D-Link Extends Commitment to Reducing Carbon Footprint

Two New Switching Products Achieve ISO/CD 14067-1:2010 Compliance

DUBAI, UAE, December 21, 2010 - Maintaining its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its
products, D-Link Middle East & Africa today announced that it has become the
first manufacturer of networking solutions to achieve compliance with a new
international carbon footprint standard. D-Link's 5-Port (DGS-1005D) and
8-Port (DGS-1008D) Desktop Switches are now certified compliant with ISO/CD
14067-1:20101 and PAS 2050:20082.

These two standards reinforce D-Link's commitment to energy saving
through lowering the carbon footprint of its products and services throughout
their entire life cycle-from materials to manufacturing, distribution, use
and disposal. In 2005, D-Link became the first corporation to introduce Green
networking technology and has always been aware of the importance of making
goods or services that are less carbon intensive.

"Since 2005, D-Link has manufactured energy-efficient products by
utilizing Green practices and is now extending this initiative to develop
products that deliver even better performance using less energy and
materials," said Harrison Albert, Regional Director at D-Link Middle East &
Africa. "As a leading global networking corporation, we are constantly
enhancing our R&D capabilities as well as our supply chain to help protect
the planet while at the same time maximizing the benefits for our customers,"
Harrison continued.

Built with D-Link Green(TM) technology, the two desktop switches conserve
energy by recognizing when a port is active or inactive, and automatically
adjusting the power usage based on cable length to save energy without any
loss of performance. Consequently, energy can be conserved for the benefit of
both the user and the environment.

According to SGS*, for the period April 1 to July 31 2010, the life cycle
greenhouse gas information of the DGS-1005D and DGS-1008D are verified by
them to provide "a reasonable level of assurance, consistent with the agreed
verification scope, objectives and criteria" for product carbon footprint in
accordance with ISO/CD 14067-1:2010.

The D-Link Green(TM) initiative is D-Link's assurance to users of its
continuing effort to ensure its consumer and business products adhere to
worldwide environmental standards in all aspects of the product cycle. This
includes reducing power consumption whenever possible, using recyclable
materials for packaging, and recycling unused factory parts.

In showing support for continuing commitment to energy conservation,
D-Link is working with suppliers that support Green practices to comply with
ISO 14064-13 regulations. Its target is to have its suppliers verified for
ISO 14064-1 by October 2011.

    1 ISO 14067 is a standard in development, expected to be released in
      2011/2012. The International Standards Organization (ISO) has published
      a draft standard aimed at measuring the carbon footprint for the
      lifecycle of products. The proposed standard, ISO 14067, will be used
      to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions from companies and their
      activities. ISO 14067 is expected to supersede the PSA 2050
      specification developed in the UK by BSI for assessment of life cycle
      greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services. For more information,
      please visit:

www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?
csnumber=43278

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    2 PAS 2050 is the publicly available specification (PAS) prepared by
      British Standards Institution (BSI) to specify requirements for
      assessing the life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of goods
      and services. Life cycle of GHG emissions are emissions released as
      part of the processes of creating, modifying, transporting, storing,
      using, providing, recycling or disposing of goods and services.
      Although there is no requirement for communication or standardization
      of communication techniques in this specification, this PAS supports
      GHG emissions of goods and services life cycle assessment for reporting
      and communicating to stakeholders, including consumers. The PAS 2050
      is expected to be superseded by ISO 14067 once the standard is
      approved. For more information, please visit:

shop.bsigroup.com/en/Browse-by-Sector/Energy–Utilities/PAS-2050/

    3 ISO 14064 is a standard aimed at injecting credibility and assurance to
      Green House Gas (GHG) emissions reports and claims made in regard to
      reductions or removal of GHGs. The standard is not aligned with any
      particular scheme; rather it is independent and may be used by
      organizations participating in a number of trading, project or
      voluntary emissions reduction mechanisms. The standard may be applied
      to all GHG types and is not limited to CO2. For more information,
      please visit:

www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=38381

About SGS*

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and
certification company. Recognized as the global benchmark for quality and
integrity, it has more than 59,000 employees and operates a network of more
than 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world. Established in 1878,
the company started by offering agricultural inspection services to grain
traders in Europe. On July 19, 1919, the company adopted the name of Societe
Generale de Surveillance (today, known as SGS). In mid-20th century, it began
to diversify and started offering inspection, testing and verification
services across a variety of sectors. The current structure of SGS consists
of 10 business segments operating across 10 geographical regions.

About D-Link:

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large
enterprise business networking. The company continues to strive towards
excellence as an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of
networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications
solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to
Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup for Enterprise Environments. With
millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped,
D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the
networking and communications market. D-Link ME Headquarters is located in
Dubai, the UAE, Jebel Ali Free Zone South, P. O. Box 18224, Tel.:
+971-4-880-9022, Fax: +971-4-880-9066. For general inquiries, contact:
info.me@dlink-me.com or visit our website: www.dlink-me.com.

    Press Contact:

    Nicole Maria Meier
    D-Link Middle East
    Tel.: +971-4-880-9022
    Fax: +971-4-880-9066
    E-Mail: nmeier@dlink-me.com

Press Contact: Nicole Maria Meier, D-Link Middle East, Tel.: +971-4-880-9022, Fax: +971-4-880-9066, E-Mail: nmeier at dlink-me.com