Netgear Wins "The Best of VARVision" Award for Networking Hardware

Value Added Resellers Recognize NETGEAR Networking Hardware as Best Products for their Growing Business Customers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — September 16, 2002 — NETGEAR, Inc., a worldwide provider of easy-to-use, high performance networking products at prices affordable to homes and growing businesses, today announced that at VARVision 2002 in San Francisco, California, it was voted by leading value added resellers as having the Best Product: Networking Hardware and was awarded "Best of VARVision."

With a complete line of networking equipment for growing businesses, NETGEAR is a leader in providing high quality, reliable, easy to use and affordable networking solutions. NETGEAR’s networking products are designed to enable value added resellers to grow with their customers, as evidenced by NETGEAR’s Worldwide #1 ranking in Unmanaged 10/100 Switches, according In-Stat/MDR’s Q2 2002 Final Ethernet LAN Switch Market Shares. In addition, NETGEAR demonstrated strong momentum gaining the most market share over the last three months, moving up to #2 Worldwide in port count for Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switches in Q2 2002, according to the same In-Stat/MDR report.

"We are very pleased to have been voted as having the Best Product: Networking Hardware and to receive a ‘Best of VARVision Award’," said Patrick Lo CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of NETGEAR. "This award recognizes NETGEAR’s commitment to the channel and our success in delivering consistently on our channel strategy. Leading VARs truly understand the value of NETGEAR’s unique products and programs that enable them to succeed in a competitive marketplace."

"For many years, we have recommended NETGEAR for their high-performance, easy-to-use networking products at affordable prices," said Ken Lam, President ABS. "This Best of VARVision Award demonstrates that the word is getting out, as more and more VAR’s turn to NETGEAR for the same reasons."

"VAR’s at VARVision have many products to review and choose from, by voting for NETGEAR to receive this award, they recognize NETGEAR as a leader in networking products," Eric Lesonsky, Event Director SystemBuilder Summit and VARVision.

NETGEAR networking products for growing businesses include a complete portfolio of 802.11b and 802.11a wireless, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet switches, adapters, firewalls, routers, and hubs. NETGEAR products have received numerous other awards from such publications as Network World, PC Magazine, CNet, and ZDNet. In addition, NETGEAR was one of the first networking companies to be awarded the first PC Magazine Reader’s Choice Award for Service and Reliability.

In addition to award winning products, NETGEAR offers value added resellers partner benefits through the NETGEAR Powershift Partner Program. NETGEAR’s Powershift Partner Program offers value for any VAR or reseller selling into the small and medium business market through a superior solution offering, support programs, and overall channel strategy. Benefits of the Powershift Partner Program include quarterly incentives, government/education discounts, competitive bid desk, marketing support, priority technical support, on-line RMA, web-based training/certification, field training, dedicated account representatives, seed/NFR units, and much more.

VARVision is produced by Vision Events, a Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) company, and is the industry’s leading meeting of value added resellers and solution providers.

For more information on NETGEAR products and the Powershift Partner Program, please visit www.netgear.com.

About NETGEAR Inc.
NETGEAR provides branded, easy-to-use, reliable and technologically advanced networking solutions for homes and small businesses. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, Calif., NETGEAR designs and develops products that enable home and small business users to share Internet access, peripherals, digital content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR primarily markets and sells its products through distributors based in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region to a network of resellers. NETGEAR was recently named to Deloitte & Touche’s "Technology Fast 500" and to its "2001 Technology Fast 50" for Silicon Valley. For more information visit the company’s Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408.907.8000).

About Vision Events
Vision Events, a Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) company, is a leading producer of highly focused business events that bring resellers and end users together with leading and emerging vendors in private boardroom appointments to form strategic partnerships and secure new business in the technology sector. Additional information about Vision Events can be found at http://www.visionevents.com.

About Gartner, Inc.
Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than 10,000 clients understand technology and drive business growth. Gartner's divisions are Gartner Research, Gartner Consulting, Gartner Measurement and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and has 4,300 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants, in more than 90 locations worldwide. The company achieved fiscal 2001 revenue of $952 million. For more information, visit
http://www.gartner.com.

For more information:
Doug Hagan
NETGEAR Inc.
(408) 907-8053
doug.hagan@netgear.com

Ken Hagihara
Integrity Public Relations
(949) 768-4423
ken@integritypr.net