PowerDsine Expands Global Presence with New Office in India; Power over Ethernet Technology Introduced to Indian Market

Business Wire, August 1, 2006

MUMBAI, India & HOD HASHARON, Israel -- PowerDsine(TM) Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDSN), a leader in Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions, announced today the official opening of its new office in Mumbai, India. The new office enables PowerDsine to serve its existing and potential customers in India and provide them with direct access to its Power over Ethernet products, technical and marketing staff, along with localized support. Mr. Vikas Pinjarkar has been appointed Country Manager for India, and will head the new office.

"Our expansion into India is a further effort to penetrate one of the largest markets in Asia," said Igal Rotem, CEO of PowerDsine. "We believe that India has great business potential which can be seen in the expansion of government and institutional infrastructure, and we believe that this new office will greatly benefit Indian customers who will be deploying technologies such as Voice over IP and Wireless LAN systems."

Mr. Vikas Pinjarkar, PowerDsine's Country Manager for India said, "We view India as a market with great potential, given the growing technology needs of corporations throughout the country, particularly in the three major tech centers of Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. I am very excited to be a part of the PowerDsine team, which is committed to the further adoption of PoE technology."

PowerDsine is marketing both its PoE integrated chipsets and midspan products via distributors, resellers and direct sales in India.

The details of the Indian office are:

112, Udyog Kshetra
1st Floor, Link Road, Mulund (West)
Mumbai - 400 080
Tel:  91-22-55229031
India@powerdsine.com

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.

PoE enables quality power for IP telephones (VoIP) and many other low power Ethernet network devices like the wireless access points and IP security cameras.

About PowerDsine

PowerDsine Ltd. (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, contributing and active member of the IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at Task Forces. For more information, please visit http://www.powerdsine.com

PowerDsine is a registered trademark of PowerDsine Ltd.