LAS VEGAS, Jan 06, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — NETGEAR, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded
networking solutions, is introducing its family of next-generation Wireless-N
networking solutions, expanding its line of wired and wireless network bridges
and extenders, and launching a family of robust intelligent network-attached
storage devices for consumers at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in
Las Vegas this week from Jan. 7 - 10, 2008. In addition to introducing 18 new
products and showcasing its six CES Innovations Award honorees, NETGEAR will
host a number of workshops and presentations and will broadcast “Live from
CES” to online visitors from around the world, from NETGEAR’s “All Access
Home,” located in booth #36219 in South Hall 4 of the Las Vegas Convention
Center.
“With applications such as social networking websites, broadband video
streaming, console gaming, and Voice-over-IP increasing in mainstream consumer
adoption, the Internet and home networks have combined to create the backbone
technology that is driving both productivity and entertainment in the
connected home,” stated Patrick Lo, chairman and chief executive officer of
NETGEAR. “These emerging applications have created the demand for home
networking products that deliver faster speeds over larger areas with greater
reliability. This year at CES we’re introducing an unprecedented slate of 18
networking products in the wireless, broadband, powerline, optical fiber,
coaxial, and storage categories that will enable consumers to take full
advantage of and enhance their experiences with these new network-enabled
applications. The ‘All-Access’ home at our booth on the CES show floor
demonstrates to consumers how our broad family of products provides access to
the Internet, stored digital media wherever, whenever and however they want
it, and seamless in-home distribution of content, enabling them to fully
appreciate these new networked applications like never before.”
NETGEAR — Live from CES
For the second year in a row, NETGEAR is taking its tradeshow presence to
the world through a live Webcast on NGTV, the broadcast arm of the NETGEAR
Community viewable through the NETGEAR Website at: http://www.netgear.com. In
addition to watching interviews with NETGEAR executives and other leaders in
the home networking industry, viewers will be able to view a series of
educational presentations hosted by company representatives on a variety of
home networking-related topics.
In an effort to encourage and make it easy for others to share their
excitement of NETGEAR and CES with the world, NETGEAR has established an
official Blogger Station in its booth where bloggers can serve as the eyes and
ears of the show for those who cannot attend. In addition to providing a
valuable service to interested readers around the world, bloggers have the
opportunity to win prizes from NETGEAR for creating the best blog and can be
featured on http://www.netgear.com.
A series of free NetWorkShop Presentations will be presented onstage at
the NETGEAR booth throughout the show. These educational seminars will
feature topics including: 802.11n and the innovative RangeMax metamaterial
internal antenna array technologies, ReadyNAS intelligent network storage
solutions, powerline networking, digital entertainment in the connected home,
and NETGEAR business networking.
NETGEAR Receives Six 2008 CES Innovations Awards
True to its legacy of innovation, NETGEAR received honors this year for
six of its newest products from the 2008 CES Innovations Design and
Engineering committee. The following products were named Innovations 2008
Design and Engineering Award honorees in the program which recognizes the most
innovative consumer electronics products in the industry’s hottest product
categories:
-- HD/Gaming 5GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit (WNHDEB111)
-- Pre- DOCSIS 3.0 Wireless Cable Voice Gateway (CBVG834)
-- ReadyNAS(TM) Duo 2-Bay Gigabit Desktop Network Storage
-- ReadyNAS(TM) Pro Multi-Bay Gigabit Desktop Network Storage for Business
-- Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender Kit (XEPSB103)
-- Powerline HD Plus Ethernet Adapter Kit (HDXB111)
NETGEAR’s Next-Generation Wireless-N Products Utilize Metamaterial Antenna
Technology to Deliver Faster Speeds at Longer Ranges
Connecting the seemingly endless variety of network-enabled devices for
productivity and entertainment in the home demands a wireless network
infrastructure that provides range, security, reliability, speed, and
stability of connections. NETGEAR’s next-generation wireless-N family of
routers and adapters are based upon the 802.11n draft specification and
deliver the fastest speeds, longest ranges and most reliable connections. The
innovative new products utilize an internal array of Smart Antennas based on
metamaterial technology, a revolutionary and patented innovation with unique
transmission properties that provides the highest level of quality,
reliability and signal optimization even in dense integrated circuit designs,
to deliver best-in-class performance and stability of wireless connections
across the full 802.11 spectrum. This high-performance multi-antenna array
technology, which has been incorporated across the NETGEAR family of
next-generation RangeMax Wireless-N products, delivers the superior range and
throughput that has established NETGEAR’s RangeMax technology as the industry
performance leader stemming back to the introduction of its 802.11g MIMO
RangeMax series of WiFi routers and adapters.
The NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router (WNDR3300) delivers the
highest Wi-Fi performance for today’s Wireless-N notebooks and dual-band
adapters while providing simultaneous support for legacy 802.11g devices as
well as clients based on 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz Wireless-N. In addition to an
array of eight metamaterial antennas, the WNDR3300 supports 5 GHz Wireless-N,
enabling the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router to avoid interference from
household appliances, cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, and even other
neighboring Wi-Fi networks, and maximizes wireless performance and range to
deliver faster downloads, high-quality media streaming, and better online
gaming.
The NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WNR3500) incorporates an
ultra-fast five-port 10/100/1000 Mbps switch (one Gigabit Ethernet WAN and
four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports), to deliver the fastest possible
wireless-to-wired network performance, and an array of eight internal antennas
to reduce the effects of RF interference and maximize wireless performance and
range. Automatic Quality of Service (QoS) ensures reliable support for
Internet, voice, video, and gaming applications, enabling users to
simultaneously surf the Internet, e-mail, stream high-definition video, make
Internet phone calls, and play online games.
The RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter (WNDA3100) enables users
to upgrade their notebook or desktop PCs to dual-band Wireless-N delivering
more wireless channels, less interference and better connections. Backward
compatible with older 802.11g equipment, the WNDA3100 provides enough
bandwidth to support music downloads, file sharing and high-definition
multimedia applications.
NETGEAR also announced that it will deliver to the market the Wireless-N
MoCA Router (WNMR834) based upon the MoCA 1.1 specification to simultaneously
provide a Wireless-N network infrastructure and enable consumers to use their
existing in-home cable TV coaxial outlets to distribute high-definition
digital video and multimedia content, at a raw data rate of 270Mbps, to
high-definition televisions, digital and Internet set-top boxes, computers,
and other networked devices. The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(TM)) is
an open, industry driven initiative promoting distribution of high-definition
digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home.
NETGEAR Bridges and Extenders Provide High-Speed, Reliable Network
Connectivity for Network-Enabled Devices
Providing high-bandwidth connectivity to the network for network-enabled
devices such as laptops, gaming consoles and media adapters, without the need
to run unsightly Ethernet cables, requires the use of bridges and extenders.
NETGEAR is introducing a variety of wired and wireless bridges and wireless
network extenders designed to deliver fast, reliable network connections to
support bandwidth-intensive applications around the home.
NETGEAR’s Powerline AV Ethernet Kit (XAVB101) and Powerline HD Plus
Ethernet Adapter Kit (HDXB111) provide a reliable, high-speed 200 Mbps network
connection to the home network and Internet over existing electrical wires to
devices such as digital media receivers, set top boxes, game consoles, PCs, or
storage devices. Both the XAVB101, which is based on the HomePlug AV
standard, and the UPA-based HDXB111, which features built-in power sockets to
save power outlet space, provide built-in quality-of-service (QoS), to ensure
high-quality connectivity for high-definition video streaming, online gaming
and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications, and easy operation based on a plug-in
design and push-button security setup.
HD/Gaming 5 GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit (WNHDEB111) provides more
wireless channels, less interference and better, more reliable, connections to
enable high-performance network gaming and simultaneously streaming
high-definition videos at the highest-possible Wireless-N speeds. Utilizing
the patented metamaterial array of six smart internal antennas to optimize
range and avoid RF interference, the HD/Gaming 5 GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit
connects to any existing router or gateway and provides quick, easy, secure
network connectivity through simple “Push ‘N’ Connect” using Wi-Fi Protected
Setup (WPS).
The NETGEAR Plastic Optical Fiber Ethernet Adapter (PF101) is an
easy-to-install bridge that utilizes easily bendable and thin plastic optical
fiber to transmit large amounts of data from room to room at the speed of
light. Compatible with any Ethernet-enabled device, the PF101 delivers data
speeds of 100Mbps at distances up to 50 meters over a very small diameter
cable that is easy to run along base boards, under carpets and around tight
corners, making it an ideal solution for distributing high-definition video
across the network to the set-top box.
The 5 Ghz Wireless-N HD Access Point/Bridge (WNHDE111) incorporates six
smart metamaterial antennas to optimize range and connects to any existing
router or gateway to provide more wireless channels, better connections and
less interference. By plugging the WNHDE111 to an existing router or gateway,
any home network can be upgraded to support the latest WiFi-certified 5GHz
802.11n draft 2.0 wireless and existing 802.11g networks can be upgraded to a
dual-band 2.4 and 5 GHz network providing up to 23 more congestion-free
channels. Automatic QoS ensures prioritization of voice, video and gaming
traffic for seamless simultaneous task handling. Setup is made simple through
plug-and-play, automatic configuration, while “Push ‘N’ Connect” using WPS
ensures an easy, secure Internet connection.
The RangeMax Wireless Signal Extender (WPN824EXT) connects into an
existing wireless router or gateway to upgrade and extend the performance and
range of an existing network. A patented internal array of seven smart
metamaterial antennas for WiFi 802.11g networks deliver optimum range and data
throughput performance, making the WPN824EXT an affordable solution to extend
the wireless coverage in homes for routers and ISP gateways that have
inadequate wireless range. The RangeMax Wireless Signal Extender dynamically
selects from an array of hundreds of antenna combinations to find the optimal,
interference-free path to each wireless client, delivering a fast, stable
wireless connection.
NETGEAR also announced that it will further expand its technology
portfolio of wired, wireless and powerline Ethernet bridges and extenders with
the availability of the first industry-standard and MSO-certified MoCA
Ethernet-to-Coax Bridge based upon the MoCA 1.1 specification in the first
half of 2008. The MoCA 1.1 Ethernet-to-Coax Bridge Kit (MOEB1002) is designed
for high-definition video streaming and online gaming applications, enabling
consumers to use their existing in-home cable TV outlets to distribute
high-definition digital video and multimedia content, at a raw data rate of
270Mbps, to high-definition televisions, digital and Internet set-top boxes,
computers, and other networked devices.
NETGEAR Delivers Intelligent Network Storage to Consumers
The ReadyNAS(TM) Duo 500GB Gigabit Desktop Network Storage (RND2150),
ReadyNAS Duo 750GB Gigabit Desktop Network Storage (RND2175) and ReadyNAS Duo
1TB Gigabit Desktop Network Storage (RND2110) are intelligent network storage
solutions that enable consumers to centralize, organize and share all digital
media in the home with a simple-to-use solution that delivers best-in-class
performance, scalability, versatility, and data redundancy that was once
reserved for higher-priced business-class solutions.
By simply connecting any digital camera to the front-mounted USB port,
ReadyNAS Duo quickly and easily copies the photos, and makes them available to
computers, PDAs and other network-enabled devices in the home or across the
Internet. In addition to the users’ personal stored digital audio and video
content, ReadyNAS Duo also provides integrated support for BitTorrent(TM)
enabling users to download digital entertainment content directly to the
ReadyNAS Duo and stream all stored audio and video content through a media
adapter into a home entertainment center without requiring any of the network
computers to be on and in use.
To protect valuable digital media, ReadyNAS Duo, when equipped with the
optional second drive, automatically mirrors all digital data to protect
against data loss due to a disk failure using NETGEAR’s own patent-pending
X-RAID(TM) technology.
NETGEAR’s Broadband Modems and Gateways Provide Reliable, High-Speed
Connectivity to the WAN
The only thing more important than having a high-speed whole home network
to support the entertainment and productivity needs of the connected home is
providing a reliable, fast connection for that network to the broadband
Internet. NETGEAR is introducing a variety of new members to its family of
broadband modems and gateways including the Pre-DOCSIS 3.0 Wireless Cable
Voice Gateway (CBVG834) which uses channel bonding to enable 100Mbps downloads
together with digital voice. The DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem (CVD31T) is based on
the next generation of the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications
for much higher upstream and downstream speeds. The state-of-the-art VDSL2
DECT Voice Gateway (WG934NOUD) integrates a VDSL modem, router, 802.11n access
point, two VoIP ports and DECT base station. NETGEAR is also introducing a 3G
Modem (MBM621) which enables easy sharing of the newest mobile 3G networks.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded
networking solutions 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. As an ENERGY STAR(R) partner, NETGEAR offers products that prevent
greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications
set by the U.S. government. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
For more information, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.netgear.com
or call (408) 907-8000.
(C) 2008 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR(R), the NETGEAR Logo, ReadyNAS, and X-RAID
are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to
change without notice. All rights reserved. Actual data throughput will vary
from maximum signal rates stipulated. Network conditions and environmental
factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and
construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput.
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 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 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 27 through 38, in
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 9, 2007. 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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