Ixia Buys Empirix Product Line

CALABASAS, Calif. -- Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA) a leading provider of high-speed, multiport network performance analysis systems, today announced that it has acquired the ANVL(TM) product line from Empirix, a provider of integrated test and monitoring solutions for Web, voice and network applications. ANVL (Automated Network Validation Library) protocol conformance testing products are used by industry leaders, such as Alcatel, Intel, Lucent, Siemens and Cisco, in the development of networking devices to validate protocol implementation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "Adding protocol conformance testing to our performance test solutions is an important strategic move for us," said Errol Ginsberg, president & CEO of Ixia. "Adding ANVL to our portfolio makes Ixia a market leader in both areas. With over 150 customers worldwide, ANVL is virtually the standard for data network protocol conformance testing. ANVL encompasses the broadest suite of protocol conformance tests available, including RSVP, BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP."IxiaEmpirix Inc.