Methode dataMate Products Introduces Its New Smart DAC - Direct Attach Cable Product Line

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
dataMate Products, a division of Methode Electronics, Inc., has announced the
introduction of its new Smart DAC-Direct Attach Cable product line as an
on-going expansion of its line of high speed over copper data transfer
solutions. The Smart DAC offers a quick, cost-effective means of connecting
point-to-point in high-speed data transfer networks.

The Smart DAC replaces very costly optical modules with a significantly lower
cost per connection point solution. The cost savings, estimated at up to 50% per
connection, would save OEMs, integrators and end users hundreds of dollars per
connection. The cables operate at up to a 10 Gig data rate. Standard product is
available in active XFP to active XFP, active XFP to passive SFP+, and passive
SFP+ to passive SFP+ configurations. Standard length cables of 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10
meters are immediately available. Custom lengths or configurations to meet
customer specific applications are also available from dataMate.

For more information on the Smart DAC product line or any of dataMate`s other
high-speed copper solutions, please visit dataMate`s new website at
www.datamateproducts.com, or contact: dataMate Products, 7401 West Wilson Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60706. Phone: 708-867-6777. Fax: 708-867-3149. Email:
datamate@methode.com.

dataMate Products is a leading manufacturer of 1 Gigabit to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
products, computer I/O terminators and interconnect circuits, computer
peripheral adapters, SCSI testers, and SCSI signal repeaters. All products
benefit from sophisticated CAD/CAE electrical and mechanical design techniques,
and from Methode`s considerable manufacturing expertise. dataMate is located in
Chicago, IL.

Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a global designer and manufacturer of
electro-mechanical devices with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in
the United States, Malta, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Czech
Republic, China, Singapore, the Philippines and India. We design, manufacture
and market devices employing electrical, electronic, wireless, radio remote
control, sensing and optical technologies to control and convey signals through
sensors, interconnections and controls. Our business is managed on a segment
basis, with those segments being Automotive, Interconnect, Power Products and
Other. Our components are in the primary end markets of the automobile,
computer, information processing and networking equipment, voice and data
communication systems, consumer electronics, appliances, aerospace vehicles and
industrial equipment industries. Further information can be found on Methode's
Web site www.methode.com.

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Bill Freed
dataMate Products
916-652-8501

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