D-Link improves green initiatives

D-Link announced the environmental upgrades for the company's Network
Attached Storage (NAS) product line and the introduction of green packaging.

The NAS upgrade, which is a part of D-Link's plan for conserving energy and
reducing waste, features a hibernation function for the hard drive that helps to
conserve power during idle stages. In addition, Smart Fans installed in all NAS
devices automatically turn off when the systems reach a low temperature state to
reduce noise and energy. D-Link's NAS product line supports the European Union's
RoHS directives for the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances
in electrical and electronic equipment, and meets the qualifying criterion of
the United States Environmental Protec-tion Agency's Energy Star for providing
efficient energy-saving products. With such upgrades and certification, the NAS
product line joins the company's growing list of environment-friendly product
lines, which already includes the first of industry Green Ethernet Switch and
Green Wi-Fi router.

"We are very pleased to be taking another positive step towards improving our
products to meet community needs," said Tony Tsao, CEO and President, D-Link
Corp. "By continuing to provide full product lines better suited to
environmental and community needs, along with the use of green packaging in all
of our product lines, our company is on pace towards accomplishing its green
initiative," he added.

In continuing the company's green initiative, D-Link is currently working
towards extending green technology across other product lines, including switch,
broadband, WLAN and Digital Home to achieve further energy savings within the
technology as part of its efforts in the green initiative. The company also
plans for the second generation of Green Ethernet switches to be released in the
near future.