NETGEAR Wireless-N Networking Products First in Industry to Ship with Intel "Connect with Centrino" Certification
Successful Completion of Rigorous Compatibility and Interoperability Testing Between NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Routers and Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Results in Award
of the Certification, the First Among All Router and Access Point Vendors
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 23, 2007 – NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that its RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Routers are the first wireless networking products in the industry to ship with the “Connect with Centrino” certification by Intel. NETGEAR’s RangeMax Wireless-N Routers (WNR834B and WNR854T) have successfully passed the certification process ensuring compatibility and interoperability with Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N, which will be shipping in Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology based notebooks by the end of January 2007.
NETGEAR’s RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Routers, which have been “tested and verified to work together” with Intel® Next-Gen Wireless N, were subjected to extensive real-world tests by Intel over the course of several months in typical home and enterprise environments. During the certification process, the RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Routers were not only tested for compatibility with Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N, but were evaluated for performance, extended range, co-existence with other 802.11b/g clients and access points, and the ability to eliminate Wi-Fi dead spots.
“Intel established the ‘Connect with Centrino’ program to ensure that users of Centrino Mobile Technology receive superior rate, range, and robustness in their wireless home network,” stated Dave Hofer, director, wireless networking, mobile products group at Intel Corporation. “NETGEAR, having completed our rigorous certification program, has clearly demonstrated its commitment to promoting and advancing the full capability of the 802.11n draft standard.”
“The launch of the Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N by Intel is further validation of the state of the draft 802.11n specification,” explained Vivek Pathela, NETGEAR Vice President of Product Marketing. “We are proud to be the first networking vendor to achieve the new ‘Connect with Centrino’ certification as it delivers a strong, irrefutable message to our customers in regards to the performance, interoperability and compatibility of our RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N product family. The rigorous certification process that our products were subjected to are of particular significance to our customers as it demonstrates and validates the extensive engineering efforts that NETGEAR has dedicated to bringing to market draft 11n-compliant products that deliver today on the 802.11n promises of high speed, extended range, reliability and interoperability. We are proud to work with Intel to provide the Wireless-N infrastructure for making the convergence of entertainment, communication and information in connected homes a reality.”
About RangeMax NEXT
RangeMax NEXT offers the most complete family of draft 802.11n-compliant wireless products, including:
The RangeMax NEXT wireless product family provides the security and ease of use that NETGEAR is known for with a robust set of features including: NAT and SPI firewalls, Touchless WiFi Security, 64- and 128-bit WEP encryption, Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK), Denial of Service (DoS) attack protection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS), and Exposed Host (DMZ) for secure gaming.
NETGEAR’s RangeMax NEXT Wireless N Router (WNR834B) and RangeMax Wireless-N Router Gigabit Edition (WNR854T) are backed by a one-year warranty and 24/7 technical support and are available now through leading retailers, e-commerce sites and value-added resellers at retail prices of $149 and $179, respectively.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company's product offerings enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning the expected performance characteristics, specifications, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR’s RangeMax NEXT Wireless N products and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of NETGEAR’s RangeMax NEXT Wireless N family of products may not met the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers, product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions, new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR’s products, the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology, the impact and pricing of competing products and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors,” pages 31 through 40, in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2006. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Doug Hagan
NETGEAR, Inc.
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