New York Lottery Selects RAD's Miniature Modem Sharing Devices; Provides a Cost-Effective Solution to Equip Retail Sales Locations With Multiple Gaming Devices.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MAHWAH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003

RAD Data Communications has announced that the New York Lottery has deployed RAD's MMS modem sharing devices in order to enable certain of their higher volume retailer locations to double the number of lottery gaming devices available to the public. The MMS solution enables two lottery machines to send transmissions over the same modem.

The Lottery had found that implementing multiple sales points at the higher volume locations would help reduce lines and increase sales. But, in order to do so, a cost-effective way first had to be found to link the extra lottery devices to the central site that gathers the transaction information. The alternative - deploying an additional specially conditioned data line and modem at each point of sale - would not only be costly, but would require additional space at the retailer's counters, which are often quite cramped. The New York Lottery Online Gaming Network currently supports over 15,300 gaming devices located within New York State. The RAD MMS units have been in use on the lottery network for a number of years, and were chosen initially due to their non-intrusive design and compatibility with all lottery gaming devices and communications protocols.

In response to a New York Lottery Request For Proposal for non-powered modem sharing devices, Graybar, a RAD Data Communications distributor, submitted the winning proposal for 500 MMS units, with an option to purchase an additional 1,000 units at a fixed price at some future date.

Aside from the prizes paid out to winning ticket holders, education is the primary recipient of Lottery proceeds. In the 2001-2002 fiscal year alone, the New York Lottery distributed $1.58 billion to school districts across New York State. To learn more, visit the New York Lottery site at www.nylottery.org

About Graybar

St. Louis-based Graybar, a Fortune 500 company, is a specialist in supply chain management services and the leading distributor of equipment and materials for the construction, telecommunications, networking, industrial, commercial and utilities industries. Graybar stocks and sells products from more than 4,100 manufacturers worldwide. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, Graybar has distribution centers throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit www.graybar.com.

About RAD Data Communications, Inc.

Established in 1985, RAD Data Communications, Inc. is the North American entity of Israeli-based RAD Data Communications Ltd. Since its inception, RAD has been a premier manufacturer and technology leader in delivering unique access solutions for both carriers and enterprises. The company offers a broad portfolio of flexible, scalable, and high-quality products, with a focus on ATM access, legacy migration to IP, fiber connectivity, multinational conversion and voice compression.

Privately held RAD has service and sales support available in 105 countries through a network of expert partners and authorized distributors backed by offices across the United States and Canada, as well as in Israel, Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, the U.K., Japan and the Czech Republic. RAD is a member of the RAD Group of companies.