PowerDsine Announces Changes to Board of Directors

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    HOD HASHARON, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2005--PowerDsine Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDSN), a pioneer in Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions, today announced that effective today Mr. Glen Schwaber, who has served as a Director since January 2001, resigned from the Board of Directors and his position on the Audit Committee in order to devote more time to his other activities at Jerusalem Venture Partners. The Nominating and Governance Committee of PowerDsine's Board of Directors has begun a search for a nominee to replace Mr. Schwaber.
    Commenting on the resignation, Igal Rotem, CEO of PowerDsine said, "On behalf of everyone at PowerDsine, I would like to thank Mr. Schwaber for the commitment and dedication that he has shown since Jerusalem Venture Partners invested in PowerDsine in 1998. His contributions to the Company and the involvement of Jerusalem Venture Partners as one of our early stage investors played an important role in enabling PowerDsine to grow. We would like to wish him the best of luck going forward as he works with other young companies at JVP, helping them to achieve success just as he has helped us over the last seven years."
    Mr. Schwaber added, "It has been a pleasure to work with Igal Rotem, Ilan Atias and the members of the PowerDsine Board over the past several years, and I wish the Company continued success in the PoE marketplace."

    About PowerDsine

    PowerDsine (NASDAQ: PDSN) designs, develops and supplies integrated circuits, modules and systems that enable the implementation of Power over Ethernet in local area networks, providing the capability to deliver and manage electrical power over data network cables. PowerDsine offers integrated products and system solutions to communications equipment manufacturers in the telecom and datacom industries who incorporate them into, or bundle them with, their products. PowerDsine is a founding member of the IEEE 802.3af Task Force. For more information, please visit http://www.powerdsine.com

    Forward Looking Statements

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CONTACT: PowerDsine Ltd. Julie Shafiki Director of Corporate Communications Phone: +972-9-775-5118 Email: julies@powerdsine.com or KCSA Worldwide Todd Fromer / Erika Levy Phone: 212-896-1215 / 1208 Email: tfromer@kcsa.com / elevy@kcsa.com

KEYWORD: ISRAEL INTERNATIONAL AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE SOFTWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS NETWORKING MANAGEMENT CHANGES SOURCE: PowerDsine Ltd.

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