Black Box Network Services Named Comdial No. 1 Dealer of the Year

Business Wire, June 26, 2001

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001

Nick Branica, President and CEO of Comdial Corporation (Nasdaq:CMDL), announced today that Black Box Network Services is the recipient of the No. 1 Dealer of The Year Award for 2000.

This Award recognizes Black Box Network Services for their outstanding sales results and achievements on behalf of Comdial. Black Box was presented with these prestigious awards at Comdial's Platinum Dealer Conference that was held at The Resort at Longboat Key Club, May 20 - 22, in Sarasota, Florida. Over fifty Comdial Platinum Dealers, located throughout the U.S., participated in this three-day event.

Nick Branica, President and CEO of Comdial commented, "We are very pleased to recognize Black Box Network Services as the No. 1 Comdial Dealer of the Year and as a member of our Presidents Club. Black Box has nearly 25 years of experience in the communications industry and is a great asset to our Company. We are proud to have Black Box as a Comdial partner and look forward to working with them in the future."

From Black Box Network Services

Terry Blakemore, Regional General Manager, Black Box Network Services, states, "In today's competitive marketplace for telecommunications products and services, Comdial continues to provide Black Box Network Services value added solutions. Due to Comdial's commitment to quality and market demands, our relationship becomes stronger each year."

About Comdial

Comdial provides integrated communications solutions that address the needs of the business environment. Comdial is committed to researching, developing and marketing leading edge, fully integrated communications solutions and customer applications for small to medium sized businesses, government, assisted living, hospitality and call centers. For more information about Comdial and its communications solutions, please visit our web site at http://www.comdial.com.

About Black Box Network Services

Black Box is a leading technical service provider of network services and related products to businesses of all sizes, servicing customers in 132 countries throughout the world. To learn more about Black Box, please visit http://www.blackbox.com.