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Axentra enters home networking market with new line of server appliances (19/1/2004)

Axentra, a pioneer in the development of server appliance systems, today announced that it will enter the home networking market with a new line of competitively-priced and feature-rich server appliances.

Capitalizing on the initial success of its Rumba Multifunction Server Appliance, Axentra is developing a more targeted line of server appliances for the home networking market. These new and affordable all-in-one network and Internet servers will be based on standard AMD-powered systems and will feature Axentra's new Server OE 2.0 software suite and OS. Several hardware/software combinations and feature sets will be available, offering unprecedented ease of use.

"An aggressively priced all-in-one Internet gateway, Email, Web and file network-ready server, our new entry level Home Server Appliance will offer tremendous value to home networking customers" said Marc-Antoine Benglia, Chief Executive Officer of Axentra. "Axentra's Home Server Appliance represents the ultimate digital hub, connecting the dots between digital entertainment, personal productivity, always-on communication, mobility, and personalized online presence."

Feature-rich offering: Axentra Home Servers will come pre-installed and pre-configured with all the tools home users need to get going with a full-featured Internet gateway, firewall, web, email and file server. Key features include:

* Standard x86, AMD-powered server system
* Wired and wireless-ready home networking
* File server with expandable disk space
* Remote file access
* Firewall
* Internet gateway
* Web siteserver
* Email server
* Email messenger
* Web mail
* Dynamic IP support
* Web calendaring
* Web address book
* Web photo album
* Content Filtering
* Data backup
* Print server
* Virtual private online communities
* Network and Internet games compatible

Expandable solution

Based on a standard x86 hardware platform, Axentra Home Servers will allow home users to expand their network by sharing additional hardware peripherals hooked up to the server. With USB 2.0 connectivity, users will be able to add additional hard-drives to centrally store their ever expanding digital data. They will also be able to attach external CD and DVD drives to share content libraries over their network.

Pricing and Availability

The new line of Axentra Home Server Appliances will be shipping in Q1of 2004. Estimated retail prices will start from $399 US.

www.axentra.com