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About Inet

Founded in 1989, Inet Technologies is a global provider of communications software products that enable communications carriers to more strategically and profitably operate their businesses. Inet's Unified Assurance(TM) Solution and its diagnostics products help its customers reduce capital and operating expenditures, improve customer acquisition and retention rates, protect and grow revenues, and more quickly and effectively develop products or services. Using its Unified Assurance Solution products, communications carriers are able to simultaneously manage their voice and data services at the network, service and customer layers to detect network and service problems in real time, enabling proactive identification of specific customers impacted by network or service issues. Inet's Diagnostics products assist network operators and equipment manufacturers in quickly and cost-effectively designing, deploying and maintaining current- and next-generation networks and network elements. Inet is headquartered in Richardson, Texas and has 501 employees worldwide. Inet is an ISO 9001 registered company. For more information, visit Inet on the Web at www.Inet.com.

Additional Information About the Acquisition and Where to Find It

Tektronix and Inet intend to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will contain a proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the acquisition and other relevant materials. WE URGE INET STOCKHOLDERS AND INVESTORS TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TEKTRONIX, INET AND THE ACQUISITION. The proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes attached to, and the reports incorporated by reference in, the proxy statement/prospectus, and any other reports and documents filed by Tektronix or Inet with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

Investors and security holders may obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC relating to the acquisition, free of charge, at the SEC's web site (www.sec.gov). Investors and security holders may also obtain these documents free of charge from Tektronix at the Investor Relations link on Tektronix's web site at www.tektronix.com or by contacting Tektronix's Investor Relations at [(503) 627-5614]. Documents will also be available at the link entitled SEC filings in the Investor Relations section of Inet's web site, www.inet.com, or by contacting Inet's Investor Relations at [(469) 330-4171].

Tektronix and Inet and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from security holders in connection with this transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Tektronix and Inet and information about other persons who may be deemed participants in this transaction will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus. You can find information about Tektronix's executive officers and directors in Tektronix's proxy statement (DEF14A) filed with the SEC on August 21, 2003. You can find information about Inet's officers and directors in their proxy statement (DEF14A) filed with the SEC on April 9, 2004. You can obtain free copies of these documents from the SEC or from Tektronix and Inet using the contact information above. In addition, directors and executive officers of Inet may have direct or indirect interests in the acquisition due to securities holdings, pre-existing or future indemnification arrangements, vesting of options, or rights to severance payments if their employment is terminated following the acquisition. Additional information regarding Tektronix, Inet, and the interests of their respective executive officers and directors in the merger is contained in the proxy statement/prospectus.

We urge Inet's stockholders to read the proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes attached to, and the reports incorporated by reference in, the proxy statement/prospectus, and any future report and document filed with the SEC by Tektronix and Inet, before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the acquisition.

Statements and information in this press release that relate to future events or results (including the combined companies' expectations as to sales, earnings per share, cost structure, market position, market growth opportunities and new products) are based on Tektronix' and Inet's current expectations. They constitute forward-looking statements subject to a number of risk factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expected or desired. Those factors include: worldwide geopolitical and economic conditions; business conditions in the electronics, communications, computer and advanced technologies industries; the satisfaction of the acquisition transaction closing conditions, the development and successful implementation of acquisition integration plans, the achievement of acquisition based synergy projections (both cost and revenue based), the retention of key Inet employees and customers, and other risks associated with the acquisition. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is included in filings made by Tektronix and Inet from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, annual reports on Form 10-K and the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

NOTE: Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Inet Technologies and Unified Assurance are trademarks of Inet Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.

/Web site: http://www.Inet.com /

/Web site: http://www.tektronix.com /

Source: Tektronix, Inc.

Contact: media, Kimberly McAlear, +1-503-627-4314, or kimberly.mcalear@tektronix.com; or analyst, John Gardner, +1-503-627-5614, or john.d.gardner@tektronix.com, both of Tektronix, Inc.; or Kelly Love of Inet Technologies, Inc., +1-469-330-4171, or kelly.love@Inet.com

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