ASANTI ANNOUNCES PCI CARD FOR POWER MACINTOSH 9500

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

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 19, 1995 - Asanti 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 AsantiFAST 100 12-port stackable hub, as part of Asanti's new
Fast Ethernet networking solutions for PC and Macintosh workgroups. The
card costs $269 MSRP.

The AsantiFAST 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 Asanti 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 Asanti's award-winning product line, AsantiFAST is uniquely
matched for work-groups 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.
AsantiFAST 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 for solutions to their
performance and network migration problems," said Paul Smith, vice
president of marketing at Asanti. "We've designed our Fast Ethernet
products with them in mind and have responded with the release of
AsantiFAST."

ASANTiFAST 10/100 PCI CARD HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross-Platform Support

The Asanti 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 AsantiFAST card allows for
instant, trouble-free migration from 10Mbps to 100Mbps networking. At
either speed, no changes are needed at the desktop because the Asanti
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

Asanti'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 & 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 Asanti products, the AsantiFAST 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,
Asanti has been a key player in the evolution of the high-speed
technology.

About Asanti

Founded in 1988, Asanti 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. Asanti products are available worldwide through a
network of North American and international distributors.

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