Broadband Powerline Communications News
July 2006

Acquisition Expands NETGEAR's Software Engineering Expertise for Home Entertainment and Control Multimedia Products

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - July 27, 2006 - NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire SkipJam Corp., a leader in integrated software for home entertainment and control. NETGEAR's acquisition grows its strategically important digital home entertainment and control business by significantly strengthening NETGEAR's software ability to expand its multimedia product portfolio.

Cutting-edge M2B technology converts existing power lines into your very own broadband network for no-hassle installation of PONY

Hollywood, CA - July 26, 2006 - M2B World, Inc. (“M2B World”), U.S. subsidiary of Amaru, Inc (AMRU), rolls out the “M2B Homeplug,” the value-added accessory for hassle-free installation of its newly launched PONY. Combined with the newly launched Global Broadband Television service M2Btv, the M2B Homeplug will easily and instantly convert existing power lines into your very own broadband network.

I peeked in on my napping daughter the other day though I was miles away in a mall parking lot. I was testing the remote capabilities of the LukWerks Digital Video Surveillance System, using Palm Treo 700w and Motorola Q smartphones to access a video camera pointed at her crib.

Alliance members to demonstrate HomePlug AV technology and discuss business opportunities for powerline technologies based on open standards

San Ramon, Calif. - July 10, 2006 - Driving the worldwide acceptance of high-speed networking over power lines, the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance today announced that it will conduct a special executive seminar in Japan on the uses of HomePlug powerline communications standards in the growing consumer electronics and communications markets.

PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 5, 2006 - Arkados Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CDKnet.com, Inc. (OTCBB:CDKN), is joining the premier sponsor Intel Corporation in sponsoring the HomePlug Executive Seminar to be held July 12, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan.