NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo wins a “100 Best Products of 2008 Award” from PC World

NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that the NETGEAR ReadyNAS™ Duo Home Media Server has been honored by PC World with a 100 Best Products of 2008 Award. This is the second year running that a member of the ReadyNAS product line has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Products” by PC World. The article, in which the PC World editors announced their list of the 100 best technology products available today, can be viewed at http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,146161/article.html  and will also be featured in the July 2008 issue of PC World.

The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo Home Media Server, which was selected by PC World as the top network-attached storage device in a recent roundup of NAS devices, is an intelligent award-winning network storage solution that enables prosumers and consumers to centralize, organize and serve digital media throughout the home to a growing variety of network-attached devices including Windows- and Macintosh-based computers, digital media receivers, and game consoles.

The respected 100 Best Products Awards honor products that meld practical features with innovation and reflect the rapidly changing technology marketplace. To select the winners, PC World’s editors examined hundreds of products, including those that have appeared in the magazine over the past 12 months. The 100 winning products and services were selected for their exemplary design and usability, features, performance, and innovation.

“These awards go to the best technology products we’ve seen in the last 12 months,” stated Edward N. Albro, editor of PC World. “Our editors looked at hundreds of hardware, software and Web products to compile this list of outstanding performers. Congratulations to the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo.”

“We are thrilled to have the ReadyNAS Duo ranked as the only NAS device to be included in PC World’s list of top technology products. This award validates our efforts to provide users with an affordable, easy-to-use, feature-rich network attached storage solution that enables them to store, secure and share valuable digital content like never before,” stated Sam Feng, director of product marketing for NETGEAR storage products. “With prosumers and consumers amassing ever-increasing amounts of digital data and multimedia content, storage solutions that enable the centralized storage and sharing of that content are becoming critical components of the home network. In addition to enabling the sharing of digital content with family and friends, the ReadyNAS Duo also provides business-class protection against data loss from hard drive failure with automated data mirroring to an optional second hard drive.”

The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo, which is housed in a strong metal chassis to add an extra layer of protection for consumers’ valuable digital content, is backed by a three-year hardware warranty.

The ReadyNAS family of network attached storage solutions include several devices.

Source: www.netgear.ru