Agilent Technologies' LXI-Compliant Products Now Total 35


PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2005 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its offering of products designed to be LXI-compliant now totals 35. Agilent, one of the founding members of the LXI consortium and an advocate of LAN-standards-based instrumentation, recently expanded this offering to include the following products: the Agilent 34980A Multifunction Switch/Measure unit, the Agilent 34410A and 34411A 6½-digit DMMs, and the Agilent N6701A and N6702A modular power supplies.

"LXI is the future of test, and this represents our commitment to delivering industry-leading products that are compliant," said Scott Sampl, vice president and general manager, Agilent's System Products Division. "Agilent Open and the LXI standard enable fast, efficient, and cost-effective creation of test systems in a global environment."

These products are also part of Agilent Open, a program that ensures industry-standards-based open connectivity in hardware and software. Complete LXI certification requires review from the LXI consortium. Agilent is in the process of this final certification and upon completion will begin shipping these products with full LXI compliance.

Further Information

oAgilent 34980A multifunction switch/measure unit with 19 plug-in modules: www.agilent.com/find/34980A.

oAgilent 34410A and 34411A high performance 6½-digit DMMs: www.agilent.com/find/34410A and www.agilent.com/find/34411A.

oAgilent N6701A and N6702A modular power supplies: www.agilent.com/find/N6700.

oLXI consortium: www.lxistandard.org.

About Agilent Open

Agilent Open simplifies the process of connecting and programming test systems to help engineers design, validate and manufacture electronic products. Agilent combines a broad range of system-ready instruments, open industry software, PC-standard I/O and global support to accelerate test system development. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/open.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 27,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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