New Belkin PCI Express™ Cards Quadruple the Amount of Available Computing Bandwidth; New Standards Destined to Replace PCI Give You Faster Music Downloads, Smoother Streaming Video, and Lightning-Fast Access to Mass-Storage Devices

Business Wire, Sept 14, 2005

COMPTON, Calif. -- Belkin's PCI Express Cards increase the amount of available computing bandwidth to offer four-times-faster data transfer than standard PCI. The Cards add expansion ports to your computer using new PCI Express technology, and future-proof your computer to support tomorrow's bandwidth-intensive applications. They will be shipping in North America in September 2005.

--FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 PCI Express Card (F5U602) -- $149.99

--SATA II RAID 2-Port (1 Internal/1 External) PCI Express Card (F5U197) -- $69.99

--FireWire 3-Port PCI Express Card (F5U504) -- $79.99

--SATA II RAID 2-Port PCI Express Card (F5U251) -- $59.99

--USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Express Card (F5U252) -- $69.99

Belkin's full line of upgrade cards allow you to add Serial ATA, FireWire(R), or USB 2.0 ports to your computer through the new PCI Express slot. The Cards are designed to take advantage of the additional bandwidth and features provided by the new PCI Express I/O interconnection standards. They will also allow you to simultaneously edit high-resolution graphics to share with family and friends, convert music to digital formats, watch streaming video, and support bandwidth-intensive applications of the future.

About Belkin Corporation

Belkin Corporation, the global leader in connectivity solutions, offers a range of innovations for the computer, electronics, and mobile consumer. With a diverse and far-reaching product mix consisting of home and enterprise networking, audio video solutions, KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) and peripheral sharing, power protection, and cabling, as well as USB and FireWire(R) devices, Belkin extends its reach also to Bluetooth(TM), cellular, PDA, iPod(R), and other solutions for mobile computing. Belkin products are available through www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

PCI Express is a trademark of PCMCIA.