SMC's Systems Products Division opens office in Mexico; Networking Solutions Provider Strengthens Global Presence.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1996--Expanding its leadership position in the Ethernet and Fast Ethernet adapter, hub and switching markets, SMC today announced the establishment of a sales and support office in Haciendas de Coyoacan, (located in Mexico City) Mexico.

The Mexico location will give SMC a firm base from which to support its Mexican customers and diverse channel partners.

"We're excited to have this opportunity to enhance our sales efforts in Mexico with tailored marketing activities and market specific business strategies," said Sam Bonifant, Mexico country manager, for SMC. "This office will be staffed with highly qualified personnel from the local area who are well-versed in the special needs of this distinct market. The result of this added focus on the Mexican market enables us to develop effective and mutually beneficial alliances with our channel partners, as well as to provide a new level of customer support to our potential and existing customers."

SMC's establishment of a Mexico office enhances the company's worldwide presence which currently includes offices in London; St. Germain-en Laye, France; Munich, Germany; Taipei, Taiwan; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Toronto; Singapore; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Tokyo, as well as multiple offices throughout the United States.

"The establishment of a local SMC sales and support office in Mexico offers significant advantages to our company, as well as our customers, and is a clear indication of their commitment to this growing market" stated Hecter Hernandez, networking and multi-user manager for Ingram Dicom. "SMC's products are the perfect compliment to Ingram Dicom's corporate objective, which is to provide value added networking solutions to our VARs, resellers, and systems integrators. We look forward to maintaining a strong working relationship with them in the future."

SMC currently has agreements with many of Mexico's largest distributors including Ingram Dicom, Intertec, and Merisel.

About SMC

Standard Microsystems Corporation (NASDAQ:SMSC) is based in Hauppauge, N.Y., and has locations in California, Massachusetts, Australia, Asia, Canada, Europe, Japan and Latin America. SMC's System Products Division provides a broad range of networking solutions for scaling, managing and connecting local area networks including LAN Switches, hubs, LAN adapters, and network management software. SMC's Component Products Division supplies very-large-scale integrated (VSLI) circuits for PC and embedded control systems. The company has annual sales of nearly $400 million and an installed base of over 10 million nodes. Contact SMC by calling 1-800-SMC-4-YOU in the U.S. and Canada, or 516-435-6000 elsewhere, or visit SMC's World Wide Web Page at http://www.smc.com/. -0-

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