Transition Networks to present on “How to Automate CE 2.0 Service Delivery” with Heavy Reading’s Senior Analyst, Stan Hubbard

Minneapolis, MN — June 17, 2013 — Transition Networks Inc., the fiber access technology expert, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM: JCS), today announced that it is sponsoring a Light Reading webinar on automating CE 2.0 service provisioning will be hosted on June 18, 2013 at 11 a.m. CDT. This webinar will be moderated by Heavy Reading Senior Analyst, Stan Hubbard and will be featuring Jon Collins, Sr. Product Manager, at Transition Networks.

Carrier Ethernet networks are the predominant delivery method for next generation services today. With that, Service Providers are looking for ways to remove the complexity from the service delivery process in order to more quickly recognize revenue, reduce customer churn and provide innovative service offerings for today and the future.

In this webinar, Jon Collins will discuss how to:

• simplify the service delivery and operations for reducing OpEx and CapEx
• increase end-to-end network visibility for SLA compliance
• enable CE 2.0 interoperability to standardize services with open APIs
• future proofing networks for SDN.

In addition, Michael Kearns, CEO and Co-Founder of Amartus will discuss how Transition Networks’ CONVERGE™ EMS solution is built on the Amartus Chameleon SDS platform and has all of the advanced capabilities promised in SDN, while allowing a migration path to future SDN applications.

Webinar Discussion Topics
This webinar touches on the key pain points that face service providers today and how reliable CE 2.0 devices and a comprehensive Element and Service management solution like Transition Network’s CONVERGE™ can address the critical needs of Service Providers today and in the future. This combination helps Service Providers easily monitor and troubleshoot issues, increase revenue and grow services, while reducing the complexity of provisioning, when deploying and managing today’s networks. With its comprehensive portfolio of CE 2.0 certified NIDs and Access switches, Transition Networks provides Service Providers a unique solution that is easy to manage and touches on their primary concern of lowering network operational costs through automation, while also recognizing revenue quickly.

Webinar Details

About Transition Networks Carrier-Grade Products
Transition Networks has achieved international recognition as a major manufacturer of high-quality access and backhaul equipment for data communications and telecommunications applications. Transition has been a long-time active member of the MEF and a promoter for the proliferation of Ethernet technology in Carrier access networks. Transition Networks was with the first wave of manufacturers to achieve Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification and has previously achieved Carrier Ethernet Generation 1.0 certification (MEF 9, 14, and 21) in 2007.

About Transition Networks Inc.
Transition Networks Inc. is a top manufacturer of high quality access and backhaul equipment for data communications and telecommunications applications. Based in Minneapolis, Transition Networks distributes hardware-based connectivity solutions 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 2013 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.