ASANTE OFFERS NETWORK PERFORMANCE BOOST FOR MACINTOSH OPEN TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS

NEW SOFTWARE ACCELERATES DATA THROUGHPUT OF FAST ETHERNET NETWORKS

SAN JOSE, CALIF., JANUARY 22, 1996 - Asante Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ASNT), a leading provider of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networking
products, today announced NetDoubler software, a network performance
booster enabling Apple Power Macintosh users to take advantage of
technologies such as Fast Ethernet. NetDoubler will be bundled with the
company's AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter for PCI-based Macintosh computers.
Designed for Power Mac systems using Open Transport, NetDoubler allows
increased file transfer speeds up to six times the current speed. The
software is optimized for switched and Fast Ethernet networks, which until
now could not be fully utilized in Apple environments. "Fast Ethernet is a
triple digit growth market place," said Trudy Barker, principal analyst at
Dataquest. "It's very smart for Asante to allow users of Macintosh
systems, who typically demand consistent, high-performance network
throughput, to realize the benefits of technologies such as Fast
Ethernet."

NetDoubler runs on any PCI-based Power Mac running System 7.5.2 or higher
(e.g. 7200, 7500, 8500, or 9500) with Open Transport 1.0.8 or higher and
is designed to work between two Apple clients or between a client and an
AppleShare server. The software must be installed on both the source and
destination systems, and requires 1MB of RAM on any client and 3MB of RAM
on a server.

NetDoubler uses Open Transport and therefore is network protocol-
independent. NetDoubler supports any AppleShare server or Macintosh client
running Personal File Sharing (PFS) and utilizes either TCP/IP or Apple
Data Stream Protocol (ADSP) for file transfers.

Currently available for PCI-based systems, NetDoubler will also support
Asante's NuBus-based 10/100 adapter cards with the expected release of
Open Transport 1.1 by Apple Computer later this quarter. For users who
have already invested in 10/100 technology, NetDoubler also supports any
PCI-based network adapter card. "NetDoubler is designed to improve the
performance of Open Transport Macintosh systems by providing up to a
six-fold increase in network file transfer speeds," said Jay Cowan,
product manager, Macintosh products at Asante Technologies. "NetDoubler
bundled with our PCI 10/100 adapter allows users to take full advantage of
Fast Ethernet's potential bandwidth. Our own preliminary tests have shown
that a 20MB file that normally takes almost one minute to transfer in a
Fast Ethernet network, can take less than 10 seconds when using
NetDoubler."

ABOUT ASANTEFAST

Released in June 1995, the AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter is a high-speed
adapter card that connects PCI-based Macintosh and PC computers to both
10BASE-T Ethernet and 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet networks. The AsanteFAST
card is the latest in Asantes extensive Fast Ethernet product line, which
includes a manageable 100BASE-TX stackable hub, a 100BASE-TX/FX hub, an
unmanaged Fast Ethernet hub, a 10/100 bridge and a Fast Ethernet network
management module.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

NetDoubler will be available in February 1996 for $99 per client/server.
The AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter for PCI is priced at $239 list with
NetDoubler software included free of charge.

ABOUT ASANTE

Founded in 1988, Asante Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNT) designs,
manufactures and markets a full line of high-performance products for
Ethernet networks, including adapter cards, intelligent and non-
intelligent hubs, bridge products and network management software. Asante
products are available through a worldwide network of VARs, system
integrators and distributors. For additional information, contact Asante
Technologies at 800-662-9686 or browse the company's World Wide Web home
page at http://www.asante.com.
 
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