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Metro Link Announces Third Release of Metro EnableWorks™ FORT LAUDERDALE, June 11, 2001 - Metro Link, Inc., the leading provider of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) technology and graphics for embedded systems, today announced the newest release of three Metro EnableWorks(TM) UPnP Software Development Kits (SDKs) for the Java(TM) Platform. The company also announced the first release of its new Metro EnableWorks UPnP Gateway SDK for the Java Platform. With the second release of the Metro EnableWorks(TM) UPnP SDKs, Metro Link strengthens its leadership in the embedded UPnP market. Offering reduced memory consumption, improved performance, and additional interoperability testing, the 1.3 release reiterates Metro Link's commitment to quality and performance. "By using Metro EnableWorks, our customers gain the advantage of our experience not only with UPnP, but with embedded system development as well," said Garry Paxinos, VP and CTO of Metro Link. "Our development team is among the most experienced in the industry, our products among the most mature, and our customers' products reflect this." Metro Link has attended each of the UPnP Forum interoperability testing events, and has performed extensive testing at each. Metro Link hosted the second event, with the first being hosted by Intel (INTC), and the most recent hosted by Microsoft (MSFT). The Metro EnableWorks Gateway SDK adds a multi-device UPnP framework to the product family. The Gateway performs dynamic configuration of multiple UPnP devices, while allowing end-user configurability and maximizing resource sharing between devices. Suitable for use in any system employing multiple UPnP devices such as A/V equipment, set-top boxes or residential gateways, the Gateway performs a critical role in complex UPnP product development. The Metro EnableWorks product family is designed to reduce UPnP product development time from months or years to days or weeks. Handling the intricacies of the UPnP protocol for you, Metro EnableWorks allows you to concentrate on what you do best. About Metro Link Metro Link, Inc. enables consumer electronic devices to connect with appliances such as set-top boxes, Internet appliances and white goods via a network using its UPnP technology and provides graphics for embedded Linux and real-time operating systems. Metro Link, a premiere provider of UPnP technology and a leader in the CEA R7.4 community, was the first to ship an SDK for embedded UPnP devices. Visit http://www.metrolink.com/ or contact Greg Lafferty at 954-660-2444 or greg@metrolink.com. All trademarks are property of their respective holders. Contact: Greg Lafferty greg@metrolink.com 954-660-2500