Becomes Leading Trapeze Networks Reseller on East Coast

Pleasanton, Calif., June 1, 2009 – Trapeze Networks, a Belden brand (NYSE: BDC), announced Ronco Communications & Electronics, Inc. as its latest Gold Partner. Ronco’s dominance as a solution provider on the East Coast extends Trapeze Networks direct presence into major accounts from Maine to Miami.

“Trapeze Networks got to know Ronco through our mutual partner, Nortel,” said Kees van Veenendaal, Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Trapeze Networks. “Ronco built a very high-profile project, the public-access wireless network in Niagara Country, New York and it turned out to be a smashing success. We knew then that Ronco was the right partner for Trapeze Networks.”

“Ronco is responsible for creating, building and maintaining innovative products and services with a strong focus on IP communications and unified technologies,” said John C. Wrona, executive vice president, sales and marketing at Ronco. “Our customers demand the best from Ronco and Ronco demands the best from its suppliers. Trapeze Networks has proven to be a partner we can bet our reputation on.”

Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte, representing the 138th Assembly District, encompassing the communities of Niagara Falls, Wheatfield, Lewiston, Potter, Wilson, Cambria, Newfane and Hartland in Niagara County, said this about the wireless internet: "It is vital to tourism and economic development that Wi-Fi access be available in certain commercial areas of my Assembly District. Wi-Fi is common in many communities today. …In the areas that have already realized Wi-Fi, the benefits are clear. It’s this kind of forward thinking that will help Niagara County stay a first-rate destination.”
 
About Ronco Communcations & Electronics, Inc.
Founded in 1965, Ronco Communications & Electronics, Inc. is an integrator of innovative products and services, with a strong focus on IP communications and unified technologies. It is a privately owned and operated company, headquartered in Tonawanda, New York, with additional offices doing business in Rochester, Albany and Utica, NY, Erie and Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland and Columbus, OH, Boston, MA, Vermont, Rhode Island, Southern Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, Washington D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, Tampa, Jacksonville and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Ronco employs more than 350 sales, engineering, technical support, service and installation personnel, with 2008 sales revenues of $84M. From telephone systems to data networks, customized professional audio solutions to internet access, carrier services and provisioning, Ronco is one of the strongest solution providers on the East Coast with specialties including unified communications, IP telephony, traditional telephone systems, data networks, LAN, WAN, converged systems, network services, dedicated internet access, communication platforms for medical and educational institutions, as well as customized professional audio/video systems.
 
About Trapeze Networks
Trapeze Networks, a Belden Brand, is a leader in enterprise wireless LAN equipment and management software. Trapeze was the first company to introduce NonStop Wireless – delivering unmatched reliability to enterprise wireless LAN and its solutions. Wireless LAN is optimized for companies requiring mobility and high bandwidth such as healthcare, education and hospitality. Trapeze Smart Mobile™ delivers NonStop Wireless for the Always-on Enterprise, providing scalable wireless LANs for applications such as voice over Wi-Fi, location services, and indoor/outdoor connectivity.