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NETGEAR Introduces "Plus" Series, Semi-Smart Switches
By Tim Higgins
“NETGEAR today announced three switches with select managed-switch features with pricing between unmanaged and "smart" managed switches.”

Netgear Adds Features to Unmanaged Switches for SMBs
By Fredric Paul
“According to Netgear director of SMB product marketing Peter Newton, unmanaged switches are the workhorses of many small-company networks, but they can be hard to debug, don't offer visibility into how traffic flows across the network, and thus don't lend themselves to certain network-intensive uses. The ProSafe Plus line is intended to solve some of those issues at only a 10% price boost from standard unmanaged switches ...”

NETGEAR Says New Switches Improve Networks
By Eric Griffith
“In addition to QoS, these switches are going green. They'll use less power if the Ethernet cables plugged into them are shorter ... and will automatically power down the port if no signal is present.”

NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit
By Jeff Bakalar
“If you want to bring a fast wireless signal to your HD media streamer or game consoles, you'll like the Netgear Wireless-N Kit. We enjoyed the performance we got without having to run Ethernet cables to gain it.”

Intellon (Now Atheros) And NETGEAR, The Next Generation: Powerline Networking Gets A Minor Performance Augmentation
By Brian Dipert
“... performance isn't the only reason to buy an XAV1004; the slick integrated four-port switch eliminates the need for a separate switch in both my bedroom and living room entertainment equipment setups.”

Netgear UTM Solution Most Effective: Study
By Nathan Eddy
An independent study commissioned by Netgear finds the company's unified threat management (UTM) solution to be the most effective at blocking malware.

Tests Show Netgear Biz Equipment Highly SecUTM Products' Ability to Stop Malware and Viruses Gets Tested
By Cecilia Galvin
Netgear touts results of independent testing, saying its ProSecure UTM family of appliances is "between 1.3- 4.5-times more effective at stopping threats" than competing solutions.

NETGEAR Touts SMB Security Strategy
By Dave Courbanou
Netgear wants to be the Swiss Army Knife of SMB security. The company continues to promote a unified threat management device — called the ProSecure UTM10 — for VARs and solutions providers serving the small and midsize business markets. Here’s a look at Netgear’s strategy.

Tests Show Netgear Biz Equipment Highly Secure
By Eric Griffith
Netgear's ProSecure line of appliances, including the Unified Threat Management (UTM) products for small networks, and the STM line for larger networks, have passed through a number of tests recently to get high marks for blocking malware.

Video: Make Your Own Cloud
“Netgear has NAS for the masses. Stora is network attached storage event your mom could use. Access pictures, video and music from anywhere, or nearly any device.”

Yo Jude: Protecting Your Wi-Fi
By Jude Biersdorfer and Sam Grobart
NETGEAR’s RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router (WNDR3300) is used in a video about how to secure your wireless network, with images of NETGEAR’s Smart Wizard setup screen.

From the Net to the TV screen, with help from Netgear
By Jon Healey
“Netgear loaned me a Digital Entertainer Live a few weeks ago, and I've found much to like about it. Setting it up was ridiculously easy ...”

Netgear WNDR3700 Review
By Michael Brown
“The WNDR3700 offers an impressive collection of features and very good performance ... Router manufacturers seem bent on producing routers that blend into your décor by hiding their antennas inside their enclosures, but this is the first model we’ve tested that didn’t trade performance for appearances. Bravo, Netgear.”

NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Live
By Jeff Bakalar
“Overall, the Digital Entertainer Live is certainly a much simpler, more easier-to-use version of any networked digital media streamer we've tested.”

New Products Certified as Cable Continues Push for Speed
NETGEAR’s CG3100 cable gateway (EMTA) has achieved certification from Cable Europe Labs for EuroDOCSIS 3.0 and EuroPackCable 1.5.

J:COM 1st customer win for NETGEAR’s new D3 gateway
By Mike Robuck
“J:COM ... will use NETGEAR’s DOCSIS 3.0 Wireless-N Cable Gateway (CG3200D) for the bonded wideband service. In a fiercely competitive data market, the 160 Mbps service has been a differentiator for J:COM against telcos.”

NETGEAR’s Big in Japan
By Jeff Baumgartner
“NETGEAR's gateway taps what appears to be a renewed MSO interest in DOCSIS 3.0 modems with baked-in home networking support ... Depending on how aggressively J:COM makes these gateways available, the deal could juice NETGEAR's wideband and DOCSIS equipment strategy.”

Netgear Live Parental Controls
By Neil Rubenking
“... Live Parental Controls gives you network-wide content filtering at no cost. You also get the benefit of OpenDNS features like URL typo correction and user-defined site abbreviations.”

Audio: John Iasiuolo interviews NETGEAR’s David Henry on latest product announcements
David Henry, NETGEAR’s senior director of product marketing for consumer and home products, shares details about NETGEAR’s Digital Entertainer Live, Stora, Home Theater Internet Connection Kit, and RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router. Look under the “October 2009” heading for the file dated 10/4/09. Click the “Play” button to hear the audio.

Slideshow: The Ns Have It: Hot 802.11n Wireless Products
By Chad Berndtson
“According to Netgear, its WND7300 Router is primarily a home integration device but also has become popular as a channel play for small businesses.”