PowerDsine Certifies World's First Power over Ethernet Enabled Flat-Panel PC

Business Wire, March 30, 2005

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. & HOD HASHARON, Israel -- PowerDsine (NASDAQ:PDSN), a pioneer in Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions, today announced its certification of the POET 6000, the world's first PoE-compliant flat-panel PC, designed by DSP Design. The POET 6000 will benefit from all PoE capabilities including remote management, increased resiliency and flexibility of installation, by delivering power via standard Ethernet cabling thereby removing the AC power cord from the equation.

Traditionally, PoE has been used to power low voltage devices such as wireless LAN Access Points, Voice over IP phones and IP-based cameras. However, DSP Design has developed the first flat-panel PC requiring just 12 Watts of power, which falls within the 15.4 Watts of power specified in the IEEE 802.3af PoE industry standard.

Don Findlay, Sales Director at DSP Design, said, "We are truly excited by the market potential of the PoE-enabled POET 6000. The integration of PoE means that the touch-screen computer can be installed in a wide range of locations including industrial, retail and domestic environments with minimal hassle and disruption. Typical uses include interactive terminals such as kiosks, point of sale displays and industrial shop floor information screens."

PoE technology simplifies installation and reduces costs for the POET 6000 flat-panel PC because power and data are transmitted over the same cable, removing the need for qualified electricians to install separate AC power outlets to power the device. This means that the POET 6000 to be installed in virtually any location where an Ethernet RJ-45 jack is present. DSP Design targets OEMs and Systems Integrators to install the POET 6000 flat-panel PCs in kiosks where AC power outlets are rarely found or too expensive to install.

Igal Rotem, CEO of PowerDsine, added, "Power over Ethernet technology has been a major driver of wireless LAN and Voice over IP technology deployments. We expect to see Power over Ethernet as a major driver of other devices such as touch-screen computers and laptops. Given the increasing number of PoE-enabled applications and devices, we expect that the certification of DSP Design's flat-panel PC will lead to other PoE certifications for laptop devices."

About Power over Ethernet Technology

PoE is a technology for wired Ethernet, the most widely installed local area network technology in use today. PoE allows the electrical power necessary for the operation of each end-device, to be carried by data cables rather than by separate power cords. It minimizes the number of wires that must be used in order to install the network, resulting in lower cost, less downtime, easier maintenance and greater installation flexibility.

About PowerDsine

PowerDsine(TM) (NASDAQ:PDSN) designs, develops and supplies integrated circuits, modules and systems that enable the implementation of Power over Ethernet in local area networks, providing the capability to deliver and manage electrical power over data network cables. PowerDsine offers integrated products and system solutions to communications equipment manufacturers in the telecom and datacom industries who incorporate them into, or bundle them with, their products. PowerDsine is a founding member of the IEEE 802.3af Task Force. For more information, please visit http://www.powerdsine.com

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