NETGEAR

NETGEAR is a worldwide provider of easy-to-use, high-performance networking solutions at prices affordable to homes and businesses.

Headquartered in the heart of the Silicon Valley, NETGEAR designs and develops products that enable home and business customers to share broadband Internet access, network office peripherals, and enjoy multimedia entertainment among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices.

NETGEAR markets and sells its products in North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region through distributors to a global network of resellers, including retail stores, mail order catalogs, and online shops.

NETGEAR offers customer support and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

NETGEAR is a privately held company. NETGEAR was founded in January 1996 by Patrick Lo and Mark Merrill and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bay Networks, which was purchased by Nortel Networks in August 1998.

Since being spun off as a separate company in March, 2000, NETGEAR went on to repurchase all Nortel Networks' ownership interest and is now privately held.