Post of Slovenia Deploys Concord's SPECTRUM(R) Software

Post of Slovenia Deploys Concord's SPECTRUM(R) Software
SPECTRUM(R) Solution Ensures IT Infrastructure Availability and Performance for
550 Post Offices Throughout the Country of Slovenia 


MARLBORO, Mass., March 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Concord Communications,
Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRD) today announced that Post of Slovenia has deployed
SPECTRUM(R) Xsight(TM) software to ensure around-the-clock IT infrastructure
availability and performance for its backbone network that connects 550 post
offices throughout Slovenia.  Post of Slovenia is a model example of an
e-business leader in Slovenia, embracing technology to migrate traditional
customer services away from being accessed by standing in line to being
accessed online.  Customers throughout Slovenia access its website to check
postal rates from the convenience of their own homes, and locate street
addresses and telephone numbers for local post offices.  Post of Slovenia is
one of only four Certification Authorities in Slovenia, offering fast, easy-
to-use, complete online management of personal finances, as well as invoice and
document management and archiving.

"Our number one priority is to expedite the deployment of our point-of- sale
and web services applications to enable us to offer a superior, seamless online
experience to our customers," Post of Slovenia's Systems Engineer Gorazd Kurez
explained.  "Our network and server infrastructure must remain available and
reliable at all times, as it supports an extremely important revenue stream for
us in providing new services based on our market orientation."

Systems integrator Evertec deployed the SPECTRUM(R) solution, which manages 700
HP(R) servers and 500 routers and 300 switches from Cisco Systems(R) through
integrations with Compaq(R) Insight Manager(TM) software and CiscoWorks(TM)
software.  Post of Slovenia's IT infrastructure employs a combination of 802.11
wireless, ATM, Frame Relay, ISDN, MPLS, and VPN technologies to connect to
branch offices.  SPECTRUM(R) Alarm Notification Manager(TM) software works in
conjunction with the Remedy(R) ARS trouble- ticketing system to escalate
problem notification to the network operations center 24x7 via e-mail, pagers,
and cell phones.  Post of Slovenia plans to integrate Microsoft(R) Operations
Manager (MOM(TM)) solution with the SPECTRUM(R) solution in the near future,
and will be evaluating the SPECTRUM(R) Connector(TM) for MOM(TM) solution.

Kurez particularly values SPECTRUM(R) Watch Editor(TM) software, relying on it
to monitor LAN and WAN backbone bandwidth utilization.  "The solution is
invaluable for its ability to monitor and control performance thresholds across
each link in our network," said Kurez.  "Yet for all its power, it's incredibly
easy to use."  The SPECTRUM(R) software keeps a close eye on Post of Slovenia's
ATM and Frame Relay connections that support critical, real-time online banking
operations.  Kurez is able to significantly reduce trouble- shooting time and
accelerate mean time to repair (MTTR) to improve service quality.

Kurez points to intelligent modeling, root cause analysis, and Service Level
Management as major differentiators that elevate the SPECTRUM software above
the competition.  Post of Slovenia evaluated several vendors' infrastructure
management solutions, and concluded that multi-vendor support, ease of use, and
scalability made the SPECTRUM solution a perfect match for its evolving IT
environment.  "SPECTRUM(R) Xsight(TM) software enables me to accomplish work
equivalent to a much larger network operations staff," Kurez concluded.  "I
can't say enough about how this solution helps me do a better job in less
time."

About Post of Slovenia

Post of Slovenia, with its roots in classic postal services, has become one of
the leaders in e-business services in Slovenia.  Post of Slovenia, with more
than 550 offices nationwide, has built an advanced IT infrastructure to support
such new services as personal finance and document management, transaction
time-stamping, banking services for a majority of Slovenian banks, and much
more.  Security and availability remain extremely important and Post of
Slovenia continues to invest in and evolve its IT and telecommunication
technologies, adding new services and improving the overall offerings to the
market. (http://www.posta.si/)

About Evertec

Evertec Technology specializes in areas of enterprise infrastructure
management, open business continuity, and disaster recovery.  It provides
affordable, easy, quickly deployed technology solutions, and has a proven track
record with complex implementations.

About Concord Communications, Inc.

Concord Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRD) is a global provider of Business
Service Management (BSM) software that reduces IT downtime, improves capacity
planning, and optimizes service level management -- thereby enabling customers
to increase revenue and productivity.  Built on more than 100 technology
patents, Concord's family of world-class solutions addresses the needs of
enterprise customers across 17 vertical markets, managed service providers, and
both wireless and wireline telecommunications carriers.  These solutions enable
organizations of all sizes to map IT services to business needs, measure the
actual end-user experience, and manage voice or data applications, systems, and
networks.

More than 7,500 customers worldwide use Concord's software, including 23 of the
world's 24 largest service providers, 14 of the world's 20 largest banks, and
11 of the world's 20 largest insurance companies.  Founded in 1986 and
headquartered in Marlboro, Massachusetts, USA, Concord maintains offices around
the globe and can be found on the web at http://www.concord.com/.

The Concord logo, SPECTRUM, Xsight, Alarm Notification Manager, Connector, and
Watch Editor are trademarks of Concord Communications, Inc. HP, Compaq, and
Insight Manager are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Cisco Systems and CiscoWorks are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. Microsoft
and MOM are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

Any forward-looking statements made in this press release are made pursuant to
the "safe harbor" provisions in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.  These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, risks in
market acceptance of, and demand for, the Company's products, specifically
including: SPECTRUM(R) Xsight(TM) software, SPECTRUM(R) Alarm Notification
Manager(TM) software, SPECTRUM(R) Connector(TM) for MOM(TM) software, and
SPECTRUM(R) Watch Editor(TM) software.  The information contained in this press
release is applicable only today and should thereafter be considered historical
and will no longer constitute the Company's current expectations.  The Company
undertakes no obligation to update information contained in this press release.

  Media Contacts:
   Ann Kelly
   Concord Communications, Inc.
   SPECTRUM Business Unit
   [phone]
   

   Eric Snow
   Concord Communications, Inc.
   [phone]
   

DATASOURCE: Concord Communications, Inc.



CONTACT:  Ann Kelly of Concord Communications, Inc., SPECTRUM Business

Unit, [phone], ; or Eric Snow of Concord

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