Corporate Overview
Transition Networks offers networking connectivity solutions that make the conversion between disparate media types possible. The company designs and markets these media conversion technologies across a broad spectrum of networking protocols including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, Gigabit and Token Ring. The company works alongside leading networking vendors - Nortel Networks, Hewlett Packard, 3COM, Cisco, Cabletron, Lucent and others - to provide conversion technology solutions that offer the necessary adaptations without affecting the performance, nature or appearance of the network to the users or the network devices. Based in Minneapolis, Transition Networks distributes hardware-based connectivity solutions exclusively through a network of resellers in 50 countries, including Ingram Micro and Tech Data. Transition Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CSII).

Market Opportunity
Conversion technology enables network evolution, allowing network planners to migrate to new technologies without overhauling existing infrastructure investments or being locked into less flexible and more expensive networking equipment. Fiber provides the distance and bandwidth capability needed for the network backbone, making it the core technology for network evolution. Transition Networks leverages its expertise in fiber and physical connectivity into a suite of conversion technology offerings for the premise, campus and metropolitan networking environments that are unmatched by other industry players.

Product Benefits
Conversion technology solutions offer the ability to:

• Provide a link between media types that is transparent to the network
  
• Integrate high-bandwidth devices into the network
  
• Add new devices without replacing costly cable
  
• Extend network distances by adding fiber only where needed
  
• Keep pace with changing technology
  
• Stay within $ budget

Sales and Distribution
Transition Networks distributes its hardware-based connectivity solutions thought a network of resellers in 50 countries. The company employs a strong sales support team, while product fulfillment is delivered exclusively through the channel.

About Transition Networks
Founded in 1987 as Transition Engineering, the company's first products adapted coaxial cable to twisted-pair cables; connecting terminals to mainframe computers. The company was renamed Transition Networks, Inc. in 1995 and has experienced continued rapid growth as its products have evolved from general Ethernet networking equipment to a complete line of conversion technology solutions.