Everex Communications Inc. and Jungo Software Technologies Inc. Partner to Provide a Complete Broadband IAD / Intelligent Gateway Solution

Fremont and Sunnyvale, Calif., April 9, 2001 - Everex Communications Inc. and Jungo Software Technologies Inc., today announced the availability of a complete broadband Integrated Access Device (IAD), the Everex IntelliWAY™. This fully operational broadband gateway meets the services required in broadband enabled homes and offices, including Internet sharing, diverse home networking interfaces (Ethernet, Wireless LAN and HPNA) Security, VPN and Voice (VoIP / VoDSL).

The IntelliWAY features National Semiconductor Corporation's (NYSE: NSM) Geode™ processor and Conexant Systems', Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT) AccessRunner™ multi-function ADSL chipset together with Jungo's OpenRG gateway software platform.

Internet service providers can now offer their subscribers a 'ready-to-use' box, providing the networking applications required in the homes/SOHO and high-level applications including VoIP, Security and VPN. System vendors can use this pre-integrated solution to jump-start their time-to-market in providing an advanced, feature rich, highly competitive expandable broadband access device / intelligent gateway.

"Everex is pleased to partner with Jungo as a provider of a full featured gateway platform." Said Richard Nidever, Director, Strategic Alliances for Everex. "With our unique ability to support multi-standard networking with optional local storage we enable customers to create high value services such as Video on Demand, Music distribution and Data protection." In addition the Everex IntelliWAY supports built-in DSL, enabling providers to deploy a single unit for both wide area connectivity and local area networking.

"By partnering together with Everex, we are providing a robust gateway." Said Udi Yuhjtman, vice president of operations and business development for Jungo. "To remain competitive, service providers are looking for an 'off-the-shelf' solution, which enables them to offer their customers home networking and killer broadband applications, such as voice and security."

Jungo will be demonstrating the Everex / Jungo device at DSLCon Spring 2001 in Denver, Colorado, booth #709.

"We are pleased that Everex has chosen the Geode processor to power the IntelliWAY broadband gateway," said Ajay Padgaonkar, manager of the residential gateway business unit at National Semiconductor. "The Geode architecture provides system level flexibility, and the vast pool of x86 software available for networking, Internet security and applications increases programming flexibility while reducing time to market."

"We are pleased to work with Jungo to provide residential gateway solutions featuring our multi-function ADSL chipset," said Nick Burd, director of marketing for ADSL products within Conexant's Personal Computing Division. "Conexant was the first to offer a solution that integrates all the communications devices required for a gateway into a single PCI card. Together with Jungo's impressive software suite, we believe that customers can quickly develop differentiated ADSL IAD solutions for the growing broadband market, as exemplified by this new product from Everex Communications."

IntelliWAY includes:

About Everex Communications, Inc.
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Everex Communications, Inc. is the newest member of the $24B Formosa Plastics Group whose current members also include FIC and VIA. Spun off from Everex Systems in 2000, the company was established to focus upon gateway and Internet appliance network solutions targeted at the small business and home environments. With its support of all major networking standards (Ethernet, HomePNA, 802.11b and BlueTooth) the latest Everex IntelliWAY provides a flexible and reliable hardware design platform for software developers to create a high-performance and yet cost-effective gateway solution. For more information, visit the company web site at www.everexcomm.net.

About Jungo

Media Contact Information:
Everex Communications Inc.
Richard Nidever
Email: richardn@everexcomm.net
Phone: 510-683-2829

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