INS Releases IPControl(TM) Version 2.1; Newest Features Enable Further Automation and Cost-Savings for Critical IP Management Functions as Well as Expanded International Support

SANTA CLARA, Calif.----July 12, 2005--INS, a leading provider of business and technology consulting services and software solutions, announced today the release of IPControl(TM) software version 2.1. This latest version of IPControl software provides cost-saving features to help streamline the overall visibility, management, and upgradeability of distributed DHCP and DNS servers throughout customers' IP networks. Version 2.1 also provides expanded support for ENUM applications as well as international native-language support.

IPControl version 2.1 enables centralized management of overall IP address inventory for IPv4 and IPv6 and supports multivendor DHCP and DNS server products, including those from the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC DHCP, BIND 8 or 9 DNS), Microsoft, and INS, including IPControl Sapphire DHCP/DNS appliances.

Key features and benefits of IPControl version 2.1 are:

-- Monitoring of critical DHCP, DNS, and IPControl services across the network streamlines server management and enables proactive management

-- Centralized staging and selective, secure distribution of OS, DHCP, DNS, and IPControl patches and releases reduces the effort required to coordinate and deploy updates

-- Control of distributed services states promotes lights-out remote site operation

-- DHCP/DNS/IPControl services event-details display streamlines diagnostics and auditing

-- Additional domain and resource record-level granularity with respect to administrator role controls and user-defined information

-- Additional enhancements to streamline NAPTR resource record management for ENUM applications

-- Expanded character sets for Eastern Asia support

"IPControl version 2.1 is another leap forward for the INS IP management product line," stated Michael Dooley, INS VP of Software Solutions. "Our mission is to provide customers with the best value in the IP management market by incorporating comprehensive, cost-saving features across software and appliance-based platforms at the best price. IPControl version 2.1 provides another testament to achieving our mission to our customers' benefit."

IPControl version 2.1 will be generally available at the end of July. For more information about IPControl software, IPControl Sapphire appliances, and the Diamond IP family of software for simplifying the management of complex IP networks, visit http://www.ins.com/software/.

About INS

INS offers a comprehensive set of business and technology consulting services and software solutions to help organizations reduce operational risk, increase productivity, and support revenue growth. Our IT Infrastructure Consulting Services deliver secure, business-centric infrastructures that integrate network, security, and storage technologies with best-practice operational frameworks. Our Immedient Business Solutions streamline and enhance business processes for enterprise project management and collaboration and analytics. And our Diamond IP Software provides flexible and scalable software solutions for managing today's complex IP networks. We have delivered tens of thousands of successful engagements worldwide over more than a decade of operation. INS is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and has offices in the U.S., Europe, and SE Asia. For additional information, please contact INS at 1-888-767-2788 in the U.S., 44 (0) 1628 503000 in Europe, 65 6549 7188 Asia, or 1-408-330-2700 worldwide.

IPControl is a trademark of International Network Services Inc.