Agilent Launches Hand-Held

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced the Agilent FrameScope 350, the first handheld analyzer that enables IT support staff, network installers and service providers to verify the performance of key network services such as Web, file, e-mail, print and DNS servers. The FrameScope 350 is also the industry's first analyzer to combine full Category 6 cable certification with active network testing, reducing the cost of test by offering installers and maintenance technicians two tools in one. "Companies need to test business-critical network services to ensure that users can do their jobs effectively," said Steve Bates, general manager in Agilent's Service Test Division. "The powerful automation features of the FrameScope 350 enable even inexperienced technicians to solve network problems, measure network performance and certify cabling, all with a single, easy-to-use tool." FrameScope 350's easy-to-use color touch screen allows users in switched Fast Ethernet and TCP/IP environments to quickly isolate and resolve protocol, configuration, performance and cabling problems. The product's innovative AutoTest performance test suite uses objective performance metrics to measure the response times of key network services such as Web, file, e-mail, print and DNS servers. This eliminates the expense and complexity of baselining, and allows network staff to locate under-performing services quickly and efficiently.Agilent Technologies Inc.