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InfoVista WINS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AWARD FOR GIG-BE

InfoVista, a leading provider of intelligent performance management software solutions, announced that it has been awarded a one year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by Juniper Networks to provide the performance management solution for edge and core IP/MPLS routers for the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Global Information Grid -- Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) Program. On Dec. 30, Juniper Networks announced that it was awarded a one year with multi-year potential contract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for all edge and core IP/MPLS routers for the DISA GIG-BE Program. SAIC is DISA's prime contractor for the GIG-BE Program.

"InfoVista is a recognized leader in the performance management market, with extensive demonstrated success managing the delivery of advanced IP services across many of the world's largest and most sophisticated networks," stated Dubhe Beinhorn, vice president of Juniper Federal Systems. "InfoVista was selected following a rigorous technical evaluation performed by SAIC, DISA's prime contractor for the GIG-BE Program."

GIG-BE, a worldwide switched optical network with 10-Gbps OC-192 or faster connections, initially will serve Defense Department users at 100 sites around the globe. The advanced defense network is designed to supply the Warfighter with reliable and secure transmission facilities for today and tomorrow's voice, video, data and imagery systems.

"InfoVista is extremely proud to have been selected as the performance management solution for DISA's visionary program," stated Joe Bergera, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing for InfoVista. "Our solution was designed especially to optimize the performance of advanced global networks. InfoVista is uniquely capable to ensure consistently high service quality for the cutting-edge services delivered across the GIG-BE infrastructure."

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