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NETGEAR Enhances Home And Small Business Wireless Networking Experience With Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Interoperability Verification (7/7/2004)

NETGEAR Inc., a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that four products have completed the Intel Wireless Verification Program for interoperability with notebook PCs utilising Intel Centrino mobile technology. NETGEAR worked closely with Intel to verify conformance for home and small office (SOHO) products to ensure seamless interoperability. Consumers can confidently build easy-to-use, standards-based wireless networks integrating NETGEAR and Intel Centrino mobile technology-based products.

The initial round of Intel Centrino mobile technology product verifications include the NETGEAR WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router and WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router for home and SOHO users. For small- business users, the NETGEAR WG302 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point and FWG114P ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server have also been verified. The packaging of all four award-winning NETGEAR products will now display a 'Connect with a laptop featuring Intel Centrino mobile technology' badge to inform customers of the interoperability testing.

These four NETGEAR products have already been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance for complete compatibility with the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards, and the WPA security standards for multi-vendor interoperability. Wi-Fi Alliance certification is a pre-requisite to verification by the Intel Wireless Verification Program.

Said Manda Rigby, NETGEAR's UK & Ireland Managing Director, "We are very pleased to join Intel's initiative to accelerate consumer adoption of wireless connectivity. The Intel Centrino mobile technology compatibility verification underscores NETGEAR's commitment to keep everybody connecting. We recognise that industry approval and standards-based technology are key factors in purchasing decisions."

"We welcome NETGEAR's participation in the Intel Wireless Verification Program," said Karen Regis, director of marketing programs, Intel's Mobile Platforms Group. "By testing for interoperability with notebooks based on Intel Centrino mobile technology, NETGEAR is reinforcing its commitment to enhancing its customers' mobile computing."

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