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Sonnet Announces New Aria Extreme, 802.11g for Earlier PowerBooks

SONNET ANNOUNCES NEW ARIA EXTREME
FOR WIRELESS NOTEBOOK NETWORKING

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA =97 September 4, 2003=97 Sonnet Technologies, the worldwi=
de
leader in processor upgrade cards for Apple Macintosh=AE computers, announce=
s
the new Aria=99 extreme, a CardBus adapter that provides 802.11g wireless
networking for certain Macintosh PowerBooks and Windows notebooks. The Aria
extreme installs into any CardBus slot and instantly adds wireless
connectivity with data transfer speeds up to 54Mbps, nearly five times
faster than the previous 802.11b standard. The Aria extreme is compatible
with Apple=92s Airport Extreme Base Station as well as other 802.11g base
stations. It is also backwards-compatible with previous 802.11b Wi-Fi
network devices, and supports both 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption

COMPATIBILITY
The Aria extreme is compatible with the following Macintosh and Windows
configurations:

Macintosh:
– Macintosh G3 PowerBooks with CardBus slot*
– Macintosh G4 PowerBooks with 15=94 screen*

* Requires Mac OS 10.2.6 or later and Airport Drivers v. 3.1 or later

Windows:
– Windows notebooks running 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP with available CardBus s=
lot
(Requires drivers to be downloaded from Sonnet web site)

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The Aria extreme for CardBus has an MSRP of $79.95 and will be
available mid-September 2003.

For more information on the Aria extreme, please refer to the Sonnet
website at: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/aria_extreme.html

About Sonnet Technologies, Inc.
Sonnet Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is the
worldwide leader in processor upgrade cards, ATA disk controller cards, and
other enhancement products for Apple Macintosh computers. After Apple
Computer, Inc., Sonnet is the largest producer of PowerPC=99 processor-based
products in the computer industry. Founded in 1986, Sonnet offers processor
upgrades for most Macintosh models. To locate an authorized reseller or
purchase product, visit the Sonnet Technologies web site at
(http://www.sonnettech.com), or call the company at 1-949-587-3500.

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