Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 14, 2013, Ixia (the "Company") issued a press release announcing updated guidance regarding certain of the Company's anticipated financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit
No. Description

99.1 Press Release dated January 14, 2013 of the Company

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