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Asante Ships New FriendlyNET Routers with Firewall; FR204 Series Routers Securely Share Internet Connections.


SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States
San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850.
, Calif. -- Asante Networks Inc. (OTC OTC

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:ASTN ASTN Automatic Switched Transport Network (optical networks)
ASTN Automatically Switched Transport Network (ITU-T)
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ASTN Astern
ASTN Astronomic
) today announced the release of the FriendlyNET(R) FR204 Series of Internet routers for home and small business users.

Bina Patel, VP of Sales and Marketing commented, "The FR204's routing engine is based on a custom system-on-a-chip (SOC) that delivers substantially greater network throughput than conventional designs. Utilizing Internet port, Asante's router easily outruns standard routers. As network connections get faster, the FR204 Series has the extra headroom to move larger files more quickly. In addition, this will enhance our business by having the full line to fulfill our customers need. Asante will soon be a complete wired and wireless communication solutions provider for homes and small businesses. "

Advanced Network Security

Built from the ground up to provide multiple levels of security, the FR204 is designed around a natural firewall that protects local computers from outside intruders. The security-hardened router is the only IP network address exposed to the outside elements. A new Secure Packet Inspection (SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection.

(2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA.
) feature provides even greater security by filtering both incoming and outgoing data packets running through the router.

Designed for Homes and Small Businesses

The FriendlyNET FR204 is engineered around a sophisticated single-chip silicon switching engine a locomotive for switching cars from one track to another, and making up trains; - called also switch engine ltname>.

See also: Switching
. With support for a high-speed 10/100 Internet port, four 10/100 LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used.  ports, wireless access point (FR204G), this feature-rich router family provides everything a home or small business needs to power its network.

For home users starting their first network, the FR204 provides simplified installation and configuration instructions. No drivers or specialized start-up utilities are required. Just log in to the router, choose a WAN connection type, and answer a few brief, context-sensitive configuration questions. Most users can begin using their routers in just a few minutes.

Advanced users will appreciate the FR204 router's simplified settings for popular applications, Universal Plug-and-Play support for Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. , and easy Macintosh support. Users upgrading from a 2-node network will especially appreciate the router's Auto-Uplink(TM) feature that supports both standard and crossover cables.

Maximum Wireless Performance

The FriendlyNET FR204G adds a wireless access point (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point.

(2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages.
) that is 802.11 b/g compliant. The router continuously evaluates and selects the best signal path for transmitting and receiving data. The router's standard mini-connectors support a wide range of third-party antennas.

Availability

Available in Q4 06.

About Asante Networks Inc.

Asante, based in San Jose, CA, is a leading provider of networking solutions for the small-medium business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) market. Asante designs, markets, and sells a full line of networking solutions that provides high-performance, reliable, and value-based solutions. The company's IntraCore(R) and FriendlyNET(R) product families offer a full breadth of products - from the edge to the core of networks that integrate voice, data, and video over wireless and wired networks with unified management and authentication. Asante Networks is a subsidiary of TechnoConcepts Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:TCPS TCPS Tissue Culture Polystyrene
TCPS Transportable Collective Protection Shelter
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), a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab.  specializing in wireless communications wireless communications

System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data.
 and networks. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call 800-662-9686.

Forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate, among other things, to the anticipated availability of products, the expected financial and operating results, the expected acceptance of the company's products, the usefulness and benefits of the company's products generally and the acceptance of the company's technological solutions and its ability to achieve its goals, plans and objectives. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include among others: difficulties in designing and developing new products, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, difficulty in introducing products in the marketplace and gaining acceptance of the same, difficulty gaining necessary governmental approvals, difficulty facing the intense competition present in the wireless communications industry, the company's limited operating history, its inexperience in operating internationally, and difficulty managing rapid growth. For a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties of Asante's TechnoConcepts' business, please refer to the TechnoConcepts' Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, and as may subsequently be amended. The companies assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.
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