TORRANCE, CA and BETHESDA, MD - April 1, 1998 — The ASCII Group, Inc. ("ASCII") , the world's largest group of independent resellers, has announced the signing of an agreement that enables TRENDnet to become an exclusive preferred partner with ASCII resellers.

The ASCII Group, Inc. is the world's largest group of independent resellers with more than 1,000 resellers in the United States and Canada. ASCII resellers enjoy volume buying power and a national trade name while maintaining complete non-franchised independence. Annual combined sales among ASCII resellers exceed $5.4 billion.

"We are happy that TRENDnet has begun a relationship with The ASCII Group and their nationwide network of independent resellers," said Pei Huang, President of TRENDnet "It is our belief that we share common goals. These goals are to serve the customer, give them a quality product at a low price, and back it up with dedicated customer service and technical support. We believe that through the ASCII group of resellers, we will be able to obtain a strong position in the network hardware market," he added.

TRENDnet has been in the marketplace since 1990 and is a global supplier with business partners in the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Our market position is as a low-cost, high quality, network solutions provider for all business environments.

The ASCII Group is the world's largest group of independent computer dealers. Started in 1984 by Alan D. Weinberger, Chairman and CEO, The ASCII Group unites more than 1,000 vars and retailers across the U.S. Combined sales of these resellers exceed $5 billion. The ASCII Group's Preferred Vendor Program is designed to assist vendors in reaching ASCII resellers with new and innovative products, facilitate long-term alliances and help resellers develop profitable marketing relationships.

TRENDnet ist ein weltweiter Anbieter von preisgekrönten IT-, Überwachungs-, Transport- und Stromverteilerlösungen sowohl für Privatanwender als auch für Unternehmen jeder Größe. TRENDnet entwickelt seit 1990 zuverlässige Netzwerklösungen und ermöglicht Anwendern die gemeinsame Nutzung von Breitbandzugängen, Multimedia-Inhalten und vernetzten Peripheriegeräten für echte Konnektivität an jedem Ort. Das vielfältige Produktportfolio von TRENDnet umfasst Multi-Gigabit-, industrielle, PoE-, Netzwerk-Switches, Glasfaser, Wireless, IP-Kameras, NVRs, Stromverteilung, KVM, Patch-Panels, Powerline, USB und mehr. Um mehr über TRENDnet zu erfahren, besuchen Sie bitte www.trendnet.com.