05.19.09

Editorial Contact:
Kim Miller
Tier One Partners
(617) 610-0583
kmiller@tieronepr.com

Minneapolis, MN — May 19, 2009 — Transition Networks Inc., the media conversion and switching technology expert, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM: JCS), today announced the release of the next generation of its free network management software, Focal Point 2.2. With improvements to its usability and feature enhancements to its Java™-based SNMP GUI, Focal Point customers are now able to monitor, configure and control Transition Networks equipment from a single interface, saving network administrators time and money.

“Transition Networks has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality feature rich products to our customers,” said Patrick Schaber, Director of Marketing at Transition Networks. “Focal Point 2.2 builds on that reputation by providing customers an easy way to configure and monitor advanced functions found in many of our products, without causing the customer to learn an entirely new system.”

Product Features
Focal Point 2.2 has a “tree” design and layout that customers are familiar with from other software applications. This new design reduces the learning curve often associated with new software programs. Many of the new features for Focal Point 2.2 are visual items designed to provide a more user friendly application, including a discovery screen that features a progress bar when discovering managed devices and the main chassis view screen that showcases the entire Point System chassis in a single view and has a “pop-up” to display the card front in greater detail.

Product Features
All of the current capabilities found in Transition Networks’ Focal Point 2.1 are included in Focal Point 2.2. These include an integrated trap server and trap viewer. RMON statistics and card configuration settings are also easily found in Focal Point 2.2.

Product Configuration
Transition Networks’ Focal Point 2.2 works with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows® NT, 2000, XP and Vista
• HP-UX™ 10.x or higher
• Sun Solaris™ 2.6 or higher

Product Availability
Focal Point 2.2 is available now for download at:
http://www.transition.com/TransitionNetworks/TechSupport/Downloads/Software.aspx
Please contact Transition Networks at (800)526-9267 or visit www.transition.com for more information.

About Transition Networks Products
Transition Networks’ conversion products are known for their ruggedness and reliability. They have a 99.4 percent customer acceptance rating, meaning that approximately one in 1,000 experience failure in the field. All Transition Networks branded Network Interface Devices , switches, SFPs and XFPs carry a lifetime warranty.

About Transition Networks Inc.
Transition Networks Inc. offers networking connectivity solutions that make networks perform better, faster and more reliably while helping companies leverage their existing networking infrastructure. The company’s Transition Networks brand of media converters make conversion between disparate media types possible, providing conversion technology solutions that offer the necessary adaptations without affecting the performance, nature or appearance of the network. Its complete Milan portfolio of multilayer switching products is designed to facilitate low-cost network evolution with unique solutions, easing the stress on networks caused by high-bandwidth applications. 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-GM: JCS).

Statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in 2009 are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: competitive products and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.