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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


          (x) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2001

                                       OR

             ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                         Commission File Number 0-24707

                             INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                    75-2269056
  (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. employer
  incorporation or organization)                    identification no.)


                          1500 North Greenville Avenue
                             Richardson, Texas 75081
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)



                                 (469) 330-4000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/  No __

Number of shares of common stock outstanding at April 27, 2001: 46,589,005

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                         INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                  PAGE NO.
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<S>                                                                                               <C>
Part I - Financial Information (Unaudited)
         Item 1. Financial Statements

                 Consolidated Balance Sheets ...................................................       3

                 Consolidated Statements of Income .............................................       4

                 Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity.................................       5

                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows..........................................       6

                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ....................................       7

         Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                 Results of Operations .........................................................      10

         Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.....................      24

Part II - Other Information

         Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds .....................................      24

         Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...............................................      24

Signatures        ...............................................................................     24
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                             INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    MARCH 31,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                                        2001             2000
                                                                                                -----------------    ------------
                                                                                                           (In thousands,
                                                                                                         except share data)
<S>                                                                                             <C>                  <C>
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents.............................................................      $    149,196        $   131,419
      Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,065 at
        March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000................................................            24,675             47,634
      Unbilled receivables..................................................................             2,623              1,925
      Income taxes receivable...............................................................             2,956             12,179
      Inventories...........................................................................            12,508              9,381
      Deferred income taxes.................................................................             1,867              1,667
      Other current assets..................................................................             6,161              3,254
                                                                                                  ------------        -----------
              Total current assets..........................................................           199,986            207,459
    Property and equipment, net.............................................................            20,321             18,408
    Other assets............................................................................               286                340
                                                                                                  ------------        -----------
              Total assets..................................................................      $    220,593        $   226,207
                                                                                                  ============        ===========

                                                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable......................................................................      $      5,287        $     4,629
      Accrued compensation and benefits.....................................................             2,636              7,885
      Deferred revenues.....................................................................            20,690             22,744
      Other accrued liabilities.............................................................             4,184              5,040
                                                                                                  ------------        -----------
              Total current liabilities.....................................................            32,797             40,298
    Deferred tax liability..................................................................               406                489
    Commitments and contingencies
    Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock, $.001 par value:
         Authorized shares -- 25,000,000
         Issued shares -- None..............................................................                --                 --
      Common stock, $.001 par value:
         Authorized shares -- 175,000,000
         Issued shares -- 46,578,505 at March 31, 2001
           and 46,319,633 at December 31, 2000..............................................                47                 46
      Additional paid-in capital............................................................            71,879             69,935
      Retained earnings.....................................................................           115,464            115,439
                                                                                                  ------------        -----------
              Total stockholders' equity....................................................           187,390            185,420
                                                                                                  ------------        -----------
              Total liabilities and stockholders' equity....................................      $    220,593        $   226,207
                                                                                                  ============        ===========
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                             INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                         MARCH 31,
                                                                  ----------------------
                                                                    2001         2000
                                                                  --------     ---------
                                                                  (In thousands, except
                                                                      per share data)
<S>                                                               <C>          <C>
Revenues:
       Product and license fees ..............................    $ 26,011     $ 29,897
       Services ..............................................       5,433        3,064
                                                                  --------     --------
            Total revenues ...................................      31,444       32,961

     Cost of revenues:
       Product and license fees ..............................      10,017        6,014
       Services ..............................................       2,606        1,745
                                                                  --------     --------
            Total cost of revenues ...........................      12,623        7,759
                                                                  --------     --------

                Gross profit .................................      18,821       25,202
     Operating costs and expenses:
       Research and development ..............................      11,706        7,103
       Sales and marketing ...................................       5,739        4,231
       General and administrative ............................       2,736        2,459
       Restructuring .........................................         526           --
                                                                  --------     --------
                                                                    20,707       13,793
                                                                  --------     --------
               Income (loss) from operations .................      (1,886)      11,409
     Other income (expense):
       Interest income .......................................       1,966        1,772
       Other expense .........................................         (42)         (14)
                                                                  --------     --------
                                                                     1,924        1,758
                                                                  --------     --------
     Income before provision for income taxes ................          38       13,167
     Provision for income taxes ..............................          13        4,477
                                                                  --------     --------
     Net income ..............................................    $     25     $  8,690
                                                                  ========     ========

     Earnings per common share:
               Basic .........................................    $   0.00     $   0.19
                                                                  ========     ========
               Diluted .......................................    $   0.00     $   0.19
                                                                  ========     ========

     Weighted-average shares outstanding:
               Basic .........................................      46,470       45,895
                                                                  ========     ========
               Diluted .......................................      46,900       46,823
                                                                  ========     ========
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                             INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                COMMON STOCK           ADDITIONAL                       TOTAL
                                                         --------------------------      PAID-IN       RETAINED     STOCKHOLDERS'
                                                             SHARES        AMOUNT        CAPITAL       EARNINGS         EQUITY
                                                         -------------   ----------  --------------  -----------    -------------
                                                                           (In thousands, except share data)

<S>                                                      <C>             <C>         <C>             <C>            <C>
      Balance at December 31, 2000..............         46,319,633      $ 46        $  69,935       $ 115,439      $    185,420
        Issuance of common stock under stock option
          and stock purchase plans..............            258,872         1            1,944              --             1,945
        Net income..............................                 --        --               --              25                25
                                                      -------------      ----        ---------       ---------      ------------
      Balance at March 31, 2001.................         46,578,505      $ 47        $  71,879       $ 115,464      $    187,390
                                                       ============      ====        =========       =========      ============
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                             INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                     MARCH 31,
                                                              ----------------------
                                                                 2001         2000
                                                              ---------    ---------
                                                                  (In thousands)
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net income .........................................     $      25    $   8,690
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation ......................................         1,669        1,129
      Deferred income taxes .............................          (283)         266
      Issuance of common stock and stock options charged
        to expense ......................................            --           57
      Change in operating assets and liabilities:
        Decrease in trade accounts receivable ...........        22,959        1,116
        Increase in unbilled receivables ................          (698)      (1,895)
        Decrease in income taxes receivable .............         9,223           --
        Increase in inventories .........................        (3,127)        (220)
        Increase in other assets ........................        (2,853)         (31)
        Increase (decrease) in accounts payable .........           658         (652)
        Increase in taxes payable .......................            --        3,936
        Decrease in accrued compensation and benefits ...        (5,249)      (1,666)
        Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues ........        (2,054)       1,374
        Decrease in other accrued liabilities ...........          (856)         (65)
                                                              ---------    ---------
     Net cash provided by operating activities ..........        19,414       12,039
     CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchases of property and equipment ................        (3,582)      (1,294)
                                                              ---------    ---------
     Net cash used in investing activities ..............        (3,582)      (1,294)
     CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise
       of stock options and purchases under employee stock
       purchase plan ....................................         1,945        1,829
                                                              ---------    ---------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ..........         1,945        1,829
                                                              ---------    ---------

     Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ..........        17,777       12,574
     Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ...       131,419      127,903
                                                              ---------    ---------
     Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .........     $ 149,196    $ 140,477
                                                              =========    =========

     SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
      Income taxes paid .................................     $     144    $      51
                                                              =========    =========
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                             INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

    NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

             THE COMPANY

             We are a global provider of communications software solutions that
             enable carriers to more effectively design, deploy, diagnose,
             monitor and manage communications networks that carry signaling
             information used to control and deliver communications sessions and
             services. These communications sessions include phone calls,
             dial-up Internet access and other service transactions or sessions.
             Our solutions also address the fundamental business needs of
             communications carriers, such as improved billing, targeted sales
             and marketing, fraud prevention and enhanced routing. We provide
             these comprehensive offerings through our network intelligence,
             business intelligence, diagnostics and network infrastructure
             solutions.

             CONSOLIDATION

             The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our
             wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions
             have been eliminated.

             UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

             We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
             statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
             accepted in the United States for interim financial information and
             the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
             Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
             footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in
             the United States for complete financial statements. In our
             opinion, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring
             adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the results for the
             interim periods presented have been included. These financial
             statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
             statements and related notes for the three years ended December 31,
             2000, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
             Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 26, 2001.
             Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2001
             are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
             for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31,
             2001.

             CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

             All highly liquid securities with original maturities of three
             months or less are classified as cash equivalents. The carrying
             value of cash equivalents approximates fair market value.

             INVENTORIES

             Inventories are valued at the lower of standard cost, which
             approximates actual cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis,
             or market. At March 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000, inventories
             consisted of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         MARCH 31,       DECEMBER 31,
                                           2001             2000
                                       ------------      ------------
<S>                                    <C>               <C>
     Raw materials...............      $      6,881      $      4,183
     Work-in-process.............               395               241
     Finished goods..............             5,232             4,957
                                       ------------      ------------
                                       $     12,508      $      9,381
                                       ============      ============
</TABLE>

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             REVENUE RECOGNITION

             Effective January 1, 2000, we adopted Statement of Position, or
             SOP, 98-9, MODIFICATION OF SOP 97-2, `SOFTWARE REVENUE RECOGNITION'
             WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS, which did not require a
             significant change to our revenue recognition policies. In December
             1999, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, No. 101,
             REVENUE RECOGNITION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, which was effective in
             the fourth quarter of 2000. The adoption of SAB 101 did not
             materially affect our revenue recognition policies.

             We derive revenues primarily from the sale of products and software
             license fees as well as services, which include product
             installation, product integration, training and product support
             services.

             Except as otherwise discussed below, revenues from product and
             license fees are recognized in the period we have completed all
             hardware manufacturing and/or software development to contractual
             specifications, factory testing has been completed, the product has
             been shipped to the customer, the fee is fixed and determinable and
             collection is considered probable. When we have significant
             obligations subsequent to shipment (for example, installation and
             system integration), revenues are recognized when there are no
             significant unfulfilled obligations. Revenues from arrangements
             that include significant acceptance terms are recognized when
             acceptance has occurred.

             Revenues for fixed-priced contracts that require significant
             software development and are generally in duration in excess of
             nine months are recognized using the percentage-of-completion
             method. Revenues from these contracts are recognized upon
             attainment of scheduled performance milestones. Anticipated losses
             on fixed-priced contracts are recognized when estimable.

             Revenues from product installation, product integration and other
             services, excluding product support services, are recognized when
             the services have been completed.

             We offer our customers product support services, which include the
             correction of software problems, telephone access to our technical
             personnel and the right to receive unspecified product updates,
             upgrades and enhancements, when and if they become available.
             Revenues from these services, including product support services
             included in initial licensing fees, are recognized ratably over the
             contract period. Product support services included in the initial
             licensing fee are allocated from the total contract amount based on
             the relative fair value of these services determined using
             vendor-specific objective evidence, or VSOE.

             Deferred revenues represent amounts billed to customers, but not
             yet recognized as revenue. Unbilled receivables represent amounts
             recognized as revenue, but not yet billed to customers.

             ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

             The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
             accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
             requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
             amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying
             notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

   NOTE 2 -  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

             Effective January 1, 2000, we sold our membership interest in Inet
             Global Research, L.L.C., to an entity controlled by a related party
             for a cash purchase price of $82,000. No gain or loss was recorded
             for the sale. This entity is currently performing services for us
             for which it is paid a monthly fee per dedicated full time
             programmer plus reimbursement of reasonable business expenses. In
             the three months ended March 31, 2001, we paid $593,000 for these
             services. No amounts were paid to this entity in the three months
             ended March 31, 2000.

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   NOTE 3 -  RESTRUCTURING

             In March 2001, we recorded a restructuring charge of $526,000
             primarily related to a workforce reduction of approximately 40
             employees. The reduction affected all areas of the company. The
             charge primarily consisted of employee severance costs,
             professional fees and outplacement services. At March 31, 2001, the
             balance of these costs that remained to be paid totaled
             approximately $317,000.

   NOTE 4 -  EARNINGS PER SHARE

             The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
             earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                               MARCH 31,
                                                       ------------------------
                                                          2001          2000
                                                       ----------    ----------
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>
     Numerator:
      Net income for basic and diluted earnings per
         share ......................................  $   25        $    8,690
                                                       ======        ==========
     Denominator:
      Denominator for basic earnings per
         share -- weighted-average shares ...........  46,470            45,895
     Effect of dilutive securities:
         Employee stock options and purchase rights       430               928
                                                       ------        ----------
     Potentially dilutive common shares..............     430               928
                                                       ------        ----------
     Denominator for diluted earnings
      per share -- adjusted
      weighted-average shares........................  46,900            46,823
                                                       ======        ==========
     Basic earnings per common share ................  $ 0.00        $     0.19
                                                       ======        ==========
     Diluted earnings per common share ..............  $ 0.00        $     0.19
                                                       ======        ==========
</TABLE>

   NOTE 5 -  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

             For all periods presented, we had no material components of
             comprehensive income other than net income.

   NOTE 6 -  SEGMENT INFORMATION

             We operate in a single industry segment, providing communications
             software solutions and associated services to our customers through
             our sales personnel and certain foreign distributors. As a result,
             the financial information disclosed in this report represents all
             material financial information related to our sole operating
             segment. The geographic distribution of our revenues as a
             percentage of total revenues is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                               MARCH 31,
                                                       ------------------------
                                                          2001          2000
                                                       ----------    ----------
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>
               United States ................               34.6%      60.6%
               Export:
                 Asia/Pacific .................              6.0        8.1
                 Europe, Middle East and Africa             56.0       26.3
                 Other ........................              3.4        5.0
                                                           -----      -----
               Total export revenue .........               65.4       39.4
                                                           -----      -----
                                                           100.0%     100.0%
                                                           =====      =====
</TABLE>

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             We have no significant long-lived assets deployed outside of the
             United States.

    NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVES

             On January 1, 2001, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
             Standards, or SFAS, No. 133, ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
             AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES, as amended. SFAS 133 requires that all
             derivatives be recognized at fair value on the balance sheet, and
             that the corresponding gains or losses be included in comprehensive
             income, depending on the type of hedging relationship that exists.
             Adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our
             financial statements.

ITEM 2.      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

             FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

             THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING
             STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT
             OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
             OF 1934, AS AMENDED. ALL STATEMENTS OTHER THAN HISTORICAL OR
             CURRENT FACTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, STATEMENTS ABOUT OUR
             BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT AND OUR
             FUTURE PROSPECTS, ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. ALTHOUGH WE
             BELIEVE THAT THE EXPECTATIONS REFLECTED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
             STATEMENTS ARE REASONABLE, SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE
             SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS
             TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THESE EXPECTATIONS. SUCH RISKS AND
             UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOLLOWING:

             -  OUR OPERATING RESULTS ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND ARE LIKELY TO
                VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM QUARTER TO QUARTER IN THE FUTURE;

             -  WE COULD BE MATERIALLY HARMED IN THE EVENT OF A FURTHER GENERAL
                ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, A REVERSAL OR SLOWDOWN IN THE PACE OF THE
                PRIVATIZATION, RESTRUCTURING OR DEREGULATION OF THE
                TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, A SIGNIFICANT SLOWDOWN IN THE
                GROWTH OF THAT INDUSTRY OR CONSOLIDATIONS INVOLVING OUR CURRENT
                OR PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS;

             -  ANY REDUCTION IN DEMAND FOR OUR NETWORK INTELLIGENCE, BUSINESS
                INTELLIGENCE AND DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS COULD HAVE A MATERIAL
                ADVERSE EFFECT ON US;

             -  WE COULD BE MATERIALLY HARMED IF THE MARKET FOR CONVERGING AND
                NEXT-GENERATION NETWORK SOLUTIONS FAILS TO GROW AS WE CURRENTLY
                ANTICIPATE;

             -  EXPECTED INCREASED COMPETITION IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN PRICE
                REDUCTIONS, REDUCED MARGINS AND LOSS OF MARKET SHARE; AND

             -  OTHER RISKS INDICATED BELOW UNDER THE CAPTION "RISK FACTORS".


             THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND, IN MANY
             CASES, WE CANNOT PREDICT THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD
             CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE INDICATED
             BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. WHEN USED IN THIS DOCUMENT, THE
             WORDS "BELIEVES," "PLANS," "EXPECTS," "ANTICIPATES," "INTENDS,"
             "CONTINUE," "MAY," "WILL," "COULD," "SHOULD," "FUTURE,"
             "POTENTIAL," "ESTIMATE" OR THE NEGATIVE OF SUCH TERMS AND SIMILAR
             EXPRESSIONS AS THEY RELATE TO US OR OUR MANAGEMENT ARE INTENDED TO
             IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

             THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IS
             QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY, THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
             AND NOTES THERETO INCLUDED IN ITEM 1 OF THIS QUARTERLY REPORT AND
             THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO AND
             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED WITH
             THE SEC ON MARCH 26, 2001. HISTORICAL RESULTS AND PERCENTAGE
             RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ANY AMOUNTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT
             NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF TRENDS IN OPERATING RESULTS FOR ANY
             FUTURE PERIODS.


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             OVERVIEW

             We were founded in 1989 and during the early stages of our
             operations we focused primarily on developing and selling
             diagnostic tools for a predecessor to the Signaling System #7, or
             SS7, signaling protocol. As the telecommunications industry
             increasingly adopted SS7, we shifted our focus to developing and
             deploying SS7-based solutions as well as broadening our product
             offerings. Our diagnostic solution, Spectra, was first introduced
             in December 1990 and is currently in its tenth generation release.
             Beginning in 1993, we focused a significant portion of our product
             development efforts on developing a complete monitoring and
             surveillance solution for SS7 networks, culminating in the
             introduction of our network intelligence solution, the GeoProbe, in
             late 1995. Beginning in late 1999 and through 2000, we introduced a
             suite of business intelligence solutions called IT:seven. These
             applications enable carriers to protect and generate additional
             revenues within their networks and at interconnection boundaries.
             We continue to focus significant resources on the development of
             enhancements, new features and new applications for our existing
             product areas. We also have dedicated significant resources to the
             development of new products in the network infrastructure area.

             Historically, we have generated substantially all of our revenues
             from sales of our network intelligence and diagnostic solutions.
             Specifically, revenues attributable to the GeoProbe have
             represented a majority of our total revenues since 1998. Although
             we expect diagnostic revenues to continue to represent a
             significant portion of total revenues for the foreseeable future,
             these revenues are expected to continue to decline as a percentage
             of total revenues as a result of higher growth rates for the
             network intelligence and business intelligence offerings and
             revenues from the introduction of new products. Our remaining
             revenues are derived from services relating to these and other
             products. These services include product installation, product
             integration, training, warranty and product support.

             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

             The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, certain
             data derived from our unaudited consolidated statements of income
             expressed as a percentage of total revenues. The operating results
             for the three months ended March 31, 2001 are not necessarily
             indicative of the results that may be expected for any future
             periods.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                                     MARCH 31,
                                                                                                 2001          2000
                                                                                             ---------     --------
<S>                                                                                          <C>           <C>
                        Revenues:
                          Product and license fees....................................           82.7%         90.7%
                          Services....................................................           17.3           9.3
                                                                                               ------        ------
                            Total revenues............................................          100.0         100.0
                        Cost of revenues:
                          Product and license fees....................................           31.8          18.2
                          Services....................................................            8.3           5.3
                                                                                               ------        ------
                            Total cost of revenues....................................           40.1          23.5
                                                                                               ------        ------
                        Gross profit..................................................           59.9          76.5
                        Operating expenses:
                          Research and development....................................           37.2          21.6
                          Sales and marketing.........................................           18.3          12.8
                          General and administrative..................................            8.7           7.5
                          Restructuring...............................................            1.7            --
                                                                                               ------        ------
                            Total operating expenses..................................           65.9          41.9
                                                                                              -------       -------
                        Income from operations........................................           (6.0)         34.6
                        Other income..................................................            6.1           5.4
                                                                                              -------       -------
                        Income before provision for income taxes......................            0.1          40.0
                        Provision for income taxes....................................            0.0          13.6
                                                                                              -------       -------
                        Net income....................................................            0.1%         26.4%
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             REVENUES

             PRODUCT AND LICENSE FEES. Revenues from product and license fees
             decreased 13.0% to $26.0 million in the three months ended March
             31, 2001 from $29.9 million in the three months ended March 31,
             2000. The decline in revenues from product and license fees is
             primarily attributable to a decrease in sales of our diagnostic
             products in the United States, or U.S.

             SERVICES. Revenues from services increased 77.3% to $5.4 million in
             the three months ended March 31, 2001 from $3.1 million in the
             three months ended March 31, 2000. The increase in services
             revenues is primarily related to product support services
             associated with a larger installed customer base.

             CONCENTRATION OF REVENUES. In the three months ended March 31,
             2001, we had three customers that each accounted for more than 10%
             of total revenues.

             INTERNATIONAL REVENUES. In the three months ended March 31, 2001,
             international revenues accounted for 65.4% of total revenues
             compared to 39.4% of total revenues in the three months ended March
             31, 2000. The increase in the percentage of total revenues derived
             from international markets reflects the weakening of the economy in
             the U.S. and the variation that may occur given that a large
             percentage of our revenues are typically derived from a small
             number of customers.

             COST OF REVENUES

             PRODUCT AND LICENSE FEES. Cost of product and license fees consists
             primarily of hardware expenses and personnel and overhead costs
             related to the manufacturing, integration and installation of our
             products. Cost of product and license fees was $10.0 million, or
             31.8% of total revenues, in the three months ended March 31, 2001,
             and $6.0 million, or 18.2% of total revenues, in the three months
             ended March 31, 2000. The increase in absolute dollars resulted
             primarily from increases in hardware costs of approximately 70% and
             personnel and overhead costs of approximately 58%. The increase in
             hardware costs is due to the fact that a higher percentage of our
             network intelligence and business intelligence implementations
             being derived from new systems implementations versus expansions,
             which typically have a lower hardware cost. The increase in
             personnel and overhead costs is due primarily to increased
             infrastructure to support a global and growing customer base and
             higher implementation costs due to a higher percentage of
             implementations being new systems versus expansions. The increase
             as a percentage of total revenues was primarily attributable to
             cost of revenues increasing in absolute dollars and a decreased
             revenue base over which to spread our fixed costs.

             SERVICES. Cost of services consists of expenses, primarily
             personnel costs, related to product support, training, and warranty
             and non-warranty work. Cost of services was $2.6 million, or 8.3%
             of total revenues, in the three months ended March 31, 2001 and
             $1.7 million, or 5.3% of total revenues, in the three months ended
             March 31, 2000. Cost of services as a percentage of total revenues
             has historically fluctuated on a period-to-period basis based upon
             the relative mix of post-contract support, training and warranty
             and non-warranty work.

             OPERATING EXPENSES

             RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. Research and development
             expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, including contract
             labor, travel and facilities expenses, and other compensation
             expenses associated with our research and development activities.
             These expenses increased to $11.7 million in the three months ended
             March 31, 2001 from $7.1 million in the three months ended March
             31, 2000. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to
             increased staffing dedicated to research and development activities
             and higher wage levels required to attract and retain qualified
             technical and engineering personnel in a very competitive
             employment market. Research and development expenses as a
             percentage of total revenues were 37.2% in the three months ended
             March 31, 2001 and 21.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2000.
             The increase as a percentage of total

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             revenues was attributable to the increase in staffing dedicated to
             research and development activities and a decreased revenue base.

             Software development costs are expensed as incurred until
             technological feasibility has been established, at which time
             subsequent costs are permitted to be capitalized until the product
             is available for general release to customers. To date, either the
             establishment of technological feasibility of our products has
             substantially coincided with their general release, or costs
             incurred subsequent to the achievement of technological feasibility
             have not been material. As a result, software development costs
             qualifying for capitalization have been insignificant, and we have
             not capitalized any software development costs.

             SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSES. Sales and marketing expenses consist
             primarily of personnel, travel and facilities expenses related to
             sales and marketing activities, distributor commissions, and
             expenses for trade shows and advertising. These expenses increased
             to $5.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2001 from $4.2
             million in the three months ended March 31, 2000. The increase in
             absolute dollars was primarily related to continued expansion of
             our direct sales force. Sales and marketing expenses as a
             percentage of total revenues were 18.3% in the three months ended
             March 31, 2001 and 12.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2000.
             The increase as a percentage of total revenues was attributable to
             the combination of the increase in our direct sales force and a
             decreased revenue base.

             GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative
             expenses consist primarily of personnel, facilities and other costs
             of our finance, administrative and executive departments, as well
             as professional fees and expenses associated with legal and
             accounting requirements. These expenses increased to $2.7 million
             in the three months ended March 31, 2001 from $2.5 million in the
             three months ended March 31, 2000. The increase in absolute dollars
             was primarily related to increased staffing levels. General and
             administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 8.7%
             in the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 7.5% in the three
             months ended March 31, 2000. The increase as a percentage of total
             revenues was attributable to the combination of increased staffing
             levels and a decreased revenue base.

             RESTRUCTURING COSTS. In March 2001, we recorded a restructuring
             charge of $526,000 primarily related to a workforce reduction of
             approximately 40 employees. The reduction affected all areas of the
             company. The charge primarily consisted of employee severance
             costs, professional fees and outplacement services. At March 31,
             2001, the balance of these costs that remained to be paid totaled
             approximately $317,000.

             OTHER INCOME

             Other income is primarily interest income earned on our cash and
             cash equivalents. Other income was $1.9 million in the three months
             ended March 31, 2001 compared to $1.8 million in the three months
             ended March 31, 2000.

             PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

             The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31,
             2001 was 34.2% compared to 34.0% for the three months ended March
             31, 2000.

             LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

             Since our inception, we have funded our operations and met our
             capital expenditure requirements primarily through cash flows from
             operations and, prior to 1996, bank borrowings. We had working
             capital of $167.2 million at both March 31, 2001 and December 31,
             2000. At March 31, 2001, we had $149.2 million in cash and cash
             equivalents, an increase of $17.8 million from $131.4 million in
             cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2000. The increase in
             cash and cash equivalents is attributable to collections on trade
             accounts receivable, receipt of a tax refund and proceeds from the
             issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options and
             purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.

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             We have a credit facility with a bank providing for borrowings of
             up to $10.0 million. This credit facility will expire on June 15,
             2001. Up to $5.0 million may be utilized to support letters of
             credit. The per annum usage fee on unused portions of the line is
             0.125%. At our option, borrowings under this facility bear interest
             at either (i) the bank's prime rate less up to 0.50% or (ii) the
             London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR, as adjusted to meet
             specified Federal Reserve requirements with respect to Eurocurrency
             liabilities, plus up to 1.50%. This facility is collateralized by
             our accounts receivable, inventories and property and equipment.
             The credit facility includes covenants requiring us to maintain
             specified financial ratios and restricts the payment of cash
             dividends without the bank's consent. At March 31, 2001, no amounts
             were outstanding under the credit facility, and the amount
             available to us, after considering outstanding letters of credit,
             was $9.8 million.

             Net cash provided by operating activities was $19.4 million for the
             three months ended March 31, 2001, compared to $12.0 million during
             the same period in 2000. Net cash provided by operating activities
             resulted primarily from net income and changes in components of
             working capital. The increase in cash provided by operating
             activities for the three months ended March 31, 2001, compared to
             the three months ended March 31, 2000, was attributable to a
             decrease in trade accounts receivable and a decrease in income
             taxes receivable.

             Net cash used in investing activities was $3.6 million for the
             three months ended March 31, 2001 compared to $1.3 million during
             the same period in 2000. Net cash used in investing activities for
             both periods related to purchases of property and equipment.

             Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.9 million for the
             three months ended March 31, 2001 and $1.8 million during the same
             period of 2000. Net cash provided by financing activities in both
             periods resulted from proceeds from the issuance of common stock
             upon the exercise of stock options and purchases under our employee
             stock purchase plan.

             In January 2000, we signed a ten-year lease agreement for our
             corporate headquarters facility in Richardson, Texas. We estimate
             that our remaining commitment for leasehold improvements for this
             office space is between $500,000 and $1.5 million. Our current
             cash balances are sufficient to cover these estimated capital
             expenditures.

             Any material acquisition or joint venture could result in a
             decrease in our working capital, depending on the amount, timing
             and nature of the consideration to be paid. Absent any such
             acquisition or joint venture, we anticipate that current cash
             balances, potential cash flows from operations and available
             borrowings under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient
             to meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital, capital
             expenditures and other activities for at least the next 12 months.
             Thereafter, if current sources are not sufficient to meet our
             needs, we may seek additional equity or debt financing. In
             addition, any material acquisition of complementary businesses,
             products or technologies or material joint venture could require us
             to obtain additional equity or debt financing. There can be no
             assurance that additional financing would be available on
             acceptable terms, if at all.

             RISK FACTORS

             OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS FLUCTUATE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO
             PREDICT.

             Since our future operating results are likely to vary significantly
             from quarter to quarter, you should not rely on our results of
             operations during any particular quarter as an indication of our
             future performance in any fiscal year or quarterly period. Our
             quarterly operating results have varied significantly in the past
             and are likely to vary significantly from quarter to quarter in the
             future based on a number of factors, many of which are outside of
             our control. These factors include:

             -  the size, timing and terms of specific orders by customers;

             -  competition;

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             -  the degree of market acceptance of new products and technologies
                introduced by us and our competitors;

             -  the mix of products and services sold by us;

             -  the timing of product shipments and product installations by us;

             -  the timing of customer acceptance of products we deliver to
                them;

             -  the capital spending patterns of our customers;

             -  the mix of domestic and international sales;

             -  the mix of new installations and system expansions;

             -  the timing of and level of our expenses;

             -  the relative percentages of products sold through our direct and
                indirect sales channels;

             -  customer order deferrals in anticipation of enhancements or new
                products;

             -  the timing of and level of our investments in research and
                development activities;

             -  changes in, and our ability to implement, our strategy;

             -  changes in the availability or cost of materials needed to
                produce our products;

             -  the progress and timing of the privatization and restructuring
                of telecommunications markets and the worldwide deregulation of
                the international telecommunications industry;

             -  defects and product quality problems;

             -  intellectual property disputes;

             -  expansion of and risks associated with our international
                operations; and

             -  changes in general economic conditions.

             Furthermore, a large portion of our operating expenses, including
             rent and salaries, is largely fixed in nature. Accordingly, if
             revenues are below expectations, our operating results are likely
             to be adversely and disproportionately affected because these
             operating expenses are not variable in the short term, and cannot
             be quickly reduced to respond to unanticipated decreases in
             revenues.

             The amount of revenues associated with particular product sales can
             vary significantly. The deferral or loss of one or more
             individually significant sales could harm our operating results in
             a particular quarter.

             Our operating results also are likely to fluctuate due to factors
             that impact our current and prospective customers. Expenditures by
             customers tend to vary in cycles that reflect overall economic
             conditions and individual budgeting and buying patterns and, in
             some cases, the ability of some of our customers to obtain the
             financing they require to make capital expenditures. Our business
             has been adversely affected by a softening economy and we would be
             further harmed by a further decline in the economic prospects of
             our customers or the economy in general. These adverse economic
             conditions could be expected to alter current or prospective
             customers' capital spending priorities or budget cycles, or extend
             our sales cycle with respect to some of our customers. Our business
             also could be harmed by changes in customer spending patterns
             reflecting industry trends. In addition, our operating results
             historically have been

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             influenced by seasonal fluctuations, with revenues tending to be
             strongest in the fourth quarter of each year. We believe that this
             seasonality has been due to the capital appropriation practices of
             many of our customers. We expect that in future periods this
             seasonal trend may contribute to our first quarter revenues to
             remain consistent with, or decrease from, the level achieved in the
             preceding quarter.

             As a result of all of the foregoing, we cannot assure you that our
             revenues will grow in future periods or that we will remain
             profitable. In addition, in some future quarters our operating
             results again may be below the expectations of public market
             analysts. In such event, the market price of our common stock
             likely would fall.

             CONSOLIDATIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY OR A FURTHER
             SLOWDOWN IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPENDING COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS,
             FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

             We have derived substantially all of our revenues from sales of
             products and related services to the telecommunications industry.
             In recent months, we and a number of other companies have
             experienced reduced spending by telecommunications carriers and
             equipment manufacturers. Our business, financial condition and
             results of operations could be materially harmed in the event of a
             significant slowdown in this industry or in the event there are
             consolidations of our current or prospective customers. A slowdown
             in spending on telecommunications products and services or
             consolidations of customers could delay or cause cancellations of
             significant sales of our products or could delay the installation
             of our products, which could harm our operating results in a
             particular period.

             CHANGES OR DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PRODUCTS COULD HARM OUR
             OPERATING RESULTS.

             Revenues for our network intelligence and business intelligence
             solutions are typically recognized upon the completion of
             installation, unless the contract provides for significant
             additional obligations. Customer- or Inet-caused delays in the
             commencement or completion of scheduled product installations,
             which from time to time result from site-readiness delays, lack of
             resources or other issues, could materially harm our operating
             results. With respect to contracts providing for a significant
             payment or performance milestone tied to customer acceptance or
             allowing customer return, termination or similar rights prior to
             acceptance, revenue will generally not be recognized until the
             customer provides acceptance. Further, for new products we also
             recognize revenue upon acceptance, until a track record of
             installation is achieved, after which recognition generally is tied
             to completion of installation. In cases where the recognition of
             revenue is tied to customer acceptance, the failure or delay in
             receiving such acceptance could harm our expected operating results
             for a particular period.

             ANY REVERSAL OR SLOWDOWN IN DEREGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
             MARKETS COULD MATERIALLY HARM THE MARKET FOR OUR PRODUCTS.

             Future growth in the markets for our products will depend in part
             on continued privatization, deregulation and the restructuring of
             telecommunications markets worldwide. Any reversal or slowdown in
             the pace of this privatization, deregulation or restructuring could
             materially harm the markets for our products. Moreover, the
             consequences of deregulation are subject to many uncertainties,
             including judicial and administrative proceedings that affect the
             pace at which the changes contemplated by deregulation occur, and
             other regulatory, economic and political factors. Any invalidation,
             repeal or modification of the requirements imposed by the
             Telecommunications Act of 1996, the local telephone competition
             rules adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to
             implement that Act or similar international regulation could
             materially harm our business, financial condition and results of
             operations. Furthermore, the uncertainties associated with
             deregulation have in the past, and could in the future, cause our
             customers to delay purchasing decisions pending the resolution of
             these uncertainties.

             THE SALES CYCLE FOR OUR PRODUCTS IS LONG, WHICH COULD HARM OUR
             QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS.

             Sales of our products and solutions are made predominately to large
             communications service providers and involve significant capital
             expenditures and lengthy implementation processes. Prospective
             customers generally commit significant resources to an evaluation
             of our product offerings and our competitors'

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             product offerings and require each vendor to expend substantial
             time, effort and money educating the prospective customer about the
             value of the vendor's solutions. Consequently, sales to this type
             of customer generally require an extensive sales effort throughout
             the customer's organization and final approval by an executive
             officer or other senior level employee. We frequently experience
             delays following initial contact with a prospective customer and
             expend substantial funds and management effort pursuing these
             sales. Additionally, delays associated with potential customers'
             internal approval and contracting procedures, procurement
             practices, testing and acceptance processes are common and may
             cause potential sales to be delayed or foregone. As a result of
             these or other factors, the sales cycle for our solutions is long,
             typically ranging from six to 12 months for our network
             intelligence and business intelligence solutions (excluding the
             cycle for subsequent applications and enhancements, which varies
             widely) and up to three months for occasional, large sales of our
             diagnostic solutions. For our new network infrastructure product,
             VIA, the sales cycle is expected to initially range from six to 18
             months. Accordingly, our ability to forecast the timing and amount
             of specific sales is limited, and the deferral or loss of one or
             more significant sales could materially harm anticipated operating
             results in a particular quarter, particularly if there are
             significant sales and marketing expenses associated with any
             deferred or lost sales.

             ANY DECREASE IN DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
             DECREASE OUR SALES.

             Our principal products, the GeoProbe, IT:seven and Spectra,
             generate substantially all of our revenues today and, together with
             our VIA product, are expected to continue to account for
             substantially all of our revenues for the foreseeable future. Any
             downturn in the demand for these products would materially harm our
             business, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot
             assure you that we will be successful in developing any other
             products or taking any other steps to reduce the risk associated
             with any slowdown in demand for the GeoProbe, IT:seven, Spectra and
             VIA.

             IF THE MARKET FOR CONVERGING AND NEXT-GENERATION NETWORK SOLUTIONS
             FAILS TO DEVELOP OR GROWS MORE SLOWLY THAN WE ANTICIPATE, OUR
             OPERATING RESULTS COULD BE HARMED.

             Our future operating results are dependent in significant part on
             the continued viability and expansion of SS7 signaling networks,
             the convergence of the public switched telephone network, or PSTN,
             with new packet-based networks (for example, Internet protocol, or
             IP, and asynchronous transfer mode, or ATM) and the build out of
             next-generation networks. Our business, financial condition and
             results of operations could be materially harmed if the market for
             converging and next-generation network solutions fails to develop
             or grows more slowly than we currently anticipate.

             COMPETITION COULD REDUCE OUR MARKET SHARE, WHICH WOULD LIKELY HARM
             OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATING RESULTS.

             The market for signaling-based communications network solutions is
             relatively new, intensely competitive, both in the U.S. and
             internationally, and subject to rapid technological change,
             evolving industry standards and regulatory developments.
             Competition for all of our solutions is expected to intensify in
             the future. We compete with a number of U.S. and international
             suppliers that vary in size, and in the scope and breadth of the
             products and services offered. Certain of our competitors have, in
             relation to us, longer operating histories, larger installed
             customer bases, longer-standing relationships with customers,
             greater name recognition and significantly greater financial,
             technical, marketing, customer service, public relations,
             distribution and other resources. Additionally, it is possible that
             new competitors or alliances among competitors could emerge and
             rapidly acquire significant market share. As a result, these
             competitors may be able to more quickly develop or adapt to new or
             emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or
             devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of
             their products. Increased competition is likely to result in price
             reductions, reduced margins and loss of market share. The
             competitive pressures we face could materially harm our business,
             financial condition and results of operations.

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             OUR RAPID GROWTH AND EXPANSION MAY STRAIN OUR RESOURCES AND HINDER
             OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY.

             We have experienced rapid and significant growth that has placed,
             and may continue to place, a significant strain on our management,
             information systems and operations. Any significant additional
             growth will require us to improve our financial, operational and
             management information and control systems and procedures.

             We anticipate that continued growth, if any, will require us to
             recruit and hire a substantial number of new employees,
             particularly sales and marketing personnel and technical personnel
             with signaling and IP knowledge and experience, both in the U.S.
             and internationally. Competition for personnel is intense, and we
             have at times experienced difficulty in recruiting qualified
             personnel. We historically have filled a portion of our new
             personnel needs with non-U.S. citizens holding temporary work visas
             that allow these individuals to work in the U.S. for only a limited
             period of time. Accordingly, any change in U.S. immigration policy
             further limiting the issuance of temporary work visas could
             adversely affect our ability to recruit new personnel. Furthermore,
             the addition of significant numbers of new personnel requires us to
             incur significant start-up expenses, including recruiting fees,
             procurement of office space and equipment, and initial training
             costs; and, we often experience low utilization rates with new
             personnel. We may be unable to successfully recruit or retain
             additional personnel as needed. In addition, the start-up expenses
             incurred in connection with the hiring of additional personnel
             could harm our future operating results.

             OUR BUSINESS DEPENDS ON RETAINING OUR EXISTING KEY PERSONNEL.

             Our business depends to a significant extent upon the continued
             service and performance of a relatively small number of key senior
             managers, technical personnel and sales and marketing personnel,
             few of whom are bound by an employment agreement. The loss of any
             existing key personnel, or the inability to attract, motivate and
             retain additional key personnel, could harm our business, financial
             condition and results of operations.

             WE MAY BE UNABLE TO ADAPT TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND
             EVOLVING CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS.

             The market for our products is characterized by rapid technological
             advances, evolving industry and customer-specific protocol
             standards, changes in customer requirements and frequent new
             product introductions and enhancements. The introduction of
             communications network management products involving superior
             technologies or the evolution of alternative technologies or new
             industry protocol standards could render our existing products, as
             well as products currently under development, obsolete and
             unmarketable. We believe that our future success will depend in
             part upon our ability, on a timely and cost-effective basis, to
             continue to:

             -  enhance our network intelligence, business intelligence,
                diagnostic and network infrastructure solutions;

             -  develop and introduce new products for the communications
                network management market, communications infrastructure market
                and other markets;

             -  keep pace with evolving industry protocol standards and changing
                customer needs; and

             -  achieve broad market acceptance for our products.

             We cannot assure you that we will achieve these objectives.

             OUR FUTURE SUCCESS WILL DEPEND ON OUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP NEW
             PRODUCTS BASED ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

             We expect carrier spending for legacy networks to decrease over
             time, which requires that we develop solutions for networks based
             on emerging technologies and standards, such as IP and ATM. These

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             emerging technologies and standards are likely to be characterized
             by continuing technological developments, evolving industry
             standards and changing customer requirements. We may not
             successfully develop competitive products for these emerging
             technologies and standards, which could harm our business,
             financial condition and results of operations.

             Products as complex as those currently under development by us
             frequently are subject to delays, and we cannot assure you that we
             will not encounter difficulties that could delay or prevent the
             successful and timely development, introduction and marketing of
             these potential new products. Even if such potential new products
             are developed and introduced, we cannot assure you that they will
             achieve any significant degree of market acceptance. Failure to
             release these or any other potential new products on a timely
             basis, or failure of these or any other potential new products, if
             and when released, to achieve any significant degree of market
             acceptance, could materially harm our business, financial condition
             and results of operations.

             WE HAVE INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS, AND, AS A RESULT, OUR BUSINESS MAY
             BE HARMED BY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN FOREIGN MARKETS
             AND THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING INTERNATIONALLY.

             Our international operations are subject to the risks inherent in
             international business activities. We believe that continued growth
             and profitability will require expansion of our efforts in
             international markets. This expansion may be costly and
             time-consuming and may not generate returns for a significant
             period of time, if at all. The risks inherent in international
             operations include:

             -  management of geographically dispersed operations;

             -  a longer sales cycle, especially in areas of recent expansion;

             -  longer accounts receivable payment cycles, and greater
                difficulty in the collection of past due accounts;

             -  difficulty in establishing relationships with government-owned
                or subsidized communications providers;

             -  general economic conditions in each country;

             -  currency controls and exchange rate fluctuations;

             -  seasonal reductions in business activity specific to certain
                markets;

             -  loss of revenues, property and equipment from expropriation,
                nationalization, war, insurrection, terrorism and other
                political risks;

             -  foreign taxes and the overlap of different tax structures,
                including modifications to the U.S. tax code as a result of
                international trade regulations;

             -  greater difficulty in safeguarding intellectual property;

             -  import and export licensing requirements and other trade
                restrictions;

             -  involuntary renegotiation of contracts with foreign governments
                and communications carriers; and

             -  existence or adoption of laws and regulations affecting the pace
                of deregulation, taxation of our business and the general
                business climate for foreign companies.

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             Continued international expansion of our business will require
             further significant management attention and financial resources.
             In order to further expand internationally, we may be required to
             establish relationships with additional distributors and
             third-party integrators. We cannot assure you that we will
             effectively establish such relationships. If international revenues
             are not adequate to offset the additional expenses of expanding
             international operations, it could harm our business, financial
             condition and results of operations.

             To date, a very high percentage of international sales have been
             denominated in U.S. dollars, and accordingly we have not been
             significantly exposed to fluctuations in non-U.S. currency exchange
             rates. As a result, our revenues in international markets may be
             harmed by a strengthening U.S. dollar. However, we expect that in
             future periods a greater portion of international sales may be
             denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, thereby exposing
             us to exchange rate gains and losses on non-U.S. currency
             transactions. We may choose to limit such exposure by entering into
             various hedging strategies. We cannot be certain that any hedging
             strategies that we undertake would be successful in avoiding
             exchange-related losses.

             WE MAY BE UNABLE TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF OUR PRODUCTS
             BECAUSE WE OBTAIN KEY COMPONENTS FROM SOLE AND LIMITED SOURCE
             SUPPLIERS. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THESE COMPONENTS, WE COULD BE
             UNABLE TO SHIP OUR PRODUCTS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

             Currently, our products utilize certain semiconductors that are
             available from only one manufacturer and other components that are
             available from only one or a limited number of suppliers. While
             alternative suppliers have been identified for a variety of key
             components, those alternative sources have not been qualified by
             us. Our qualification process could be lengthy, and we cannot
             assure you that additional sources would become available to us on
             a timely basis, or if such sources were to become available, that
             the components would be comparable in price and quality to our
             current components. We have no long-term agreements with our
             suppliers and, in the case of many components, make our purchases
             with purchase orders on an "as-needed basis." Certain components
             require an order lead-time of approximately nine months. Other
             components that currently are readily available may become
             difficult to obtain in the future. Our failure to order sufficient
             quantities of these components in advance of product delivery
             deadlines could prevent us from adequately responding to
             unanticipated increases in customer orders. In the past, we have
             experienced delays in the receipt of a variety of our key
             components, which have resulted in delays in product deliveries. We
             could experience delays or reductions in product shipments or
             increases in product costs if we are unable to obtain sufficient
             key components as required or to develop alternative sources if and
             as required in the future.

             OUR INVENTORY MAY BECOME OBSOLETE.

             We make advance purchases of certain components in relatively large
             quantities to ensure that we have an adequate and readily available
             supply. Our failure to accurately project our needs for these
             components and the demand for our products that incorporate them,
             or changes in our business strategy that reduce our need for these
             components could result in these components becoming obsolete prior
             to their intended use or otherwise unusable in our business.

             WE RELY ON THIRD-PARTY SUBCONTRACTORS TO MANUFACTURE AND DEVELOP
             OUR PRODUCTS. OUR ABILITY TO SELL PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS COULD
             BE IMPAIRED IF THESE SUBCONTRACTORS DO NOT MEET THEIR COMMITMENTS
             TO US.

             We rely exclusively upon third-party subcontractors to manufacture
             our subassemblies, and we have retained, from time to time,
             third-party design services in the development of
             application-specific integrated circuits or the layout of circuit
             boards. We also frequently subcontract the development of specific
             features and enhancements of our products. Our reliance on
             third-party subcontractors involves a number of risks, including
             the potential absence of adequate capacity, the unavailability of
             or interruption in access to certain process technologies, and
             reduced control over product quality, delivery schedules,
             manufacturing yields and costs. Any disruption in our relationships
             with third-party subcontractors and

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             our inability to develop alternative sources if and as required in
             the future could result in delays or reductions in product
             shipments or increases in product costs.

             WE RELY UPON SOFTWARE LICENSED FROM THIRD PARTIES. IF WE ARE UNABLE
             TO MAINTAIN THESE SOFTWARE LICENSES ON COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE
             TERMS, OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
             COULD BE HARMED.

             We rely upon software that we license from third parties, including
             software that is integrated with our internally developed software
             and used in our products to perform key functions. The inability to
             maintain any software licenses on commercially reasonable terms
             could result in shipment delays or reductions until equivalent
             software could be developed or licensed and integrated into our
             products, which could harm our business, financial condition and
             results of operations.

             WE MAY NOT RECEIVE THE INTENDED BENEFITS OF FUTURE ACQUISITIONS,
             JOINT VENTURES OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS.

             We may in the future pursue acquisitions of businesses, products
             and technologies, or the establishment of joint venture, strategic
             partnership or other arrangements that could expand our business.
             The negotiation of potential acquisitions or strategic
             relationships, as well as the integration of an acquired or jointly
             developed business, technology or product, could cause diversion of
             management's time and resources. Future acquisitions and strategic
             relationships by us could result in potentially dilutive issuances
             of equity securities, the incurrence of debt and contingent
             liabilities, amortization of goodwill and other intangibles,
             research and development write-offs and other acquisition-related
             expenses. We cannot assure you that any acquisition or joint
             venture will be successfully integrated with our operations. If we
             were to pursue any such acquisition or strategic relationship, we
             may not receive the intended benefits of the acquisition or
             strategic relationship. Also, we may pursue arrangements with third
             parties to perform specified activities for us such as the
             development of products or product features. We cannot assure you
             that these arrangements will produce to the level of quality or in
             the time frame expected, which could materially and harm our
             business.

             WE RELY ON STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
             MANUFACTURERS OF COMPLIMENTARY PRODUCTS. IF WE FAIL TO DERIVE
             BENEFITS FROM OUR EXISTING AND FUTURE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS, OUR
             BUSINESS LIKELY WILL SUFFER.

             We believe that the ability of our new VIA product to compete
             against other softswitch products depends in part on our success
             with distribution and marketing relationships with leading
             communications equipment manufacturers. These relationships are a
             meaningful part of our business strategy. If we cannot successfully
             enter and maintain these types of relationships on favorable terms,
             our business may suffer.

             There are various risks associated with our reliance on these
             relationships, including:

             -  the number of different manufacturers that we may be able to
                support will be limited by the finite amount of our resources
                available to support the varying levels of customized
                engineering required to achieve and maintain interoperability
                and feature/function performance;

             -  these manufacturers may not develop or deliver their products on
                a timely basis, or may not develop products that perform as
                expected or are priced competitively;

             -  these manufacturers may subsequently change the design of their
                products in a manner that requires substantial additional
                development by us to keep our products compatible;

             -  these manufacturers may develop a fully-integrated solution that
                alleviates the need for non-integrated products, including our
                products; and

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             -  some of our current and potential strategic partners are either
                actual or potential competitors, which may impair the viability
                of these relationships.

             Many of these risks are outside of our control. Any of these risks
             could materially harm our business, financial condition and results
             of operations.

             WE MAY BE ACCUSED OF INFRINGING THE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF OTHERS,
             WHICH COULD SUBJECT US TO COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING LITIGATION.

             The communications industry is characterized by the existence of a
             large number of patents and frequent allegations of patent
             infringement. We have received, and may receive in the future,
             notices from holders of patents that raise issues as to possible
             infringement by our products. As the number of competitive products
             increases and the functionality of these products further overlaps,
             we believe that we may become increasingly subject to allegations
             of infringement. To date, we have engaged in correspondence with
             two third-party holders of patents as a result of such notices.
             While we believe that our products do not infringe on any valid
             patents cited in the notices, questions of infringement and the
             validity of patents in the field of communications signaling
             technologies involve highly technical and subjective analyses. We
             cannot assure you that any of these patent holders, or others, will
             not initiate legal proceedings in the future against us, or that if
             any proceedings were initiated, we would be successful in defending
             ourselves. Any proceeding could be time consuming and expensive to
             defend or resolve, result in substantial diversion of management
             resources, cause product shipment delays, or force us to enter into
             royalty or license agreements rather than dispute the merits of any
             such proceeding initiated against us. We cannot assure you that any
             such royalty or license agreements could be available on terms
             acceptable to us, if at all.

             OUR LIMITED ABILITY OR FAILURE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
             MAY MATERIALLY HARM OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE.

             Our continued success is dependent in part upon our proprietary
             technology. To protect our proprietary technology, we rely on a
             combination of technical innovation, trade secret, copyright and
             trademark laws, non-disclosure agreements and, to a lesser extent,
             patents, each of which affords only limited protection. In
             addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our
             proprietary rights in the products to the same extent as do the
             laws of the U.S. Despite the measures taken by us, it may be
             possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain and use our
             proprietary technology and information without authorization.
             Policing unauthorized use of our products is difficult, and
             litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our
             intellectual property rights. Any litigation could be time
             consuming and expensive to prosecute or resolve, result in
             substantial diversion of management resources, and materially harm
             our business, financial condition and results of operations. We
             cannot assure you that we will be successful in protecting our
             proprietary technology or that our proprietary rights will provide
             us a meaningful competitive advantage.

             WE MAY FACE POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR PRODUCT DEFECTS.

             Products as complex as ours may contain undetected defects or
             errors when first introduced or as enhancements are released that,
             despite our testing, are not discovered until after a product has
             been installed and used by customers, which could result in delayed
             market acceptance of the product or damage to our reputation and
             business. To date, we have not been materially harmed by products
             containing defects or errors. We attempt to include provisions in
             our agreements with customers that are intended to limit our
             exposure to potential liability for damages arising out of defects
             or errors in our products. However, the nature and extent of these
             limitations vary from customer to customer and it is possible that
             these limitations may not be effective as a result of unfavorable
             judicial decisions or laws enacted in the future. Although we have
             not experienced any product liability suits to date, the sale and
             support of our products entail the risk of these claims. Any
             product liability claim brought against us, regardless of its
             merit, could result in material expense to us, diversion of
             management time and attention, and damage to our business
             reputation and our ability to retain existing customers or attract
             new customers.

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             OUR THREE FOUNDERS OWN APPROXIMATELY 78% OF OUR COMMON STOCK, WHICH
             ALLOWS THEM TO CONTROL THE MANAGEMENT AND AFFAIRS OF OUR COMPANY OR
             PREVENT A CHANGE OF CONTROL.

             As of March 31, 2001, our three founders, Samuel S. Simonian, Elie
             S. Akilian and Mark A. Weinzierl, beneficially owned approximately
             78% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Consequently,
             two or more of these individuals, acting together, could control
             the outcome of all matters submitted for stockholder action,
             including the election of our board of directors and the approval
             of significant corporate transactions. They effectively control the
             management and affairs of our company, which could have the effect
             of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company. In
             addition, Messrs. Simonian, Akilian and Weinzierl constitute three
             of the six members of our board of directors and have significant
             influence in directing the actions taken by our board.

             OUR BUSINESS AND REPUTATION COULD SUFFER IF WE DO NOT PREVENT
             SECURITY BREACHES.

             We have included security features in some of our products that are
             intended to protect the privacy and integrity of customer data.
             Despite the existence of these security features, our products may
             be vulnerable to breaches in security due to unknown defects in the
             security mechanisms, as well as vulnerabilities inherent in the
             operating system or hardware platform on which the product runs
             and/or the networks linked to that platform. Security
             vulnerabilities, regardless of origin, could jeopardize the
             security of information stored in and transmitted through the
             computer systems of our customers. Any security problem may require
             significant capital expenditures to solve and could materially harm
             our reputation and product acceptance.

             WE HAVE ADOPTED ANTI-TAKEOVER DEFENSES THAT COULD DELAY OR PREVENT
             AN ACQUISITION OF OUR COMPANY.

             Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law
             contain provisions that may have the effect of discouraging,
             delaying or preventing a change in control of our company or
             unsolicited acquisition proposals that a stockholder may consider
             favorable. For example, we have a classified board of directors
             with three-year terms, our stockholders are unable to take action
             by written consent and our stockholders are limited in their
             ability to make proposals at stockholder meetings.

             VOLATILITY IN OUR STOCK PRICE COULD RESULT IN CLAIMS AGAINST US.

             The market price of our common stock has been, and is likely to
             continue to be, highly volatile and may be significantly affected
             by factors such as:

             -  variations in our results of operations;

             -  future sales of common stock;

             -  the announcement of technological innovations or new products by
                us, our competitors and others;

             -  market analysts' estimates of our performance;

             -  general market and economic conditions; and

             -  equity market conditions and industry-specific equity market
                trends.

             The public markets have experienced significant volatility that has
             particularly affected the market prices of securities of many
             technology and telecommunications companies for reasons that have
             often been unrelated to operating results. This volatility has and
             may continue to materially harm the market price of our common
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             Additionally, in the past, securities class action litigation often
             has been brought against a company following periods of volatility
             in the market price of its common stock. We may be the target of
             similar litigation in the future. Securities litigation could
             result in substantial costs and divert our management's attention
             and resources.

ITEM 3.      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

             We are exposed to immaterial levels of market risk. Revenues from
             customers located outside of the U.S. represented 65.4% of total
             revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2001, 55.8% of total
             revenues in 2000, 51.7% of total revenues in 1999 and 52.2% of
             total revenues in 1998. To date, a very high percentage of
             international revenues have been denominated in U.S. dollars, and
             accordingly, we have not been significantly exposed to fluctuations
             in currency exchange rates.

             Our international business is subject to the typical risks of any
             international business, including, but not limited to, the risks
             described in Item 2 - "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risk Factors".
             Accordingly, our future results could be materially harmed by
             changes in these or other factors.

             Currently, our cash is solely invested in money market funds
             denominated in U.S. dollars. We account for these investments in
             accordance with SFAS No. 115, ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN
             DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES. These cash equivalents are treated as
             available-for-sale under SFAS No. 115. The carrying value of these
             cash equivalents approximates fair market value.

   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

   ITEM 2.   CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

             The Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 1999 declared
             effective the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
             333-59753) relating to the initial public offering of our common
             stock. As of March 31, 2001, we have used all of the net offering
             proceeds for the purchase of temporary investments, consisting of
             cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. We currently
             intend to use the net proceeds of the offering for working capital
             and general corporate purposes, including financing accounts
             receivable and capital expenditures made in the ordinary course of
             business. We also may apply a portion of the proceeds of the
             offering to acquire businesses, products and technologies, or enter
             into joint venture arrangements, that are complementary to our
             business and product offerings; however, at this time we have not
             identified a specific acquisition or joint venture or allocated a
             specific amount for this purpose.

   ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

             (a)  Exhibits

                  None.

             (b)  We did not file any Current Reports on Form 8-K during the
                  quarter ended March 31, 2001.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Kupp
                                    -----------------------------
                                    Jeffrey A. Kupp
                                    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal accounting and financial officer)

Date: May 1, 2001

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