D-Link and Airespace Establish Partnership Targeting Red Hot Enterprise WLAN Market.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004

Initiative Builds on Emerging

Lightweight Access Point (LWAPP) Standard

D-Link and Airespace, Inc., today announced a partnership agreement to co-develop a new Enterprise class D-Link Access Point (AP) which will support the emerging Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP). By combining Airespace's award-winning intelligent WLAN management capabilities with D-Link's industry leading expertise in WLAN design, manufacturing and the company's extensive sales channels, the two companies are working together to satisfy the growing global demand for intelligent enterprise WLAN systems.

"The demand for enterprise WLANs continues to grow at a feverish pitch, with worldwide demand surpassing $300 million in Q3 2003 and expected to reach $2 billion by 2006," said Richard Webb, directing analyst at Infonetics Research. "The increase in business class wireless applications is driving a need for feature-rich WLAN systems that address key security, RF management, mobility, performance, and scalability challenges. D-Link has the experience, brand recognition and manufacturing capability to bring this type of technology to market; Airespace has a proven history delivering intelligent WLAN systems. The alignment of the two companies will provide great strength in addressing the enterprise market."

Partnership to Grow the Market for Enterprise WLANs

D-Link Systems is a leading worldwide supplier of wired and wireless networking connectivity to the Enterprise with a lead position in Ethernet switches, according to recent reports by Infonetics Research. Ranked by BusinessWeek as one of the top 100 Information Technology companies, D-Link is an award-winning designer and developer of connectivity solutions for the Enterprise markets with recent awards including the VARBusiness Partner of the Year Award, the CRN Product of the Year 2003 Award in Wireless products and the Network World Blue Ribbon Award.

"Airespace has established itself as a respected innovator in WLAN management solutions in the enterprise space," said Steven Joe, President and CEO of D-Link. "We are pleased to forge an ongoing relationship with the company that will expand our product portfolio, further addressing the burgeoning enterprise wireless market."

"D-Link is a well-established player in the field of networking," said Brett Galloway, president and chief executive officer of Airespace. "Its expertise in designing and delivering networking equipment is invaluable to Airespace as we broaden our exposure in the enterprise space. This partnership will give enterprise customers unparalleled control and management in WLANs and a greater range of innovation for enterprise Access Points and will help to grow the overall enterprise market for WLANs."

LWAPP: USB for Enterprise Wireless Networking

The upcoming D-Link AP will work in conjunction with the Airespace 4000 WLAN Switch, Airespace 4100 WLAN Appliance, and any other WLAN controller supporting the IETF's emerging Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) specification. The emerging LWAPP protocol removes the barriers between connecting AP and WLAN network controllers, effectively providing a USB-like environment for devices developed by different WLAN manufacturers.

By adding support to the emerging IETF standard, D-Link and Airespace are helping the industry move to a common standard for WLAN interoperability. With LWAPP, enterprises can choose best-of-breed WLAN systems from different vendors, ensuring maximum performance at the best prices. In addition, by creating a common industry standard, LWAPP ensures that today's WLAN systems will last well into the future.

About D-Link

Ranked by BusinessWeek as one of the top 100 Information Technology companies, D-Link is the worldwide leader and award winning designer and developer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. At $585 million in revenue for 2002 and with millions of Ethernet adapters, hubs and switch ports developed and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link U.S.A., Canadian, and Latin American headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. Phone [phone] or 714-885-6000; FAX [phone]; Internet www.dlink.com.

About Airespace, Inc.

Airespace designs and develops intelligent wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications. The company has set the standard for enterprise Wireless LANs, having earned Network Computing's "Editor's Choice Award," Network World's "World Class Award," Internet Telephony's "Product of the Year," SearchNetworking's "Product of the Year," and nomination as one of the "Best Wireless Products of 2003" in InfoWorld's Reader's Choice Awards. With dynamic RF management, air-tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time applications such as voice, Airespace helps enterprises implement secure Wireless networks worldwide.

For more information on Airespace and its products, visit www.airespace.com or call 408-635-2000.

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