Maxthon Internet Browser Now Available Through U3 Platform; Widely Acclaimed IE-based, Tabbed Browser Allows Multiple Pages Open in One Window.

LAS VEGAS -- Maxthon and U3(TM) LLC today announced that the award-winning Maxthon Internet browser is now available through the U3 smart drive computing platform. Maxthon is built on Microsoft Internet Explorer to provide a customizable browser interface with clever features that create a more personalized Web surfing experience. In just this year alone Maxthon has seen more than 40 million downloads from its site. Now consumers will be able to carry their own U3 smart version of Maxthon on a U3 smart drive to access their Internet Favorites, preferences and settings -- not to mention Maxthon's many indispensable Web surfing features -- on any PC.

Consumers once had to depend on the Web browser installed on their home or work computer to keep track of their Internet Favorites and let them use their customized browser settings, plugs-ins and skins to surf the Internet. Now they can install the flexible and powerful Maxthon on a U3 smart drive and enjoy their familiar Web surfing experience on any computer, wherever they go.

Maxthon lets users decide how they want to surf the Web. Maxthon's tabbed interface saves time by arranging multiple Web pages as tabs in the main window. Users can choose how to view and organize their Internet Favorites, change the browser's appearance with flexible skins and employ innovative surfing features like Mouse Gestures, Super Drag&Drop, Web page zooming, password-protected tabs and URL aliases. Maxthon also lets Web surfers take charge of their own privacy with an interactive Ad Hunter to block pop-ups and multiple methods for erasing private browsing information. Maxthon is fully compatible with Internet Explorer, including all the same features, plugins and toolbars. Yet Maxthon uses 65 percent less RAM and offers more than 400 powerful sidebar and toolbar plugins of its own.

"U3 smart drives let consumers carry their entire digital universe with them safely in their pockets," said Netanel Jacobsson, Senior Vice President and Partner of Maxthon. "Maxthon was created from the understanding that Web surfers use the Internet in infinitely different ways, so U3's combination of portability, personalization and security is a perfect fit for users of the highly customizable Maxthon Internet browser."

"Maxthon created a powerful new Web-surfing tool and fostered a vibrant developer community that continually expands the browser," said U3 Chief Executive Officer Kate Purmal. "Now that Maxthon has released a U3 smart version, U3 can tap into the creativity of that community. The U3 platform will dramatically expand Maxthon's reach among U3 smart drive users, who will instantly resonate with the ability to carry their personalized Internet browser with them in their pockets."

Show attendees can visit Maxthon at Microsoft's booth (CO-13A) in the Central Hall.

U3 Smart Drives

U3 smart drives plug into the USB port of any PC. One plugged in, the U3 Launchpad appears in the taskbar area of the desktop. The U3 Launchpad is the gateway to the U3 smart drive. It allows easy access to U3 smart applications and data. U3 smart drives can be found in consumer electronics and office supply stores in the U.S. under brands such as Best Buy Geek Squad, Kingston DataTraveler I, Memorex Mini TravelDrive(TM), SanDisk Cruzer Micro and Verbatim Store 'n' Go. U3 smart drives can be found in Europe under brands CleverStuff disgo classic, Data Storage Advisor disk2go(R) SMART and Intuix.

About U3

U3 LLC of Redwood City, Calif., has developed an innovative platform to make U3 smart drives that host a "personal workspace" -- not only data and files, but U3 smart software programs, personal user preferences and the means for managing them. U3 smart drives transform a PC into a truly personalized computer, quickly, easily and securely, and exit transparently when done. U3, backed by USB flash drive market leaders M-Systems (Nasdaq:FLSH) and SanDisk Corp. (Nasdaq:SNDK), licenses its platform to USB drive manufacturers and provides its platform at no cost to software developers. For more information see www.U3.com.

About Maxthon

Maxthon is an Internet Explorer-based, customizable tabbed browser. This year, it was awarded the Red Herring Asia 100 and named one of the best 100 products by PC World magazine. Maxthon has reached 43 million downloads since its launch. Publicly endorsed by Microsoft and leading Wall Street Internet analysts, Maxthon is rapidly gaining popularity all over the world. For further information, visit http://www.maxthon.com/blog.

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