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Company's New Ethernet Appliances Meet Growing Market's Needs for WAN/LAN Management ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visual Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNWK), a leading provider of network and application performance management solutions, today announced the appointment of Daniel Kim as director of sales for its newly established Asia/Pacific operations. Kim has over a decade of experience in managing sales operations in Asia and has worked extensively with the major distributors and PTTs in the region, including NTT, China Telecom, and KT. Kim comes to Visual Networks from data communications software provider Pacom Technologies, where he served as director of sales for Asia. At Pacom, he trained and developed a number of new sales channels that helped the company successfully penetrate the market. He has also served in sales and marketing leadership positions at Patton Electronics and Pensat Communications. "With the launch of our Ethernet hardware devices earlier this year, Visual Networks is well positioned to take advantage of the tremendous market growth in the Asia/Pacific region," said Mark Skurla, executive vice president of worldwide sales at Visual Networks. "Daniel Kim has a track record of success in introducing new technologies to the Asian/Pacific market. His in- depth knowledge of the region and long-term relationships with the region's leading companies make him an ideal candidate to establish our presence in Asia." "I look forward to utilizing my experience in Asia to help Visual Networks establish a strong market presence," said Kim. "I am excited about the opportunity to build a successful distribution organization that will help Visual Networks capitalize on its innovative network and application performance management technologies in a potentially very receptive marketplace." Kim holds a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Seoul National University. About Visual Networks Visual Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNWK) is a leading provider of network and application performance management solutions. The company's technologies enable enterprises to reliably and securely manage the delivery and performance of key applications such as Voice over IP (VoIP) across their infrastructures. Visual Networks' products increase application and network availability, optimize the use of bandwidth across the network, and reduce operating costs across traditional and IP-based infrastructures. For more information, visit http://www.visualnetworks.com/. Forward Looking Statement Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" with respect to Visual Networks, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"). Forward-looking statements are based on management's views and assumptions regarding business performance and future events as of the time the statements are made. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the risks detailed in Visual Networks' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which may cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from the statements. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revision or changes after the date of this release. DATASOURCE: Visual Networks, Inc. CONTACT: David Peikin of Visual Networks, Inc., +1-301-296-2262, Web site: http://www.visualnetworks.com/

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