anniversary. OPNET's
milestones over the past 20 years include: -- 1986: Predecessor
company founded as MIL 3, Inc. by Alain Cohen, Marc Cohen, and
Steven Baraniuk -- 1987: First sale of OPNET software to MITRE
Corporation; opening of first corporate office in Washington, D.C.
-- 1997: First OPNETWORK conference -- 2000: Company re-named OPNET
Technologies; IPO in August of 2000 cited as Ninth Best IPO of 2000
by ipo.com -- 2001: OPNET moves to new headquarters in Bethesda,
MD; acquires MAKE Systems -- 2002: OPNET acquires WDM NetDesign --
2004: OPNET acquires Altaworks -- 2005: OPNET announces CISCO
worldwide distribution agreement -- 2006: OPNET ends its fiscal
year with 433 employees worldwide and annual revenue of $76.1
million Marc A. Cohen, OPNET's Chairman and CEO, stated, "When we
founded the company in 1986, the Internet was in its infancy, email
was mostly found in academia, and cell phones were luxury items. We
believed that networks would gain significant importance in
facilitating business, and that there was a compelling opportunity
for software to perform development, deployment, and management of
networking technologies and applications. We believe that we have a
unique opportunity that leverages our extensive intellectual
property to provide significant value to a global customer base
that must analyze networks, applications, and systems to rapidly
identify, solve, and prevent problems every day." About OPNET
Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:OPNT) is a leading provider of management software for
networks and applications. For more information about OPNET and its
products, please visit www.opnet.com. OPNET, OPNETWORK, and OPNET
Technologies, Inc. are trademarks of OPNET Technologies, Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical
facts may constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. OPNET
Technologies, Inc. ("OPNET") assumes no obligation to update
statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions based upon
information available to OPNET as of the date of this press release
and involve risks and uncertainties; therefore, actual events or
results may differ materially. For a discussion of risk factors,
see OPNET's reports, including its most recent 10-Q and 10-K, filed
with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Note to editors: The
word OPNET is spelled with all upper-case letters.
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