Telenetics Retains Leading Patent Law Firm.

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999-- Telenetics Corporation (OTCBB:TLNT) announced today that it has retained the services of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (KMOB), one of the largest patent law firms in the United States, to represent Telenetics' interests in preparing patents for several of Telenetics' current products and new products under development.

Michael A. Armani, President and Chief Executive Officer of Telenetics, said that, "Telenetics' business has grown and matured to the point where the protection of our technologies is the next logical step in the process of repositioning the Company. We are pleased to be working with KMOB to obtain patents for current and future product offerings. We move forward knowing that our technological interests are in the hands of one of the leading intellectual property law firms."

Telenetics is a leader in the design and manufacture of proprietary data-communications solutions for utility and industrial automation applications. Telenetics offers a broad range of industrial grade dial-up and leased-line modems, cellular modems, fiber optic line drivers and wireless automated meter reading products.

Forward Looking Statement Disclosure: Certain of the statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual future results could differ materially from these statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to those discussed in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31, 1998 and Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.

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