NetWorth announces new MicroHub family; 8- and 16-port versions feature a low price at just under U.S. $31 per port

Business Wire, May 9, 1995

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1995--NetWorth Inc. (NASDAQ:NWTH), Tuesday introduced an enhanced line of departmental/workgroup hubs with industry-leading features and highly competitive pricing.

The Series 1000 MicroHubs are stand-alone, unmanaged 10BASE-T repeaters available in 8-, 9- and 16-port versions with choices for additional models or transceivers for AUI, BNC, UTP or Fiber connectivity.

Starting at just under U.S. $31 per port, the 8- and 16-port MicroHubs provide a full range of connectivity options for departmental or workgroup environments at prices which are among the industry's lowest. NetWorth introduced the first MicroHub product in 1990 and is now ranked as one of the world's leading providers of unmanaged ethernet workgroup hubs.

"The dominant network technology today is 10BASE-T. By providing high quality, low-cost workgroup hubs such as these new MicroHubs, we allow users to achieve both substantial cost savings and significant design flexibility for their networks," said Jeff Wilbur, vice president of marketing.

The Micro 8-B and Micro 8-IB MicroHubs will be available June 30, 1995. All other Series 1000 8- and 16-port MicroHubs are currently available. -0- Features:

-- Low cost at just under U.S. $31 per port

-- Lifetime warranty

-- Uplink capability

-- Domestic or international power supply

-- Automatic port partitioning for noisy segments

-- Automatic retiming capability for all incoming packets

Part Numbers Description US List Price

-- Micro8 8 UTP Ports $245

-- Micro8-U 9 UTP Ports $305

-- Micro8-A 8 UTP & 9th AUI Port $305

-- Micro8-B 8 UTP & 9th BNC Port $305

-- Micro8-I 8 UTP & International

Power Supply (I.P.S.) $275

-- Micro8-IU 8 UTP, I.P.S., & 9th

UTP Port $305

-- Micro8-IA 8 UTP, I.P.S., & 9th

AUI Port $305

-- Micro8-IB 8 UTP, I.P.S. & 9th BNC

Port $305

-- Micro16 16 UTP & 1 Hub Expansion

Port $565

Networth is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of intelligent hubs, switches and related products. U.S. list prices are valid only in the United States and Canada. Pricing information outside the United States and Canada may be obtained from your local authorized NetWorth distributor. NetWorth's products are manufactured under the ISO 9001 Certified Quality System.

Corporate headquarters are located at 8404 Esters Blvd., Irving, Texas, 75063. Call 214/929-1700, or toll-free inside the United States or Canada: 800/544-5255; or on line BBS 214/929-4882. -0-

NOTE TO EDITORS: NetWorth is a registered trademark and Series 1000 8- and 16-port MicroHubs is a trademark of NetWorth Inc. All other product names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: NetWorth Inc., Irving

Tamye Oshman, 214/929-1700

E-mail: toshman(at-sign)networth.com

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