MICROTEST ANNOUNCES INTERNET COMPAS, TROUBLESHOOTING TOOL FOR THE INTERNET

Local Area Network Troubleshooter Now Detects Problems With Connections
Outside the LAN

(Phoenix, March 28, 1996)--Microtest Inc. (NASDAQ: MTST) today announced
Internet COMPAS , an addition to its existing line of network
troubleshooting devices. Internet COMPAS is an option that runs on
Microtest's NetWare COMPAS product. It simplifies troubleshooting through
the Internet and in local TCP/IP environments. It provides users with the
ability to seek out common problems encountered when connecting to the
Internet. Internet COMPAS is available for $1,195 (U.S. list) and runs on
NetWare COMPAS ($2,995, U.S. list) through Microtest's network of
authorized distributors.

Internet COMPAS simplifies troubleshooting Internet connections. The
product includes a trace route feature that permits users to trace the
route that IP packets take to reach their destination, indicating where
the problem lies within the connection.

"With Internet COMPAS we have been able to resolve IP addresses to host
names which previously required several pieces of equipment and up to
three days. This new product from Microtest, has helped me cut my
troubleshooting time down to just minutes," said Theresa Boyle, Systems
Programmer, Glendale Community College.

Domain Name Services (DNS) has also been added. COMPAS is the first
handheld tool to resolve from a user host name to the IP address and visa
versa.

Internet COMPAS gives users a wide range of troubleshooting capabilities
for common Local Area Network (LAN) IP problems, such as, Duplicate IP
Address Detection, IP Ping, IP Host Summary List and Detail, IP Local
Segment Information, and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Monitoring.

Introduced in 1994, COMPAS is a handheld LAN troubleshooting tool designed
to find common problems that occur on Ethernet networks. It is the first
portable tool which combines the best features of protocol analyzers,
cable testers, network diagnostic utilities and serial communications
testers. COMPAS is designed for LAN Administrators, technicians and
third-party service providers who are tasked with solving everyday, common
network problems.

Founded in 1984, Microtest is a leading worldwide manufacturer of
diagnostic, certification and connectivity products for Local Area
Networks (LANs). 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 the U.S.;
in Europe, e-mail us at infoMTE@microtest.com.
 
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