NETGEAR Showcases Broad Range of Innovative Home and Business Solutions at CeBIT Trade Fair

New Products Employ Innovative Technologies to Address Growing Demand for Entertainment, Mobility, Storage, Switching and Security

HANNOVER, Germany, March 2 -- At the CeBIT trade show opening tomorrow, NETGEAR(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) , a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, will demonstrate its newest product offerings for consumers, prosumers, service providers, and Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). NETGEAR will showcase brand-new innovations in security, switching and storage, as well as its latest devices to support entertainment and mobile networking. NETGEAR will be in Hall 13, Stand C58 at CeBIT, which is the world's largest trade fair focused on information technology and telecommunications. The company's additional CeBIT-related news announcements can be found at http://www.netgear.com/About/PressReleases.aspx.

"As Europe remains a vast and important region for us, CeBIT offers us a vital venue for introducing new solutions and connecting with international consumers, business customers, and technology and channel partners," said Patrick Lo, founder and CEO of NETGEAR. "At this year's show, we're introducing our broadest portfolio ever of new products and services. We're continuously innovating with breakthrough technologies and ideas to meet our customers' demand for affordable, easy to use, and high quality solutions for security, storage, switching, entertainment and mobility."

Let NETGEAR Entertain You

At CeBIT, NETGEAR will demonstrate two exciting Internet-connected set-top boxes launched at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. (See http://www.netgear.com/Products/Entertainment.aspx?for=All.)

  --  NETGEAR's upcoming Internet TV Player (ITV2000) enables viewers to
      catch up on the world of Internet video conveniently on their living
      room TV set.  It's a compact, easy-to-use, "plug in and go" Internet
      set-top device with remote control that does not require a PC to
      configure or use. It streams content from many of the world's most
      popular Internet sites, as well as certain premium paid movies on
      demand, downloaded video, and content stored on USB storage devices.
      Its superior video search capabilities enable the intelligent search
      of Internet videos, including targeting video sites by country, topic
      of interest, person or popular website.
  --  An ideal solution for serious media enthusiasts, NETGEAR's Digital
      Entertainer Elite (EVA9150) is the most powerful and flexible digital
      media player available, incorporating the latest video, audio and
      802.11n wireless technologies to deliver an unparalleled living room
      experience. Consumers can play Blu-Ray quality digital video,
      high-resolution digital photos, MP3s and recorded television shows, in
      addition to a wide variety of Internet content, all on their TVs. It
      offers an integrated 500GB hard drive while two USB ports also enable
      instant access to content on other storage devices.


  Different Needs, Different Wireless Routers

Three sleek, versatile, feature-rich wireless routers are among the highlights in the NETGEAR booth at CeBIT. They're designed to fulfill the unique lifestyle needs of different customer segments -- for people on the go as well as consumers and prosumers looking to upgrade their network environments and take full advantage of a growing number of bandwidth-hungry applications, online gaming, and HD video streaming. (See http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways.aspx?for=Home+Networking.)

  --  For consumers and professionals on the go, NETGEAR's new 3G Mobile
      Broadband Wireless Router (MBR624GU) enables users to create an
      instant WiFi hotspot simply by plugging in any compatible 3G USB modem
      to the router. It's ideal for sharing a 3G broadband Internet
      connection virtually anywhere -- a satellite or temporary office,
      construction site, emergency center, hotel, vacation home, campsite,
      or even from a moving recreational vehicle.
  --  The RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WNDR3700), named a
      "Best of Innovations" at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show,
      incorporates a powerful 680 MHz MIPS processor, high performance power
      amplifiers and eight ultra sensitive metamaterial antennas - resulting
      in faster wired to wireless throughput and long range wireless
      coverage as well as a versatile USB storage access.
  --  NETGEAR's RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router (DGND3300)
      integrates an ADSL2+ modem along with a Dual Band Wireless Router, and
      can also be configured as a wireless repeater to double the range.
      It's perfect for DSL customers who want a single integrated wireless
      router and DSL modem device for all of their growing networking needs.


  Alternative Technologies for In-Home Networking

At CeBIT, NETGEAR will highlight a variety of products that take advantage of the existing wires in a home to deliver fast, reliable network connections to support bandwidth-intensive applications like HD video streaming; networked attached storage and console gaming. (See http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking.aspx?for=Home+Networking.)

  --  The NETGEAR Powerline AV Adapter Kit with 4-Port Ethernet Switch
      (XAVB1004), an Innovations Award winner at the 2009 Consumer
      Electronics Show, enables consumers to carry high-speed data network
      traffic on their existing electrical wiring - using affordable
      adapters that are simple to install.
  --  Providing wireless speeds of up to 300 Mbps, the NETGEAR Wireless-N
      MoCA(R) Router (WNMR834) enables data and real-time multimedia content
      like HD video or VoIP to reach every coax outlet in the house. It
      integrates with the NETGEAR Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit (MCAB1001),
      which turns existing in-home cable TV outlets into Fast Ethernet
      outlets.


  Store, Share, Protect

New at CeBIT, the ReadyNAS(R) Vault service augments NETGEAR's award-winning ReadyNAS storage product line by enabling consumers and SMBs to protect critical data in the wake of a disaster or disruption. ReadyNAS Vault is an easy-to-use, cost-effective online backup service built right into all ReadyNAS systems. Consumers and SMBs can regularly and securely copy data to a world-class storage facility and can recover data from any web browser and any Internet location. (See other press release issued today.) More information on ReadyNAS products and the ReadyNAS Vault service can be found at (http://www.readynas.com/).

Switched On

CeBIT demonstrations will incorporate multiple switches for SOHO and small- to medium-sized businesses from NETGEAR's broad spectrum of offerings in this product category. Smart, Managed and Unmanaged switches figure amongst the booth displays, including several additions to NETGEAR's highly regarded ProSafe(R) series that are launching at the show.

  --  NETGEAR is enhancing its unmanaged series of network switches for SMBs
      to incorporate new hardware that can reduce power consumption by as
      much as 52 percent. NETGEAR is applying these green system
      enhancements to the ProSafe JGS5xx Series of 16- and 24-Port Gigabit
      Ethernet Switches, the ProSafe GS1xx Series of 5- and 8-Port Gigabit
      Ethernet Desktop Switches, and the GS6xx Series of 5- and 8-Port
      Gigabit Ethernet Switches. (See other press release issued today.)
      More information on NETGEAR's product families of switches is at
      (http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches.aspx?for=Business+Networking
      ).
  --  Also new at CeBIT are NETGEAR's three additions to its ProSafe FSM
      Series of managed, Layer 2 Fast Ethernet switches, each delivering a
      different level of port density and mix of features to accommodate
      growing businesses with more than 200 concurrent users. The ProSafe
      FSM7226RS and FSM7250RS are low-cost, fully managed 24-port and
      48-port switches with auto-sensing 10/100 ports and two Gigabit
      Ethernet ports. The ProSafe FSM726E is a 24-port managed switch that
      delivers all the advanced features of the RS models without the
      ability to stack and static routing. (See other press release issued
      today.) More information is at
      (http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches/FullyManaged10_100Switches.a
      spx).

  New Security Against Threats

CeBIT is also providing the first public unveiling of NETGEAR's recently announced ProSecure(TM) STM Series of Web and Email Threat Management Appliances (STM150, STM300 and STM600) for SMBs with up to 600 concurrent users. Enterprise-class technologies differ from cheaper alternate solutions by protecting all of a particular threat type as opposed to covering only a small subset of it. However, these technologies are oftentimes processor hungry and require expensive hardware to run effectively. NETGEAR's STM family of appliances is the first to solve this problem with its patent-pending Web-optimized Stream Scanning architecture. As the foundation upon which the STM Series is built, NETGEAR's Stream Scanning Technology enables the use of enterprise-class detection techniques while maintaining high throughput. NETGEAR has also partnered with industry leading Kaspersky Lab and Commtouch to bring best-in-class Web and email scanning technology engines to the STM platform. Running on top of the Stream Scanning platform, these engines work in parallel with the NETGEAR heuristics engine to protect against known and unknown threats.

The ProSecure STM Series sets a new bar for SMB security management. The STM deploys in-line in a matter of minutes, anywhere behind the network firewall. It runs automatically and unobtrusively. There is no need to reconfigure mail servers or web proxies, unlike traditional proxy-based security solutions. Administration is performed through an intuitive Web-based interface. SMBs can set granular policies and alerts, check summary statistics and graphical reports, drill down to IP address-level data, and integrate log data with standard network management tools such as SNMP. (See http://www.netgear.com/Products/ProSecure/STM.aspx.)

NETGEAR Executives Speak Out at CeBIT

Attendees at the WIRELESSWorld at CeBIT conference co-located with the main trade show will have the opportunity to benefit from three talks to be given by executives from NETGEAR's European offices.

  --  Wednesday, March 4, "Optimizing Wireless LAN Deployment and Management
      for Growing SMB Environments," with Laurent Masia, NETGEAR's director
      of EMEA Product Marketing;
  --  Friday, March 6, "Finding the Right Fit for Your SMB," also with
      Laurent Masia; and
  --  Friday, March 6, "Femtocells: Extending Mobile Operators' Advanced
      Service Offerings," with Robert MacKinnon, NETGEAR's manager for
      Global Service Provider Products.

NETGEAR's products can be experienced in Hall 13, Stand C58 of the Hannover Exhibition Hall through Sunday, March 8.

About NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs innovative, branded technology solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs of Small- to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) and home users. The company offers an end-to-end networking product portfolio to enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, multimedia content, and applications among multiple computers and other Internet-enabled devices. Products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 29,000 retail locations around the globe, and via more than 41,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR(R) partner. More information is available by visiting www.netgear.com or calling (408) 907-8000.

(C) 2009 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe, ProSecure, RangeMax, ReadyNAS and ReadyNAS Vault 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.

Note: Actual data throughput will vary from maximum signal rates stipulated. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:

This press release contains forward-looking statements 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 products 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 NETGEAR's products may not meet the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; failure of products may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user data; new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR's products; 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 44, in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2008. 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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