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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (2454)	2/8/1999 9:23:00 PM
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Linksys Showcases Home Phoneline Networking at Demo 99 HomeLink Phoneline Networking Solutions Make Networking PCs at Home Easy and Affordable February 8, 1999 IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/To make home and small office networking easier, Linksys(R), today at the Demo 99 conference in Indian Wells, California, will unveil the new Linksys HomeLink(TM) Phoneline Networking Series, the latest breakthrough in PC networking. The HomeLink series allows multiple PC users to network their computers to share data files, printers and access to a single Internet connection through any telephone outlet without extra hubs or cables. Estimated street price starts at $49.99. Linksys will be showcasing its HomeLink series at Demo 99 in conjunction with other members of the Home Phoneline Network Alliance (HomePNA) in the San Remo Room at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort in Indian Wells, California. "We are fortunate to be participating in Demo 99 with HomePNA, as we believe our HomeLink Series address the problems associated with home users building their own networks: difficult to set up and costly," said Donella Cecrle, Linksys Director of Retail Sales. "Linksys and other members of HomePNA are committed to providing easy to use, affordable and interoperable networking products using home phone lines. Our HomeLink products meet these standards and are now the first home line networking products being offered in retail stores." The Linksys HomeLink(TM) Phoneline Network Card utilizes AMD's PCnet(TM)-Home controller which allows telephone lines to carry data up to 1Mbps transfer rate without interrupting regular telephone service or feeds from a cable modem or Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL). Users can network multiple PCs to share data files, printers and access to a single Internet connection through any phone outlet. (If users want to go Ethernet later on, the network card is equipped with a 10BaseT RJ-45 port so migration to 10Mbps is easy.) WinGate(TM) software, with a three-user license, is included so users can share one modem and Internet connection over the entire network. Multi-player game playing is also possible over the network. This new technology is being offered in compliance with HomePNA's recently published specifications, of which Linksys is a member. About the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance The Home Phoneline Networking Alliance is an incorporated, non-profit association of industry-leading companies working together to help ensure adoption of a single, unified phoneline networking industry standard and rapidly bring to market a range of interoperable home networking solutions. About The Linksys Group, Inc. Irvine, Calif.-based Linksys provides networking solutions including Network Starter Kits, 10BaseT and 10/100 Hubs, Switches, PC Cards, Network Interface Cards and Print Servers for workgroup and enterprise-sized networks. In particular, Linksys is the number one manufacturer of networking hardware in the retail channel - owning about 35% of the market. Through this position, Linksys has become the fastest growing networking hardware manufacturer in the distribution channel. The Company's value-priced networking products are favorites among network installers for speed, price, reliability, ease of installation and widespread compatibility. Linksys sells its networking solutions into Fortune 1000 companies and institutions through leading master distributors, computer resellers, e-commerce and retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit the Linksys web site at www.linksys.com, email at info@linksys.com or call toll free 800-LINKSYS (546-5795). For more information at Linksys at its products call 800-LINKSYS, email at info@linksys.com or visit the company website at www.linksys.com. Linksys and HomeLink are trademarks of Linksys. All other products and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE Linksys /CONTACT: Karen Sohl, PR Manager of Linksys, 949-261-1288, ext. 2214, fax: 949-261-8868, ksohl@linksys.com/ /Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 136387/ /Web site: linksys.com [Copyright 1999, PR Newswire]