FREMONT, CA - February 17, 1997 - ZNYX Corporation, a leading provider of PCI-based Ethernet solutions, today announced Macintosh versions of its award-winning NetBlaster™ Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network adapters that offer better performance at a lower cost. The NetBlaster ZX312T-MAC and the NetBlaster ZX345-MAC adapters are designed for Apple Macintosh and compatible systems with a PCI bus running Apple Mac™ OS. ZNYX also announced a special evaluation offer for both adapters.

"As pioneers in Ethernet and Fast Ethernet solutions for the PC, it was a logical choice to offer the Macintosh market the same technology and quality we offer to our PC customers," stated Jim Hsia, ZNYX's VP of Marketing. "Our customers benefit because ZNYX now offers a complete network adapter product line and support for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, NetWare, Unix and other popular network environments."

"Macintosh users in graphic-intensive environments such as multimedia and prepress want to reduce the time it takes to share or output files which requires greater bandwidth and reliability from the network," said Susan Marie Smith, ZNYX Marketing Manager. "Downtime or wait time in any business equates to a loss of productivity and money. ZNYX solves these issues for the Mac market by offering high-quality adapters with exceptional performance. The bottom line is that Mac users now have a new, better-value alternative to turn to for their networking needs," said Smith.

ZNYX NetBlaster ZX345-MAC offers superior performance at a lower price than the competition. "We've tested the NetBlaster against the AsanteFAST 10/100 using the industry-standard NetBench benchmark and the ZX345-MAC delivered over 35% better price/performance," said Smith.

Both NetBlaster ZX312T-MAC and ZX345-MAC adapters are compatible with the full-line of PCI-bus Apple Macintosh and compatible workstations and servers including Apple's Performa, Power Macintosh and Workgroup Server models. Other compatible systems include models from Motorola, Power Computing and UMax.

The NetBlaster ZX312T-MAC offers 10 Mbps operation, bus mastering, and diagnostic LEDs for 10BaseT networks. The NetBlaster ZX345-MAC offers IEEE Auto Negotiation for 10/100 Mbps operation in half or full duplex mode, bus mastering, "burst mode" DMA compatibility. Additional product information can be obtained from ZNYX's web site at http://www.znyx.com.

ZNYX NetBlaster ZX312T-MAC Ethernet adapter is available now at a list price of $99 (U.S.) and the NetBlaster ZX345-MAC Fast Ethernet adapter is available now at a list price of $179 (U.S.). All NetBlaster adapters are backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee (in the U.S. only) and a limited lifetime warranty. NetBlaster adapters are made in the USA and are available worldwide through its OEM, reseller and system integrator business partners.

For a limited time ZNYX is offering special pricing on its new NetBlaster ZX312T-MAC and ZX345-MAC adapters. Customers who purchase either product can buy a second similar adapter at half price. This special evaluation offer is available only through ZNYX by directly contacting the Sales Department at 510-249-0800. This offer expires 3/31/97 and is valid only in the U.S.

ZNYX PCI Ethernet adapters are built upon award-winning networking technology which has won the company an impressive collection of awards and industry recognition for product achievement. The ZNYX ZX312 was awarded the prestigious LAN Times "Best of Times" and the ZX345 was awarded Network Computing's "Editor's Choice" award. The release of these adapters complements ZNYX's existing award-winning NetBlaster product line of PCI-based Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network adapters.