MICROTEST EXPANDS SALES CHANNEL - RESELLER REBATE ANNOUNCED

(Phoenix, March 28, 1996)--Microtest today announced a new, multi-faceted
sales strategy to include the addition of a manufacturer's representative
program, the re-positioning of Microtest regional sales staff, and the
institution of a reseller rebate initiative.

Nearly 20 manufacturer's representative firms have been contracted to
represent the company's local area network (LAN) management products
throughout North America. The firms, which specialize in physical
layer/structured cabling solutions for resellers, installers, contractors,
construction consultants and end users, employ over 120 field sales
representatives.

The company has also re-focused their regional sales managers to
pro-actively sell and support Microtest's network connectivity product
line, specifically the CD-ROM networking products. The regional managers
will also manage the efforts of the manufacturer's representatives efforts
in selling the network management products.

Additionally, the company has instituted a reseller rebate program to
Microtest's Connectivity VAR channel. Commencing April 1, the VARs selling
Microtest's products will receive a 5% reseller rebate.

"Our strategy throughout 1996 is to bring Microtest solutions to the
customers through a variety of methods," said Robert M. Tanner, vice
president, worldwide field operations. "Our traditional approach of
distributing product has been through a two-tiered model which involves
authorized distributors and resellers around the world. By enhancing this
winning strategy, we're now even closer to our customers' decisions and
better positioned to provide products which improve the performance of
networks."

Founded in 1984, Microtest is a leading worldwide manufacturer of
diagnostic, certification and connectivity products for local area
networks. Microtest's mission is to make information technology easy to
apply. The company has pioneered several networking products, such as
PentaScanner, COMPAS, and DiscPort. Microtest is headquartered at 4747
North 22nd Street, Phoenix, AZ. Microtest's European headquarters are
located at 2A Kingfisher House, Northwood Park, Gatwick Road, Crawley,
West Sussex, RH10 2XN, United Kingdom. Microtest's stock is traded on the
NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol MTST.

More information is available on our World Wide Web site at
http://www.microtest.com, or e-mail us at info@microtest.com in U.S.; in
Europe, e-mail the company at infoMTE@microtest.com.
 
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