Dell?Oro Confirms NETGEAR Leads Competition in Gigabit Ethernet Switching
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -/1 April, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- NETGEAR?, Inc., (Nasdaq: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, announced the results of a 2004 market analysis report published by the Dell?Oro Group that confirmed NETGEAR, for the second year in a row, led the industry worldwide as #1 in revenue and ports shipped in the unmanaged Gigabit switch category and extended its market leading position over the competition.
According to the report, NETGEAR strengthened its dominance in the worldwide unmanaged Gigabit switch market by capturing 27 percent of the market revenue and 30 percent of the ports shipped in the category in 2004. The report further showed NETGEAR improved its worldwide Gigabit share by an additional seven percent points this year over its market-leading 20 percent revenue share and 23 percent port share in 2003.
The Dell?Oro report also revealed that for overall Layer 2 fixed ports including both unmanaged and managed, NETGEAR advanced to the #2 position, second only to Cisco for 2004.
?Though our broad line of managed and unmanaged Gigabit switches are designed to meet the specific needs of small- and medium-sized businesses for flexibility, functionality and affordability, we?re seeing widespread adoption of our products by businesses of all sizes,? stated Patrick Lo, NETGEAR CEO and Chairman of the Board. ?Our ProSafe? line of business-class networking products delivers a proven combination of features, value and innovation that will continue to drive the worldwide adoption of our products and fuel our market share leadership.?
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 suite of over 100 products enables users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.
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