Global Expansion Leveraging WestconGroup's Incubation Program

BURLINGTON, MA., January 12, 2016 -Arbor Networks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT (NASDAQ: NTCT), today announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with WestconGroup, the leading value-added global distributor of security, unified communications, network infrastructure, and data center solutions. The two companies previously had an agreement to carry Arbor's distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) solutions in Latin America and the Middle East. This expansion further extends Arbor's reach into the European enterprise market.

Arbor is leveraging WestconGroup's incubation program, a programmatic approach to geographic expansion that enables Arbor to leverage repeatable, efficient, cost-effective and scalable processes.

'Our experience working with WestconGroup in other regions has been fantastic. They know the customers, understand security and value what Arbor can bring to the table in terms of proven, market-leading solutions,' said Jeremy Nichols, global vice president of channel sales, Arbor Networks. 'Arbor has been pervasively deployed in the European service provider market for more than a decade. Expanding our partnership with WestconGroup and leveraging the incubation program will allow us to drive continued growth in the European enterprise security market for network visibility, DDoS protection and advanced threat detection solutions.'

'Arbor is primed to accelerate its growth at a time when solution providers and their customers need the ability to research, detect and mitigate network-based threats on a global scale,' said WestconGroup's Senior Vice President - Central Region & EMEA Security Solutions Practice, Willem JH de Haan. 'With joint investment from both companies, the incubation program provides them with the infrastructure and support to make that happen.'

Arbor Networks Solutions Overview

Arbor Networks' customers gain a micro view of their own network through our suite of products, combined with a macro view of global Internet traffic and emerging threats, through our ATLAS threat intelligence infrastructure. ATLAS provides a comprehensive, aggregated view of global traffic and threats. More than 330 service provider customers contribute 120 Tbps of global traffic intelligence, enabling Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT) to develop threat protections that are delivered directly into customer products to stop DDoS attacks and malware campaigns.

Arbor DDoS Solutions are proven on the world's most demanding networks. The portfolio offers complete deployment flexibility to meet the needs of any organization, from virtual solutions and network-embedded solutions within Cisco's ASR 9000 routers to appliances for enterprises and carrier-class scrubbing centers. Arbor Cloud offers a fully managed, best-practice DDoS defense service that tightly integrates on-premises and cloud-based mitigation in a single solution. The Arbor DDoS portfolio enables customers to ensure the availability of their critical infrastructure with the world's most broadly-deployed DDoS mitigation technology.

Arbor Advanced Threat Solutions leverage integrated Netflow and Packet Capture technology for network-wide situational awareness and broad and deep traffic visibility and security intelligence that transforms threat detection and incident response through real-time and historical insights, stunning visualization and forensics. The Arbor solution enables customers to protect their most critical assets from advanced threats that are already in their network.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, including without limitation, the statements related to driving continued growth in the European enterprise security market for network visibility, DDoS protection and advanced threat detection solutions, and being primed to further expand its market penetration constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements due to known and unknown risk, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors. Such factors include slowdowns or downturns in economic conditions generally and in the market for cybersecurity and DDoS solutions specifically; the Company's relationships with strategic partners; dependence upon broad-based acceptance of the Company's DDoS solutions; the presence of competitors with greater financial resources than ours and their strategic response to our products; our ability to retain key executives and employees; and the ability of NETSCOUT to successfully integrate the merged assets and the associated technology and achieve operational efficiencies. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the Company, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NETSCOUT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.

About WestconGroup
WestconGroup, Inc. is a value added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center, and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers. The company goes to market under the Westcon and Comstor brands. WestconGroup's teams are located in 70+ countries around the globe, create unique programs and provide exceptional support to accelerate the business of its global partners. Strong relationships enable partners to receive support tailored to their needs. From global logistics and customized financing solutions to pre-sales, technical and engineering assistance, the company works with partners to respond with agility and speed to changing market conditions so they can achieve the fastest time to revenue. WestconGroup's portfolio of market-leading vendors includes: Avaya, Blue Coat, Cisco, Check Point, F5, Palo Alto and Polycom, among others.

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About Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks, the security division of NETSCOUT, helps secure the world's largest enterprise and service provider networks from DDoS attacks and advanced threats. Arbor is the world's leading provider of DDoS protection in the enterprise, carrier and mobile market segments, according to Infonetics Research. Arbor's advanced threat solutions deliver complete network visibility through a combination of packet capture and NetFlow technology, enabling the rapid detection and mitigation of malware and malicious insiders. Arbor also delivers market-leading analytics for dynamic incident response, historical analysis, visualization and forensics. Arbor strives to be a 'force multiplier,' making network and security teams the experts. Our goal is to provide a richer picture into networks and more security context so customers can solve problems faster and reduce the risks to their business.

To learn more about Arbor products and services, please visit our website at arbornetworks.com or follow on Twitter @ArborNetworks. Arbor's research, analysis and insight, together with data from the ATLAS global threat intelligence system, can be found at the ATLAS Threat Portal.

Trademark Notice: Arbor Networks, the Arbor Networks logo and ATLAS are all trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. All other brands may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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