LinkSys and Yahoo! Strike A Deal

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January 28th 2006

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LinkSys, makers of the Wireless-G Music Bridge has signed a deal with Yahoo! which is claimed will make it easier to pipe legally-purchased music from the PC around the home.

The agreement will ensure that future LinkSys home networking products work seamlessly with Yahoo!'s digital music products.

Linksys and Yahoo! have developed a new plug-in for the Yahoo! Music Engine to work directly with the Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge. This
plug-in is integrated into both the Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge and the Yahoo! Music Engine so users can stream music directly to a home stereo with the click of a button on the Yahoo! Music Engine interface. The free Yahoo! Music Engine provides users the ability to play and save songs, share music using Yahoo! Messenger, transfer music to compatible portable devices, access pre-programmed radio stations, burn CDs, create playlists and more. With the addition of the Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service, Yahoo! Music Engine users can build music libraries from a catalog of over a million songs, access personalized music recommendations, and over 100 customizable and commercial free radio stations.

"We are thrilled to work with Linksys to make consumers' personal music experience available to them in their home with the Wireless-G Music Bridge,"
said Dave Goldberg, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Music. "We are committed to being essential in our users' lives and this relationship builds on our focus on providing their Yahoo! Music services to them wherever and whenever they want it."

The WMB54G is available from retail, e-commerce and direct response at an Estimated Street Price (ESP) of $99.99. The free Yahoo! Music Engine music
management software and Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service can be accessed from http://music.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Music Unlimited provides music fans with music listening and management functionality for $4.99 per month for an annual subscription or $6.99 for a monthly subscription.

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