Intel Supports Epigram's 10 Mbps Home Networking Technology

HILLSBORO, Ore., and SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 13, 1999 - Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced today it will support Epigram Inc.'s 10 Mbps (Megabits per second) technology for second generation home phoneline networking products. Epigram's InsideLine™ technology has been submitted to the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA), which has announced plans to finalize a 10 Mbps specification, called HomePNA 2.0, in the second half of 1999. In addition, Intel and Epigram will cross license key home networking technologies.

HomePNA 2.0 will be fully backward compatible and interoperable with the current HomePNA 1.0 1 Mbps specification. Intel's AnyPoint Home Network products are compliant with HPNA 1.0 and will be compatible with the new 10 Mbps specification. The current products allow consumers to take advantage of the most sought-after home networking applications, including Internet access sharing, printer sharing, file sharing and multi-player gaming.

The 10 Mbps products will allow consumers to take advantage of additional network capabilities that require more bandwidth, such as full-motion video. A shipment date for 10 Mbps AnyPoint Home Network products will be announced after the HomePNA finalizes the 10 Mbps specification.

"Intel is committed to developing and delivering home networking products that are best-of-class and fully compliant with industry standards," said Dan Sweeney, general manager of Intel's Home Networking Operation. "We believe that Epigram's 10 Mbps technology provides the best solution for consumers who need products that support 10 Mbps bandwidth."

"Intel is taking a leadership role with its AnyPoint Home Networking Product family," said Tony Zuccarino, vice president of sales and marketing for Epigram Inc. "Epigram iLine10™ silicon will propel these products to even higher speeds while maintaining full interoperability with the existing 1 Mbps products being deployed today. Every successful networking standard market has offered the user multiple generations of speed with full compatibility between generations just like the HomePNA," added Zuccarino.

Both Intel and Epigram are founding members of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance. The HomePNA is an association of industry-leading companies working together to ensure adoption of a single, unified phoneline networking specification that will help insure a range of interoperable home networking products.

About Epigram
PC, consumer electronics and data communications vendors are lining up their devices to actively participate in the Internet revolution. Founded in 1996 by Jack Holloway and Dr. Ed Frank, Epigram supplies silicon chipsets that are easily embedded within a PC, modem, cable modem, set-top box, television or any other device with a need for Internet connectivity. The company's first products, iLine10 chipsets, use the existing phoneline to uniquely create a high-speed network within any home or small office. The company's InsideLine™ local area networking technology gives consumers and small business owners a concurrent digital dial tone with their telephone service. Recently, Epigram agreed to merge with Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and become Broadcom's home networking division based in Silicon Valley. Additional Epigram information is available at www.epigram.com.

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