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Paul Kraska
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
763-785-3500

Multi-Tech Announces Ethernet Cellular Wireless Router Targeted at Enterprise Applications

VPN and Encryption Features Add Security needed for Sensitive Data

MINNEAPOLIS, APRIL 5, 2006 — For enterprises needing to connect a remote location with a secure link over the Internet, choosing a cellular wireless technology instead of a landline can be more flexible, lower cost and often produce better performance with equal security. Multi-Tech® Systems, Inc., a leading data communications and telecommunications technology manufacturer in suburban Minneapolis, announces the MultiModem® Ethernet® Wireless Router, which uses data encryption, user authentication and the Internet to securely connect remote locations via built-in EDGE, GPRS, or CDMA cellular modems. Applications for the new product include use as back up if a primary WAN connection fails, as a primary connection for temporary network locations, such as construction sites and tax offices, or for mobile networks as in emergency response situations. The new MultiModem Ethernet Wireless Routers are expected to start shipping in the second quarter of 2006.

“By combining the attributes of a VPN router operating over the Internet and cellular wireless technology, applications in the M2M environment can benefit from a flexible, cost-effective solution that can often out perform dial-up lines,” states Chip Harleman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Multi-Tech Systems. “For instance, consider a company installing VPN connectivity to remote sites on a national or worldwide basis. By using a wireless provider with wide coverage, there will be only a single company to deal with, not multiple local companies and procedures. And with a single cellular company, volume pricing can possibly make wireless a lower cost solution, especially if landlines are not readily available. The pricing for wireless is also by usage, so low volume data applications do not have to absorb the cost of a full time line. On the performance side, newer EDGE technologies can be faster than dial-up lines, plus the call set-up time for a dial-up line is typically longer than wireless. This can make wireless a better performer. The point is that when considering the need for a secure remote connection, be sure to consider cellular wireless, and also be sure to consider the new MultiModem Ethernet Wireless Router to implement it.”

About Multi-Tech

Multi-Tech Systems is an ISO 9001:2000 certified global manufacturer of award-winning telephony, Internet and device networking products that connect voice and data over IP networks, add connectivity to equipment using embedded technologies, and provide the latest in cellular wireless technologies. With a 35-year history of inventing products known for their reliability and performance, Multi-Tech Systems still employs the same mission on which the company was founded: to provide solutions that solve real business problems. To reinforce this philosophy, Multi-Tech Systems prides itself on developing and fostering mutually beneficial long-term relationships with its worldwide network of technology partners, sales channels and customers.

Privately held, Multi-Tech Systems has over 60 U.S. patents and numerous international patents. The company's intellectual property portfolio includes patents covering transmission of multiplexed voice, data and video packets used in technologies such as Internet telephony, PC telephony, voice over IP or frame relay, and DSVD modems. For additional information, contact Multi-Tech in the U.S. at 800/328-9717 or +763/785-3500, via fax at +763/785-9874, EMEA at T: +(44) 118 959 7774 (UK) or T: +(33) 1 64 61 09 81 (France), and via fax at F: +(44) 118 959 7775 (UK) or F: +(33) 1 64 61 09 71 (France) or browse the company's World Wide Web home page at www.multitech.com.

Multi-Tech and Multi-Tech product names referred to in this news release are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Other company names and their products mentioned in this news release may be the trademarks of their respective companies.

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