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Asoka Announces Japan Certified Ethernet Adapter

Foster City, CA - Asoka USA, a leading HomePlug® powerline network solutions provider, announced today the opening of its Asoka office in Yokohama, Japan. The office, to be managed by Yuichi Okubo, will be the central location for Japanese sales and product development. The Japanese market welcomes Asoka with a product certification of the PlugLink HD 7660 Ethernet Adapter PL7660-ETH from the HD-PLC (High Definition Power Line communication) standard.

Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL - January 2008 - Yitran Communications, Ltd., a leading provider of PLC (Power Line Communication) technology, will exhibit at Distributech© in Tampa on January 22-24, 2008.

At this week's 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, SiConnect will be demonstrating a range of home networking products based on its POEM powerline communications technology. As the leader in multimedia-ready home networking, SiConnect will also be outlining its future product roadmap, including its plans for adopting the emerging powerline standards being developed by IEEE.

200 Mbps Speed Adapters, Wireless Access Points, and Power Centers Enable Networked Digital Home

Las Vegas, NV - Asoka USA, a leading HomePlug® powerline network solutions provider, today announced it will be showcasing powerline networking products with up to 200 Mbps speed at International CES 2008. PlugLink® products from Asoka are specifically designed to meet the growing needs of the digital home, including Internet Protocol TV (IPTV).

SiConnect, the leader in multimedia-ready home networking technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vigoole to integrate its powerline-based connectivity into the company's range of audio products.

SiConnect, the leader in multimedia-ready home networking technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with JPNET to create powerline based data distribution products for the Chinese market.

CEO Oleg Logvinov to address international audience as growth in European home network and broadband access markets continues

NICE, FRANCE, November 14, 2007 - Arkados (OTC BB: AKDS), known as “the HomePlug® Applications Company,” announces that Oleg Logvinov, CEO and president of Arkados, and chief strategy officer of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, will address an audience of European home networking leaders at two events this week in Nice, France: Net-atHome 2007 and the 2007 HomePlug European Executive Seminar.

PISCATAWAY, NJ, October 24, 2007 - Arkados (OTC BB: AKDS), known as “the HomePlug® Applications Company,” announced today that it has been awarded a United States patent titled “Coupling between Powerline and Customer in Powerline Communication Systems.” The US Patent Office awarded patent number 7,286,812 on October 23, 2007.

PARIS, FRANCE and QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, October 24th, 2007 - Sinovia S.A.S. announced today that it has selected Ariane's PLM-1 Powerline Communication modem for its street light monitoring and control solution.

Significant industry milestone employs the visionary usage of broadband powerline communications technology by combining Smart-Grid applications with consumer electronic devices in the home.

Piscataway, NJ, October 11, 2007 - Arkados (OTC BB: AKDS), known as “the HomePlug® Applications Company,” and MainNet Communications, Ltd., a leader in the broadband over powerline (BPL) communications market, have entered into a strategic collaboration to create commercial hardware and software solutions for Smart-Grid applications. The two companies plan to jointly develop applications to improve the reliability and efficiency of electrical grids, connect consumer electronic devices over power lines, enable energy-saving initiatives, and deliver Broadband content to homes and offices.