NETGEAR(R) Grows Industry-Leading Family of ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switches With Family of Advanced Solutions to Provide Small and Medium Businesses with an Alternative to Fully Managed Switches
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Monday, April 28, 2008 8:34 AM
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LAS VEGAS, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded
networking solutions, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading
family of ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switches with the introduction of three
advanced Smart Switches at Interop 2008. Designed to deliver robust security
and enhanced traffic management and availability to growing networks in small
and medium businesses, the ProSafe 24- and 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switches with
Static Routing (GS724TR and GS748TR) and 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with
Advanced Features (GS724AT) are feature-rich, affordable, reliable, and
easy-to-manage alternatives to fully-managed switches.

NETGEAR's new ProSafe Advanced Smart Switches (GS724TR, GS748TR and
GS724AT) add advanced capabilities to the growing family of ProSafe Gigabit
Smart Switches which includes the ProSafe 24- and 48-Port Gigabit Stackable
Smart Switches (GS724TS and GS748TS), ProSafe 24- and 48-Port Gigabit Smart
Switches with PoE (GS724TP and GS748TP), and ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Smart
Switch (GS108T). The new ProSafe Advanced Smart Switches, which are covered
by NETGEAR's ProSafe Lifetime Warranty, deliver more robust security, higher
quality of service (QoS) and high availability through an advanced feature set
that includes Access Control Lists (ACL), 802.1x port authentication, rate
limiting, IGMP snooping and Rapid Spanning Tree providing businesses with a
scalable, reliable network that is geared for growth. NETGEAR's user-friendly
Web-based ProSafe Control Center provides simple, yet comprehensive management
through a streamlined interface that eases navigation, delivers basic and
advanced views for different user types, and provides index and help
functions.

Designed to ease congestion at the core of mid-sized business networks,
the ProSafe 24- and 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switches with Static Routing
(GS724TR and GS748TR) are the first Smart Switches in the industry to provide
static routing capability. By using static routing to offload inter-VLAN
routing traffic from the core, businesses can deploy the GS724TR and GS748TR
to optimize bandwidth efficiency by freeing up the router for WAN and security
traffic. The GS724TR and GS748TR, which feature 24 or 48 10/100/1000 ports
and two or four shared SFP ports, support 32 static routes to enable
inter-VLAN routing, manage broadcast storms more effectively and deliver
tighter security.

The NETGEAR ProSafe 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with Advanced Features
(GS724AT) provides small and mid-sized companies with management capabilities
at an affordable price, providing the features found in fully managed switches
without the associated cost and complexity of a fully-managed solution. The
GS724AT incorporates 24 10/100/1000 ports and four combination SFP ports for
optional fiber connectivity enabling businesses to deploy essential as well as
advanced business applications such as security, ERP, wireless, Voice over IP
(VoIP), and more. This switch also provides advanced features such as Access
Control Lists (ACL) for increased security, Layer 3 based QoS for enhanced
traffic prioritization, Auto Voice VLAN for 'Plug and Play' deployment of
VoIP, and Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) for increased availability.

"Growing small and medium businesses are continually faced with the
challenge of maintaining and growing scalable, reliable and affordable network
infrastructures to support an increasing array of advanced applications such
as ERP systems, wireless and converged communications systems," stated Sanjay
Kumar, NETGEAR's Director of Product Marketing for Switching Products.
"Security is a growing need with SMB customers, as is the need to prioritize
applications. The addition of the Advanced Smart Switch products to our
popular ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switch family provides small and mid-sized
businesses with advanced, affordable and easy-to-manage alternatives to
fully-managed switches. These advanced switches enable companies to gain
better control and improve the efficiency of the network infrastructure while
delivering the performance, functionality and value that have established our
ProSafe Smart Switch line as an industry leader."


About the New NETGEAR ProSafe Advanced Smart Switches

The NETGEAR ProSafe 24- and 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switches with Static
Routing (GS724TR and GS748TR) and ProSafe 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with
Advanced Features (GS724AT) provide advanced security, advanced quality of
service, and "smart" management features to growing small and medium
businesses. Scalable, flexible and reliable, the high-performance ProSafe
Advanced Smart Switches support the full range of network applications and
secure the network without the overhead and complexity of fully managed
switches. Easily managed through an intuitive, web-based GUI, users can save
time and resources while being able to gain more control over the network and
support advanced applications.

The GS724TR and GS748TR are designed to provide effective bandwidth
management for organizations that deploy VLANs. With the ability to support
32 static routes, companies can off-load inter-VLAN communication from the
core router making the network run faster and enabling companies to deploy a
less expensive router in the core of the network.

The GS724TR, GS748TR and GS724AT provide enhanced security to SMB networks
through support for 802.1x authentication and ACL filtering to permit or deny
traffic based upon MAC and/or IP addresses. An extensive set of QoS features
includes 802.1p-based prioritization, Layer 3-based (DSCP, TOS)
prioritization, Layer 4-based (TCP/UDP port numbers) prioritization, and
rate-limiting. Finally, Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) provides increased
availability.

The ProSafe Advanced Smart Switches are optimized for use with NETGEAR's
ProSafe Network Management Software (NMS100), but can also be managed through
an easy-to-use Web console that can be used to configure, monitor and
troubleshoot the switches.

The ProSafe Advanced Smart Switches are backed by a lifetime warranty and
optional ProSupport Maintenance Packages. The GS724TR, GS748TR and GS724AT
are immediately available via leading direct marketers, e-commerce sites and
value added resellers at list prices of $925 USD, $1,665 USD and $575 USD,
respectively.


About NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR (Nasdaq: 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, and ProSafe 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 meet 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 I - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 12 through 24, in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 29, 2008. 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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