General Signal Networks Adopts New Identity as INRANGETechnologies Corporation.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1998--General Signal Networks, a unit of General Signal Corporation (NYSE:GSX), and a worldwide provider of data center networking connectivity technologies, today announced the change of its name and identity to INRANGE Technologies Corporation.

"For over two decades, we have earned a reputation as a reliable provider of leading-edge switching, networking, and telecommunications products to Fortune 500 firms around the world", said Robert Coackley, President of INRANGE Technologies Corporation. "As INRANGE Technologies, we intend to enhance our reputation by providing solutions and services that help large data centers and telecommunications providers manage changing technological and business conditions. Only the name has changed, otherwise we intend to operate with the same management and offer the same quality products and services that our customers have been accustomed to receiving from our company."

"INRANGE" Technologies is exceptionally well-positioned as a key supplier of technology for the data networking and telecommunications sectors, and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, as we enter this new phase," added Coackley.

INRANGE Technologies products are used by more than 2,000 leading corporations and organizations worldwide, to increase the effectiveness of their networking, data processing, and telecommunications activities.

INRANGE Technologies Corporation, whose stock is wholly owned by General Signal Corporation, is a provider of matrix switches for wide area networks; channel switches and channel extension products for copper- and ESCON-based mainframes and SCSI- and PCI-based servers; fiber management systems; and performance monitoring and test systems for digital and analog networks. Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, INRANGE Technologies has 1000 employees at manufacturing locations in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and sales and support offices in the United States, Europe, and around the world.

Tautron of Westford, Massachusetts, an affiliate of INRANGE, will continue to manufacture and sell its telecommunications transmission, testing and monitoring equipment to network service providers under the INRANGE Technologies banner.

General Signal Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut (NYSE:GSX), with 1997 sales of more than $1.95 billion, is a manufacturer of quality products serving customers in the process control, electrical control and industrial technology industries throughout the world. Visit its web site at http://www.generalsignal.com.

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INRANGE Technologies Corporation 13000 Midlantic Drive Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054 Phone: 609-234-7900 800-222-0187 Fax: 609-778-8700 E-mail: alex.nagy@inrange.com Internet: http://www.inrange.com

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