Transition Joins MEF

MINNEAPOLIS -- The conversion technology and switching expert, Transition Networks Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., today announced it has joined the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), an industry alliance comprising more than 90 organizations including telecommunications service providers, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. As a member of the MEF, Transition Networks will work closely with industry evangelists to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services.

"We are excited to work alongside our industry colleagues to formulate standards to meet the sophisticated requirements of service providers," said Bill Schultz, vice president of marketing at Transition Networks. "We have been providing carriers with quality media conversion solutions to help them leverage their existing network infrastructure for years. We are looking forward to putting our knowledge to work to help the carrier industry take advantage of the benefits of Ethernet."

Transition Networks Inc.