GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, January 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- With 2008 underway, Patton enters 25th year of communications equipment 
manufacturing

Patton Electronics -- the leader in business and carrier-class network 
access, connectivity, and Voice-over-IP equipment -- has entered their 25th 
year of designing, manufacturing, and marketing datacom and telecom 
equipment.

Having incorporated on 1 January 1984, Patton will mark their silver
anniversary on 1 January 2009.

"We are here for the long haul," said Bobby Patton, President. "While our
silver anniversary is a significant milestone for us, it sends a message of
stability to our customers and business partners. They have made us what we
are today. We insist on continuously innovating in every aspect of our
operations -- from next-generation VoIP and video technologies to lean
manufacturing best-practices. We expect the next 25 years to be our best
ever."

In the wake of the 2001 telecom meltdown, hundreds of companies went out
of business, were acquired by larger corporations, or shrank to a fraction of
their former size. Loyal customers were betrayed as mission-critical products
were discontinued. In stark contrast, Patton not only weathered the economic
storm, but continued growing and turned a profit in 2001.

Such stability stems in part from Patton's highly diversified business
model. Engaging a worldwide customer base in over 117 countries, Patton
publishes a catalog of over 1000 products. Today, Patton remains a stable,
bricks-and-mortar operation with design, development and manufacturing in
their USA headquarters.

Founding brothers Bruce, Bobby and Burt Patton started the family-owned
and operated business in 1984, building small devices in their father's
basement. During the 1990's Patton brought the first Ethernet Extender to
market. In 2002, Patton acquired the industry-leading SmartNode(tm) VoIP
technology through a strategic partnership with Inalp Networks (Berne,
Switzerland) that further expanded sales and support operations in European,
African and Middle Eastern markets. From 2005 through 2007, Patton SmartNode
has won the Product of the Year from Internet Telephony Magazine. Next month,
Patton-Inalp will celebrate their 10th anniversary.

During 16 - 21 March, Patton will showcase their latest innovations at
CeBIT 2008, Hall 13 Booth A58.

About Patton

Patton manufactures voice and data-communications equipment for carrier,
enterprise, and industrial networks worldwide.

For more information or a free catalog, contact sales@patton.com.

Web site: http://www.patton.com