Bangkok--21 Feb--LEWIS PR
Superior Products and Excellent Business Practices Recognised by Business and Technology Media across the globe
NETGEAR ended 2006 on a high note, leaving behind a year when its products struck all the right chords with tech reviewers and received just as many accolades for its business vision and practices as well.
Some of the awards NETGEAR received last year included: PC Magazine “Editors’ Choice” for the NETGEAR RangeMax 240 WPNT834 and the “Breakthrough Award” for NETGEAR’s SkypeTM WiFi Phone (SPH101) from Popular Mechanics.
As testament of the company’s innovative business practices, NETGEAR(R) CEO Patrick Lo was also named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2006 National Award Winner for Technology, while BusinessWeek honoured NETGEAR in their prestigious “Hot Growth 100” List of Fast-Growing Companies.
“NETGEAR has always strived to offer the market the best possible solutions in the networking world. This culture of pursuing excellence translates into excellent products and obviously a strong corporate culture has to support it. It is gratifying that our efforts are recognised but we cannot rest on our laurels, we need to strive for even better,” said Vincent Low, Regional Director for Southeast Asia, NETGEAR.
Below are some of the awards won by NETGEAR in both categories:
Business Awards
Best Buy Award - Best Buy’s prestigious BRAVO! Award for Business Excellence and the only recipient in the computer category.
BusinessWeek - NETGEAR honoured in BusinessWeek’s “Hot Growth 100” list of fast-growing companies for second consecutive year
CRN Channel Support Award - NETGEAR CEO and Chairman Patrick Lo named top 10 channel advocate by CRN, while Chief Technology Officer Mark Merrill Is named one of the industry’s Top 50 Technology Innovators by VARBusiness
CRN Networking Vendor Award — NETGEAR tops among its international competitors
Ernst & Young Award - NETGEAR CEO Patrick Lo Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2006 and Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 National Award Winner in Technology
Forbes List - NETGEAR Ranked 54th, based on growth and profitability
VAR Business Magazine Award -- NETGEAR Powershift Partner Program receives five-star vendor certification
Product Awards
Computer Shopper Award - NETGEAR's WPNT834 RangeMax 240 wins the “Best Wireless-Networking Device”
Government Computer News Award - NETGEAR(R) ProSafeTM Wireless Access Point
HWM Singapore - NETGEAR Storage Central SC101 (Silver Award)
HWM Malaysia - NETGEAR Skype WIFI Phone SPH101 (Silver Award)
ITWeek Award - ProSafe 24 Port 10/100 Stackable Smart Switch (FS728TS) and ProSafe 48 Port 10/100 Stackable Smart Switch (FS752TS
Laptop Magazine Award - RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless Router (WPNT834)
Maximum PC Kick Ass Award - HDX-B101 powerline networking hardware
PC Magazine Award - The NETGEAR RangeMax 240 WPNT834
PC Magazine Singapore - NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Router WNR854T (4 out 5 stars)
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award - “Breakthrough Award” for NETGEAR’s SkypeTM WiFi Phone (SPH101)
Tom's Networking Award - Netgear Digital Entertainer
ZDNet Award -- NETGEAR‘s Wireless-N Router was Awarded 7.8 out of 10 by ZDNet and Branded “A Clear Winner” that would “Undoubtedly Deliver the Best Results
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 product offerings enable 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 www.netgear.com
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