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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;25, 2002 </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>INET TECHNOLOGIES,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>75-2269056</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>1500 North Greenville Avenue<BR>
Richardson, Texas 75081<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>INET TECHNOLOGIES,&nbsp;INC. 1998 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN<BR>
INET TECHNOLOGIES,&nbsp;INC. 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Full title of the Plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Mark H. Kleinman<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Inet Technologies,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
1500 North Greenville Avenue<BR>
Richardson, Texas 75081<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Name and address of agent for service)<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=1><B>(469)&nbsp;330-4000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered&nbsp;(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=1>Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>467,570 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$5.475(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=1>$2,559,945.75(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$235.52</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=1>Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$5.475(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=1>$2,737,500.00(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$251.85</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=1>Total</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>967,570 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=1>Aggregate Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$487.37</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Inet Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
or the Inet Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's
receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling prices per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on July&nbsp;24, 2002, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers the offer and sale of an
additional 467,570 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Inet Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the "Stock Option Plan") and an additional
500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Inet Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan"). The contents of the prior
Registration Statements relating to the Stock Option Plan, File Nos. 333-83285 and 333-58826, and the Stock Purchase Plan, File No.&nbsp;333-83285, are
incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    Information Required in the Registration Statement    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
3. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inet
Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"): </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;28, 2002 for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001; </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;25, 2002 for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002; </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;25, 2002 for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002; and </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-24707 on Form&nbsp;8-A12G filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;28, 1998, in which are described
the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")
after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
8. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exhibits</I></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is hereby made to the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-24707 on Form 8-A12G, together with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated
herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the Signature Page of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>First Amendment to the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amendment to the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-59753) and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Richardson, State of Texas on this 25th day of July, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ELIE S. AKILIAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Elie S. Akilian<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal executive
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That the undersigned officers and directors of Inet Technologies,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mark H. Kleinman, Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Jeffrey A. Kupp, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may
be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of
the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and
supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and
each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SAMUEL S. SIMONIAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Samuel S. Simonian</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ELIE S. AKILIAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Elie S. Akilian</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEFFREY A. KUPP</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeffrey A. Kupp</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK A. WEINZIERL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark A. Weinzierl</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES R. ADAMS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James R. Adams</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GEORGE H. HEILMEIER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> George H. Heilmeier</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is hereby made to the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-24707 on Form 8-A12G, together with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-59753) and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2002
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
75-2269056
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1500 North Greenville Avenue
Richardson, Texas 75081
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1998 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN
INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plans)
Mark H. Kleinman
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Inet Technologies, Inc.
1500 North Greenville Avenue
Richardson, Texas 75081
(Name and address of agent for service)
(469) 330-4000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan Common Stock, $0.001 par value
467,570 shares
$5.475(2)
$2,559,945.75(2)
$235.52
Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Common Stock, $0.001 par value
500,000 shares
$5.475(2)
$2,737,500.00(2)
$251.85
Total
967,570 shares
Aggregate Registration Fee
$487.37
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
or the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's
receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling prices per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on July 24, 2002, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the offer and sale of an
additional 467,570 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the "Stock Option Plan") and an additional
500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan"). The contents of the prior
Registration Statements relating to the Stock Option Plan, File Nos. 333-83285 and 333-58826, and the Stock Purchase Plan, File No. 333-83285, are
incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item
3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Inet
Technologies, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 28, 2002 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001;
(b)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on April 25, 2002 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002;
(c)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on July 25, 2002 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002; and
(d)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-24707 on Form 8-A12G filed with the Commission on July 28, 1998, in which are described
the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")
after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item
8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is hereby made to the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-24707 on Form 8-A12G, together with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated
herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c).
5
Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the Signature Page of this Registration Statement.
99.1(1)
Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan.
99.2(2)
Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
99.3(3)
First Amendment to the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
99.4(2)
Second Amendment to the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(1)
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-59753) and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Richardson, State of Texas on this 25th day of July, 2002.
INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/
ELIE S. AKILIAN
Elie S. Akilian
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal executive
officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Inet Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mark H. Kleinman, Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Jeffrey A. Kupp, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may
be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of
the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and
supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and
each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
SAMUEL S. SIMONIAN
Samuel S. Simonian
Chairman of the Board
July 25, 2002
/s/
ELIE S. AKILIAN
Elie S. Akilian
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
July 25, 2002
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/s/
JEFFREY A. KUPP
Jeffrey A. Kupp
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 25, 2002
/s/
MARK A. WEINZIERL
Mark A. Weinzierl
Director
July 25, 2002
/s/
JAMES R. ADAMS
James R. Adams
Director
July 25, 2002
/s/
GRANT A. DOVE
Grant A. Dove
Director
July 25, 2002
/s/
GEORGE H. HEILMEIER
George H. Heilmeier
Director
July 25, 2002
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM S-8
UNDER
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is hereby made to the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-24707 on Form 8-A12G, together with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated
herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c).
5
Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the Signature Page of this Registration Statement.
99.1(1)
Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan.
99.2(2)
Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
99.3(3)
First Amendment to the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
99.4(2)
Second Amendment to the Inet Technologies, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(1)
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-59753) and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)
Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 incorporated herein by reference.
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