Free Gadget From Kratos Networks Centralizes Network Administrator Tools

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - August 9, 2010) - Kratos Networks today announced the release of its latest IT management gadget called LaunchPAD. This desktop tool provides access to commonly used network management programs in a single location, allowing for quick and easy access to a suite of troubleshooting programs.

LaunchPAD comes pre-configured with links to the most commonly used network administrator tools including Perfmon, Trace Route, Telnet, Ping, Remote Desktop and others, including Kratos' easy to use network management software called dopplerVUE. LaunchPAD's IT management capabilities can be set to load automatically whenever a computer boots-up, so end users always have single click access to their management tools from their desktops. 

"Network managers use the same programs numerous times a day on average," said Mike Smith, General Manager of Kratos Networks. "LaunchPAD's convenience and ease of use makes the process of IT management easier, cutting down on the amount of time it takes to execute routine tasks individually."

New tools and links can be added in seconds, allowing for a variety of applications to be accessed by any user.

LaunchPAD is the latest in Kratos Networks' family of free IT management gadgets, which run on any Windows Operating System. Since their debut, the series of utilities has logged over 100,000 downloads. The full line up includes:

• Exchange Monitor - Track Exchange queues and related support services
• Website Traffic Monitor - helps managers identify why users may experience website performance issues
• Service Level Monitor - measures upload and download speeds
• Server Performance Monitor - monitors local or remote servers
• Device Monitor - collects and graphs any of hundreds of network device metrics
• Syslog Alarm Monitor - uses syslog messages to identify potentially troubled network devices

To download LaunchPAD or any of Kratos' other IT desktop utilities, please visit: http://www.kratosnetworks.com/index.php/products/free_network_management_utilities/

About Kratos Networks
Kratos Networks is a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), specializing in products and services that help large and small organizations better manage their network-centered operations. Flagship products include dopplerVUE^®, an easy to use network monitoring and management tool that brings enterprise-grade features to networks of any size and NeuralStar^®, an enterprise management solution that integrates data across distributed networks for strategic global views. The Kratos Network Management Platform is the foundation of both of these products and serves as an event management correlation and dashboarding solution that is ideal for creating custom monitoring applications or as the basis for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) creating built-in management capabilities for their hardware or software products.

For more information about dopplerVUE, NeuralStar or the Kratos Network Management Platform, please visit www.KratosNetworks.com.

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