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History
Founded in 1987 as Transition Engineering, the company's first products adapted coaxial cable to twisted-pair cables; connecting terminals to mainframe computers. The company was renamed Transition Networks, Inc. in 1995 and experienced continued rapid growth as its products evolved from general Ethernet networking equipment to a complete line of conversion technology solutions.
Transition Networks was purchased in 1998 by Communication Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: JCS). Communications Systems Inc. was formed in 1969 by a small group of investors from Hector, MN, led by Curtis A. Sampson. CSI has grown to establish a reputation as a reliable global innovator focusing on quality and customer service with partners and customers in over 100 countries.
In the fall of 2005, Communication Systems, Inc. integrated MILAN Technologies into Transition Networks. This integration expanded the Transition Networks product portfolio to include a complete line of multilayer switches. The company has since added technologies such as fiber NICs, CWDM, and SFPs to further expand its offerings to customers wanting to manage and utilize the benefits of fiber optics.
Communications Systems, Inc. purchased Patapsco Communications in 2011 on behalf of Transition Networks. With this acquisition, Transition added industry leading technologies such as: circuit emulation services (CESoIP), also known as TDM over IP or pseudowire, which provides a packet interconnection for existing TDM equipment to move traffic across an IP/MPLS/Ethernet Network, and a variety of ISDN products including ISDN over IP (ISDNoIP).
Today, Transition Networks, Inc. offers a full suite of fiber networking products that enable you to deliver and manage your network traffic reliably over fiber optics. The company's Transition Networks brand of media converters makes conversion between disparate media types possible; while helping companies leverage their existing network infrastructure. Based in Minneapolis, Transition Networks distributes hardware-based connectivity solutions exclusively through a network of resellers in more than 100 countries.
Market Advantage
Transition Networks leverages its expertise in fiber and the physical layer into a full suite of fiber connectivity products, which are unmatched by other industry players. With over 25 years of experience, Transition Networks is an industry leader in designing fiber integration products which affordably deliver the security and reliability today's networks require. Transition Networks' products are used by a wide variety of customers including enterprise, government, education, retail, industrial, security, and service providers.
Transition makes every effort to help customers identify products to solve today's problems while future-proofing for tomorrow as well. Taking a consultative approach enables the company to better understand unique requirements and provide customized solutions to fit customer needs. This commitment to serving customer needs extends beyond technology needs and as the consultative approach involves open dialogue about what will make and experience with Transition Networks a better one.
Transition Networks' staff strives to make each customer interaction a great one. Understanding that customers work with several vendors each day, Transition Networks simply wants to make it easier to do business and aspires to become the easiest vendor to work with, which shows throughout the company's customer-centric culture.
Product Overview
With over 25 years of growth and expertise in hardware manufacturing, Transition Networks offers the ability to affordably integrate the benefits of fiber optics into any data network – in any application – in any environment. Offering support for multiple protocols, any interface, and a multitude of hardware platforms; Transition's portfolio gives you the power to deliver and manage your network traffic reliably over fiber.
Media Conversion
The company's Transition Networks brand of media converters make conversion between disparate media types possible, providing conversion technology solutions that offer the necessary adaptations without affecting the performance, nature or appearance of the network. The company designs and markets these media conversion technologies across a broad spectrum of networking protocols including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1, DS3, video, Power-over-Ethernet, and more. Transition Networks offers its products in chassis, stand alone, and PCI form factors. Our devices are SNMP manageable and can be managed via our graphical interface Focal Point, a web browser, or a command line interface.
Switching
The Transition Networks portfolio of multilayer Ethernet switching products are designed to facilitate low-cost network evolution by allowing customers to only pay for the port counts and features that they need. The Transition Networks switch line offers customers unique configurations and a high level of service and reliability, all while serving to ease the stress caused on networks by high-bandwidth applications.
Transition Networks complete switching portfolio includes products fit for any environment or application, including managed and unmanaged switches from Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switches to Extended Temperature switches for outdoor Ethernet applications.
Carrier Grade Products
Our vast product portfolio of Network Interface Devices (NIDs) and Access Switches are designed to support a wide range of expanding market needs including mobile backhaul, business services and cloud assurance, carrier exchange networks, and fiber conservation. Transition Networks products provide true carrier-grade quality, reliability, performance and protection for TDM, Circuit Emulation Services (CES) and Carrier Ethernet 2.0 services. With advanced features like remote management, performance assurance, QoS, and conserving fiber help operators to get more out of their network. Transition Networks provides cost-effective products to build your next generation network or to ease the migration of legacy services while increasing revenue and reducing operating expenses.
Industrial Grade Conversion and Switching
Transition Networks designs the most reliable fiber integration products engineered for hardened or industrial environments bringing the security, intelligence and global support to manage your network for a lifetime. Transition's industrial networking portfolio connects controlled office environments to extended temperature, factory floor and outdoor industrial environments, including hazardous locations requiring Class 1 Div 2 certified equipment. Manage and extend your network—whatever its environment—with fiber using Transition Networks' industrial media converters, switches and device servers. All Transition brand products include a lifetime warranty, without the fine print. Industrial networking has never been more robust, reliable and cost-effective.
Product Quality
Transition Networks is committed to providing consistent quality and environmentally friendly products. It is essential for all levels of the organization to strive for excellence and continual improvement in quality, maintaining our competitive edge. Transition Networks' fiber networking products are known for their ruggedness and reliability. They have a 99.4 percent customer acceptance rating, meaning that approximately one in 1,000 experience any sort of failure in the field.
•ISO 9001: 2008 Quality System Certified
•Hassle-free Lifetime Warranty on select Transition Networks products (including power supply and fan)
•100% of Transition Networks' products are distributed exclusively through the channel
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Transition Networks - Art Felgate - New Industrial Products
Transition Networks released a new industrial-hardened device designed to extend the benefits of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) to high availability devices at the network edge in industrial and outdoor environments. The addition of a fully managed 8-port PoE
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Transition Networks, Product Manager Curt Carlson Demonstrates
Curt Carlson will be demonstrating a couple of Transition Networks advanced features. The two features that Curt will be featuring in the following video demonstration are: Link Pass Through - This is a troubleshooting feature that allows the media conver
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Transition Networks - Zach Sherman's Overview Of The OAM/IP POD At SuperComm 2009
Transition Networks OAM/IP display at the SuperComm 2009 show in Chicago was designed to show the multiple levels of remote management available to service providers with Transition Networks products. The display showed products with basic remote monitori
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Transition Networks' Product Managers Curt Carlson And Jon Collins Reveal The All New ION Platform.
The much anticipated ION Platform is an all new intelligent, high-density, multi-protocol system that supports a variety of network interface devices and media conversion modules. Designed for both carrier class and enterprise network application where ef
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Transition Networks - Introduces MIL-SM24T4DPA Managed IPV6 24 Port Switch
Zach Sherman - Application Engineer introduces Transition's latest managed switch with IPV6 capabilities.
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Transition Networks Releases - Industrial Mini Converter
Art Felgate demonstrates Transition's new "mini" Industrial Media Converter. Answering the need for media converters that fit into compact environments, the addition of the Industrial Mini to Transition Networks' already vast industrial portfolio enables
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Transition Networks - Tokyo - Interop
Presentation at Internop Tokyo in June 2010 by Mr. Takao Uchiyama, Territory Manager at Transition Networks. Presentation is in Japanese.
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PSI - Tokyo - Interop
Presentation at Interop Tokyo in June 2010 by Mr. Kosuke Kisara, Director at PSI. PSI is a valued partner for Transition Networks. Presentation is in Japanese.
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Transition Announces The Release Of The S3240 Multi-port Network Interface Device (NID)
The S3240 has specifically been designed to help telecoms and cable providers generate and preserve revenues when delivering intelligent Ethernet services. The new S3240 enables service providers to offer tiered services with end-to-end Service Level Agre
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The ION Platform
Transition's ION Platform is an all new intelligent, high-density, multi-protocol system supporting a variety of network interface devices and media conversion modules. Designed for both carrier class and enterprise network applications where effective re
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The ION Platform - Remote Monitoring
All Transition Networks ION devices are built for the most stringent service level agreements (SLA). Designed for Ethernet in the first mile, E-Line services, or complete end-to-end Connectivity Fault and Performance Management, each port can be independe
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The ION Platform - Security Features
Designed for end-to-end management, our ION Platform offers secure SSL/SSH, RADIUS, ACL, and Management VLAN capabilities to ensure maximum security across any network.
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Transition Networks At Interop, Las Vegas - 2011
Did you get a chance to stop by the Transition Networks booth? If not, check out what you missed in our overview video and IONA our virtual hostess—and the highlight of Interop 2011.
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Transition Networks BBWF 2011 With Connect Data.mov
Interview with Marco Di Valerio on France's Connect Data and their partnership with US manufacturer Transition Networks. Interview at Broadband World Forum 2011 in Paris, France.
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Transition Networks BBWF 2011 With Jon Collins.mov
Interview with Transition Networks product manager Jon Collins on MEF certified carrier Ethernet devices shown at Broadband World Forum 2011 in Paris, France.
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