TORRANCE, CA - March 15, 1998 — TRENDnet, is reintroducing two products for small to mid-sized business solutions. The first product is its Fast Ethernet starter kit for small business which contains two PCIW cards, a 100Mbps five-port Fast Ethernet hub and two 15 foot, category 5 cables. The second product is a 56K/10Mbps Ethernet PCMCIA combo card. Both have been aggressively priced for the small to mid-size business market.

The Fast Ethernet Starter Kit (TE100-SK1) will allow a business owner to set up a client/ server situation or, with the purchase of a TRENDnet^® print server, connect two workstations with a printer. With the Ethernet Starter Kit, a company could grow to three workstations, a server, and a print server without purchasing any additional hubs. The suggested retail price is $229.00, which is considered reasonable and highly competitive for this product category.

"We are pricing this kit for the small company that is looking to start a network or the mid-size company that is considering another Fast Ethernet hub," says Pei Huang, President of TRENDnet "This is an excellent opportunity for TRENDnet to become a leader in the small to mid-size network market, which we believe is full of untapped potential."

TRENDnets^® PCMCIA 56K modem and Ethernet combo card (TEM-560T) is 10Base-T compliant with 56K data and 14.4 fax transmission throughput. RJ-45 and RJ-11 connectors are on the same cord for concurrent use and data/fax software is provided with the product. The TEM-560T also supports Group 3 fax send-and-receive functions and is easy to set up and use due to its plug and play features. The TEM-560T is aggressively priced with a suggested retail price of $299.00.

TRENDnet is a global provider of award-winning networking and surveillance solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as home office users. Building networking solutions since 1990, TRENDnet enables users to share broadband access, multimedia content, and networked peripherals for true anywhere connectivity. TRENDnet's diverse product portfolio includes PoE, switches, Industrial, IP cameras, NVRs, fiber, Powerline, wireless, KVM, USB, and more. To learn more about TRENDnet, please visit www.trendnet.com.