NETGEAR strengthens its Asia-Pacific operations

<p>Sydney, Australia (August 19, 2004) – NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR), a leading provider of easy-to-use, high-performance networking products, has promoted Ian McLean to the position of Asia-Pacific Vice President to manage expanding operations within the region.</p>
<p>NETGEAR has experienced a 29 per cent year on year growth in the Asia-Pacific, increasingly penetrating local markets and expanding operations in India, Japan and China. The position of Vice President has been created in response to this growth and in recognition of the company’s success in the area.</p>
<p>Ian McLean, who formerly held the position of Asia-Pacific Managing Director, has been appointed to the new role to manage regional business development.</p>
<p>“Increasing opportunities have opened up for NETGEAR in the Asia-Pacific as we have continued to expand our successful range of networking products,” said Patrick Lo, Chairman and CEO of NETGEAR. “The creation of this new role and the development of functional departments designed to streamline Asia-Pacific operations means we now have even more infrastructure in place to capitalise on these opportunities and reach our next level of regional growth.”</p>
<p>Recently identified as the Australian WLAN market leader, NETGEAR has benefited from the growth of home and business markets throughout the Asia Pacific and has experienced particular success with its comprehensive range of managed switches, security offerings and wireless networking products.</p>
<p>About NETGEAR</p>
<p>NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of businesses and home users. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, NETGEAR’s suite of approximately 100 products enables users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. For more information, visit the company's website at www.netgear.com.au or call 02 8448 2072.</p>
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