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D-Link Incorporates Atheros
Technology into 802.11a/b/g and 802.11b/g-based WLAN Product Lines
Companies Extend the Reach of Their Partnership to
Include Performance Enhancing Standards-plus Features
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 4, 2003—Atheros
Communications and D-Link today announced a broad strategic partnership to
deliver the latest 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g technologies to market Atheros’
advanced multi-mode WLAN technology in a wide array of D-Link 802.11b/g and
802.11a/b/g products. D-Link is using Atheros’ market-leading 802.11b/g and
802.11a/b/g chipsets in its wireless routers and access points, CardBus
adapters, PCI adapters and a range of OEM products.
The two companies have also
extended their partnership, enabling D-Link to be first-to-market at the end of
Q3 with higher performance WLAN products based on Atheros’ Super G® and
Super AG® standards-plus performance enhancements.
Super G and Super A/G
performance-enhancing capabilities deliver significant actual end user TCP/IP
throughput for 802.11a/b/g, 802.11b/g and 802.11a WLANs. Super G and Super A/G
are backward compatible with conventional 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a products.
The features support mixed-mode operation with Atheros and third-party solutions
in the same network.
“Atheros continues to be a
strategic partner, and we are expanding our relationship to introduce new
products that address the changing needs of our home and business customers,”
said Steven Joe, president of D-Link.
D-Link’s commitment to multi-mode
802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g technologies is consistent with the entire WLAN
market’s move toward products supporting the faster speeds of multi-band
802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g technologies.
In a separate press release last
week, Atheros announced that it shipped more than 1 million 802.11b/g and
802.11a/b/g chips in June, a new monthly record for the company. These
developments are a reflection of the market’s rapid transition from legacy
802.11b products to 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g products in home and business
environments.
“As a leading provider of WLAN
consumer products—D-Link has offered an extensive product portfolio of advanced
multi-mode wireless LAN products based on the 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g
technologies,” said Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer of
Atheros. “Through our partnership, Atheros will continue to provide D-Link with
the latest and most advanced WLAN technology available, to support its effort to
deliver the best-performing and most feature rich WLAN products available.”
About D-Link Systems, Inc.
Ranked by BusinessWeek as one of the
top 100 Information technology companies, D-Link is the worldwide leader and
award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband,
digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital
home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and
Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With more than a million square feet of
manufacturing capacity and millions of Ethernet adapters, hubs and switch ports,
manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and
price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link
U.S.A., Canadian, and Latin American headquarters are located at 53 Discovery,
Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (949) 788-0805; FAX (949) 753-7033;
Internet
www.dlink.com.
About Atheros Communications,
Inc.
Atheros Communications is a leading developer of networking
technologies for secure, high-performance wireless local area networks. As an
innovator in advanced multi-mode wireless solutions compliant with the IEEE
802.11 specifications, Atheros is driving transparent connections among
electronic devices in the office, home and on the road. Atheros technology is
being used by many of the world's leading wireless equipment manufacturers. For
more information, visit
www.atheros.com or send email to
info@atheros.com.
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Atheros and the Atheros logo are registered trademarks of Atheros
Communications, Inc. D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link Systems Inc. All
other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective
owners.
Cheryl Patstone, 408-773-5344, cheryl@atheros.com
or Greg Wood, A&R Partners, 650-762-2838, gwood@arpartners.com.
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