ASANTE ANNOUNCES PCI CARD FOR POWER MACINTOSH 9500

Offers High-Speed Adapter As Part of New Fast Ethernet Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 19, 1995 - Asante Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNT),
a leading provider of workgroup networking products, today announced
support for Apple's new PCI-based Power Macintosh 9500 with the new
AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter, a PCI card. The adapter is available this
month, along with the AsanteFAST 100 12-port stackable hub, as part of
Asante's new Fast Ethernet networking solutions for PC and Macintosh
workgroups. The card costs $269 MSRP.

The AsanteFAST PCI card offers customers the added performance of the PCI
bus architecture in the newest Power Macintosh teamed with a
cost-effective and flexible way to migrate their LAN networks from 10Mbps
to 100Mbps Fast Ethernet as extra bandwidth is needed. The Asante card
also provides technological advantages not found in other PCI cards -
including cross-platform support and National Semiconductor's NWAY
Auto-Negotiation capability.

The latest in Asante's award-winning product line, AsanteFAST is uniquely
matched for workgroups struggling to keep up with speed-intensive
applications, such as desktop publishing, pre-press, digital video,
graphics, medical imaging, and more. Customers in these markets typically
need an effective way to share, transfer and print multimegabyte files.
AsanteFAST delivers three key benefits these customers are looking for:
low cost, flexibility in network migration, and better performance speeds
faster than existing Nubus card architecture and ten times faster than
10Mbps Ethernet.

"More and more of our customers are asking tor solutions to their
performance and network migration problems," said Paul Smith, vice
president of marketing at Asante. "We've designed our Fast Ethernet
products with them in mind and have responded with the release of
AsanteFAST."

AsanteFAST 10/100 PCI Card Highlights:

* Cross-Platform Support. The Asante card provides all-in-one compatibility
to 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet networks for PC and the new Power
Macintosh PCI-based computers. The card ships with one set of drivers for
both platforms. This provides ease-of-use gains for the customer as well
as the retailer, who only deals with one product on the shelf and one
SKU.

* Auto-Negotiation: A step above auto-sensing. Support for NWAY
Auto-Negotiation in the AsanteFAST card allows for instant, trouble-free
migration from 10Mbps to 100Mbps networking. At either speed, no changes
are needed at the desktop because the Asante adapters automatically
negotiate the appropriate network connection. In addition to making
migration easy, auto-negotiation is designed to detect the device it is
being connected to and automatically check for a common performance
technology, including 100BASE-TX full duplex, 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-TX,
10BASE-T full duplex and 10BASE-T. If none exists, it will not make a
connection. This preserves network integrity and minimizes network
downtime.

* Product Specifications. Asante's plug-and-play PCI adapter is smaller
than a half-size PCI card and fits into any PCI slot, automatically
configuring itself without user intervention. Its 32-bit bus mastering
operation allows maximum throughput and extremely low CPU utilization.
Four convenient LEDs allow instant troubleshooting. All popular LAN
operating systems are supported. The card is fully compliant with
appropriate IEEE Fast Ethernet standards.

* Lifetime Guarantee. Like all Asante products, the AsanteFAST PCI card is
covered under a unique lifetime warranty. Launched in January, the
warranty program guarantees free technical support and replacement,
free-of-charge, on defective products.

* Member, Fast Ethernet Alliance. As a member of the FEA, formed in 1993 to
foster Fast Ethernet solutions, Asante has been a key player in the
evolution of the high-speed technology.

About Asante

Founded in 1988, Asante Technologies Inc. manufactures and markets a full
line of high-performance products for Ethernet networks, including PC and
Macintosh adapter cards, intelligent and non-intelligent hubs, and network
management software. Asante products are available worldwide through a
network of North American and international distributors.

Asante Technologies Inc
821 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131
408-435-8388,  main fax 408-432-1117,  sales fax: 408-432-7511

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