netViz & Spearhead Technologies Enter Agreement to Give Executives a C

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    GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2005--netViz LLC, a Concord Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRD) company, has announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Spearhead Technologies to jointly offer breakthrough data visualization solutions for world-class configuration management and IT documentation. The netViz(R) software's powerful data visualization and network-programming tools provide a consolidated visual representation of IT resources, corporate assets and business process information across corporate computing environments. The alliance will offer combined solutions to the enterprise and government sectors, similar to those already being successfully deployed by Fujitsu Services and other major corporations.
    The rapid growth of network infrastructures in the past 10 years has created a number of complex challenges for many large enterprises - such as identifying where all their network devices are located or what the relationship is between them. By enabling companies to visualize their network topology, the netViz software dramatically simplifies how companies can understand and manage their IT infrastructure. To this end, Spearhead Technologies has worked with Fujitsu for more than two years on a number of projects using the netViz software - including documenting data centers and WAN connectivity, and providing configuration management solutions to their customers.
    "Spearhead's flexibility and drive has enabled us to deliver against extremely tight timelines; while the ability of the netViz software to display database information in a pictorial form is unmatched," said Stuart Ebdon, Network Business Manager at Fujitsu Services. "Using the netViz(R) software, Spearhead can allow highly informative documentation and critical information to be produced and delivered in a clear and understandable format. We aim to stay at the forefront of development with the tool, to enable our business to deliver configuration management to a world class standard."
    Darren Hall, Managing Director of Spearhead Technologies, said: "While there is a recognition that IT needs to migrate from the back room to the Boardroom, it presents a significant challenge. Senior IT staff need to demonstrate exactly how the IT infrastructure enables the business, but also the risks and vulnerabilities that it presents. Visualization is the common language that bridges these different worlds and provides precisely the platform needed for the elevation of IT."
    "The netViz(R) technology gives organizations an innovative, yet intuitive way to extract mission critical information from complex business and IT systems and present it in a manner that executives can understand," concluded Peter Welburn, Vice President and General Manager of Concord's netViz Business Unit. "We are pleased to have Spearhead Technologies introducing the netViz product to its customers and prospects."

    About Spearhead Technologies Ltd

    Market leaders in the field of documentation solutions, Spearhead have supplied solutions to corporate businesses, Government and the MoD who have reaped the considerable benefits and savings that accurate and accessible visual documentation and configuration management has brought them. Spearhead offers a total solution, from the supply of netViz software to the creation of an entire project, including physical audits, business process mapping and organisational diagnostics, database design, bespoke scripting for reports, training of staff, maintenance and support. More information about Spearhead Technologies can be found online at www.speartec.com.

    About netViz LLC

    Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, netViz LLC is a Concord Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRD) company. Concord's netViz product line is a unique visualization solution that enables organizations of all sizes to understand and manage their IT and business systems. With the netViz software, organizations can assemble disparate corporate data and employee knowledge into a consolidated, data-driven graphical representation. With the ability to import data from virtually any source, organizations can quickly gain a clear understanding of data, relationships, and dependencies. More information about netViz can be found online at www.netviz.com.

    netViz and the netViz logo are trademarks of Concord Communications, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

    Any forward-looking statements made in this press release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of all these factors. The information contained in this press release is applicable only today and should thereafter be considered historical and will no longer constitute current expectations. Concord Communications undertakes no obligation to update information contained in this press release.

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