NETGEAR® ProSafe™ Wireless VPN Firewall Family Selected as 2008 Readers’ Choice Award Winner by Information Security and SearchSecurity.com

ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 with 8-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (FVG318) and ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router (DGFV338) Receive Bronze Award in the Wireless Category for Robust Feature Set

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – April 2008 – NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) today announced the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewalls have received the bronze award in the wireless category of the Information Security™ magazine and SearchSecurity.com 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards.

The Readers’ Choice Award recognized the ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 with 8-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (FVG318) and ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router (DGFV338) as being among the best products in the wireless category, which included wireless IDS/IPS, access control and rogue detection products.

According to the article, the ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewall product family, which combines an 802.11g wireless access point, IPsec VPN firewall and Fast Ethernet switch into one package, was one of the highest rated solutions identified by a group of more than 1,600 information security executives and managers. “Readers gave the series high marks, lauding its attacker detection, access control and wired security management system integration features.”

“This award is particularly gratifying and exciting for NETGEAR given the fact that the award winners were selected by the information security professionals that use the products day in and day out,” stated Jason Leung, Senior Product Line Manager of SMB Security. “Our wired and wireless VPN firewall products are enjoying strong popularity among small and medium businesses that employ them as standalone all-in-one network security solutions in smaller offices, and by larger companies that utilize our VPN firewalls to provide secure and reliable access to network resources by remote offices and telecommuters. The robust security functionality and comprehensive feature set that the receipt of this award was based upon has established our ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewalls among the top network security solutions in the SMB market.”

The NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewalls are comprehensive network security products that combine a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, 802.11g wireless access point, support for multiple IPSec VPN connections, NAT router, and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switch to provide a robust, complete network security solution for growing small and medium businesses.

The ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewall products, which include the ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 with 8-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (FVG318) and ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router (DGFV338), feature intuitive Smart Wizards to simplify setup and use.

Ideal for use by SMBs, remote or branch offices, and telecommuters, the ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewalls block unwanted users from accessing the network. The firewalls provide comprehensive controls to fortify the network by blocking or filtering unwanted addresses, services, protocols, and URLs. WPA2 protects the wireless network with the highest available level of industry-standard encryption and authentication and simultaneous IPSec VPN connections protect links between business locations. Intrusion control provides defense against Denial of Service (DoS) hacker attacks.

The feature-rich firewalls support dynamic DNS to facilitate remote access, cameras, games, and other hosted services for users with dynamic IP addresses.

The NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewalls are backed by a lifetime warranty and are available via leading direct marketers, e-commerce sites and value-added resellers.

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