EFJohnson Wins SMARTNET / SmartZone Contract in Virginia Beach

Lincoln, NE – March 5, 2002-- Transcrypt International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TRII) announced that its EFJohnson Company subsidiary recently announced a contract award by the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. In the award, EFJohnson will supply its fully compatible SMARTNET / SmartZone 7780 portable radios to the Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The radio equipment will be used in school buses supporting 84 schools in Virginia’s most populous city. The total contract value is $444,400.

Michael E. Jalbert, Transcrypt chairman and chief executive officer, stated, “Since we introduced the SMARTNET / SmartZone product line, we have been pleased with its acceptance in the industry. This contract further confirms our position as a strong player in the SMARTNET / SmartZone arena.”

David L. Hattey, president and general manager of EFJohnson, added, “We approached Virginia Beach with a favorable solution and were able to place ourselves ahead of the competition and clinch this award. This is great news for EFJohnson.”

The EFJohnson Company (www.efjohnson.com), founded in 1923, provides wireless communications systems solutions for public safety, commercial, and government customers. The company designs, manufactures, and markets conventional and trunked radio systems, land mobile radio repeaters and mobile and portable radios, including Project 25 digital radio products. EFJohnson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transcrypt International, Inc.

Transcrypt International, Inc. (www.transcrypt.com) designs, manufactures and markets trunked and conventional radio systems, stationary land mobile radio transmitters and receivers, including mobile and portable radios, and manufactures information security products that prevent the unauthorized interception of sensitive voice and data communication.

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters, the Company’s continued development of Project 25 products and infrastructure equipment, customer demand for the Company’s products, including its digital interoperable wireless communications solutions, and the Company’s future financial performance and position. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed, suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the level of demand for the Company’s products and services, the timing of future product development, the actual operational expense experienced, dependence on continued funding of governmental agency programs, and other risks detailed in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

posted by Tracy Justus at 3/6/2002  

EFJohnson Gets Approval for 'Trunked' Project 25 Equipment
[Source: EF Johnson]

Lincoln, NE – February 28, 2002-- Transcrypt International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TRII) announced that its EFJohnson Company subsidiary recently released its new 5100 portable radio series to the land mobile radio (LMR) industry. The 5100 portable is the first radio product to fully support multiple protocols allowing numerous agencies the ability to communicate among themselves easily with the switch of a button.
“With the industry-wide emphasis on interoperability, the new 5100 portable provides the ability for individuals on dissimilar systems to communicate,” said Michael E. Jalbert, Transcrypt chairman and chief executive officer. “In emergency situations especially, this outlet for interoperability is essential to ensure that lives are not endangered due to a breakdown in communications.”

David L. Hattey, president and general manager of EFJohnson, added “Our project teams worked in conjunction with public safety and government users to develop a product that fulfilled their communications requirements. We are extremely proud of this fully functional, feature-rich product that we are able to present to the industry.”

The 5100 portable radio has forward and backward multiple protocol compatibility and allows communications on Project 25 CAI (Common Air Interface) trunking and conventional radio systems, SMARTNETÔ / SmartZoneÒ trunked radio systems, Multi-NetÒ trunking systems, and conventional analog radio communications systems. Other highlighted features include encrypted communications allowing Project 25 DES-OFB level secure communications and an advanced display backlighting utilizing fiber optic technology.

The EFJohnson Company (www.efjohnson.com), founded in 1923, provides wireless communications systems solutions for public safety, commercial, and government customers. The company designs, manufactures, and markets conventional and trunked radio systems, land mobile radio repeaters and mobile and portable radios, including Project 25 digital radio products. EFJohnson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transcrypt International, Inc.

Transcrypt International, Inc. (www.transcrypt.com) designs, manufactures and markets trunked and conventional radio systems, stationary land mobile radio transmitters and receivers, including mobile and portable radios, and manufactures information security products that prevent the unauthorized interception of sensitive voice and data communication.

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters, the Company’s continued development of Project 25 products and infrastructure equipment, customer demand for the Company’s products, including its digital interoperable wireless communications solutions, and the Company’s future financial performance and position. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed, suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the level of demand for the Company’s products and services, the timing of future product development, the actual operational expense experienced, dependence on continued funding of governmental agency programs, and other risks detailed in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

posted by Tracy Justus at 3/6/2002