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Zetera's Z-SAN Technology Fuels NETGEAR's New Storage Central Turbo.


NETGEAR Expands Successful Storage Product Line Based on First True SoIP Solution Available

IRVINE, Calif. -- Zetera Corporation, a developer of breakthrough network storage technology, today announced that its Z-SAN technology has been again selected by NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) as the foundation for its new high-performance, affordable networked storage solution. Announced this week at CES 2007, NETGEAR's Storage Central Turbo (SC101T) is the industry's most versatile networked storage solution designed for the sharable data backup and storage needs of consumers and small businesses. (Please refer to NETGEAR's news release dated January 7, 2007 or visit http://netgear.com).

SC101T extends NETGEAR's already highly successful storage product line, Storage Central (SC101), also based on Z-SAN technology, which began shipping in September 2005.

The SC101T is a future-proof storage solution that enables users to expand storage capacity indefinitely by upgrading to larger SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986.  hard drives or even by adding additional SC101T devices to the network. Complete with advanced backup and synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission.

(2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization.

(3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP.
 software to protect against data loss, network storage appears as a letter drive on networked PCs enabling users to access files on the SC101T as easily and intuitively as from a local disk drive.

"Two years ago at CES, NETGEAR first announced its partnership with Zetera," noted Chuck Cortright, Zetera's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "With the announcement of a second product based on our Z-SAN technology, we are extremely proud that they are choosing to extend our successful relationship and we view NETGEAR as a true visionary in the field of network storage for both consumers and small businesses."

"Z-SAN technology is gaining significant market acceptance, with over 150,000 SAN devices based on Zetera technology shipped worldwide to date. The clear advantages of SoIP are being delivered by NETGEAR in their SC101 and SC101T products. Since announcing its innovative Z-SAN technology at CES in January 2005, Zetera technology has been acknowledged throughout the storage industry as the first to deliver a true SoIP architecture by using Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
 (IP) itself as the storage fabric. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 David Reinsel, IDC's program director, storage research, "Zetera's innovative storage architecture appears to simultaneously optimize all four critical success factors - performance, cost, reliability and scalability."

"Zetera is the ideal partner for NETGEAR, as they bring true storage innovation that we can leverage in our products as we continue to strengthen our focus on storage. Zetera's SoIP-based Z-SAN technology enables us to offer centralized cen·tral·ize  
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.

2.
 storage solutions that are expandable, fast, affordable and simple enough for the digital home," commented Patrick Lo, NETGEAR's chairman and CEO. "We look forward to this expansion of our already fruitful partnership."

Products based on Z-SAN technology are simple to install, configure and manage. In addition, they offer full virtualization
Note: The concept of full virtualization is well established in the literature, but not always using this specific term. See virtualization regarding terminology.
, delivering storage and data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time.  across multiple devices in different locations, without the burden of complex and expensive virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used.

Hardware Virtualization
Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer.
 software. Zetera-enabled storage can reside anywhere on the network, making it available to be shared, spanned with other network storage, or mirrored to any location.

About the NETGEAR Storage Central Turbo (SC101T)

NETGEAR's Storage Central Turbo (SC101T) is the premier mirrored, upgradeable way for consumers and small businesses to store music, photos, videos, and data files - and access them at Gigabit speeds.

Easy to setup, install and share, users simply insert one or two 3.5-inch SATA drives of any capacity from any vendor (sold separately) into Storage Central Turbo, connect it to any router or switch, and Smart Wizard([R]) takes care of the configuration. Storage Central Turbo functions like a local disk drive making it easy and intuitive for family members to locate and access important files.

Storage Central Turbo protects data by utilizing advanced backup and synchronization software to mirror data on two separate hard drives. Storage Central Turbo, which enables users to password protect each logical drive to optimize privacy, incorporates a Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub.  interface to maximize data transfer speeds.

NETGEAR's Storage Central Turbo (SC101T) is expected to be available in early 2007 via leading retailers, direct marketers, e-commerce sites and value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. .

About NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company's product offerings enable users to share Internet access See how to access the Internet. , peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba.
, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.

[c] 2007 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR Logo and Smart Wizard are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.

About Zetera Corporation

Zetera Corporation is the developer of Z-SAN[R] technology, a SoIP (Storage over Internetworking Protocol) technology that enables networked storage to be realized at unprecedented price-performance levels. The technology was invented by the creators of the IDE and ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE.

ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface
 disk drive standards, which have shipped in billions of disk drives. Leveraging the latest IP advances, Zetera has created a new class of network storage technology that is superior in performance, cost, scalability and compatibility to all other types of network storage. Based in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). , Zetera licenses its technology to leading storage, computer, peripheral and device manufacturers worldwide, including NETGEAR and Bell Microproducts. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.zetera.com.

Zetera([TM]) and the Zetera logo are trademarks of Zetera Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

[c] 2006 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning the expected performance characteristics, specifications, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR's Storage Central Turbo (SC101T) and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of the Storage Central Turbo (SC101T) product may not meet the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers, failure of the Storage Central Turbo product may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user data, product performance and throughput may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions, the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology, the impact and pricing of competing products and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors", pages 31 through 40, in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 for the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2006. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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