TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES APPOINTS BRIAN J. KELLEY PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EDGEWOOD, NY - March 22, 2012 - Tii Network Technologies, Inc. ('Tii') (NASDAQ:TIII), a leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing network products for the communications industry, today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Brian J. Kelley, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kelley, Chairman of the Board, has served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer since October 24, 2011. The Board commented, "We were fortunate to have had Brian step up and assume interim leadership of Tii. After considering various alternatives, the Board determined Brian's experience and talent made him the best candidate, and we are pleased that he has assumed responsibilities of President and CEO."

Mr. Kelley stated, "I am appreciative of the opportunity to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tii. Over the past five months, I have worked with sales, engineering, manufacturing and administrative members of management to provide a seamless transition for our customers, suppliers and employees. We have worked to strengthen operations, manufacturing, forecasting requirements, customer management and inventory control. Tii has an excellent market position and is well positioned to continue to meet its strategic goals to be a
'best in class' provider to the telecommunications industry."
Mr. Kelley, 60, was elected to the Company's Board in April 2008 and has served as Chairman of the Company's Board since May 2010. Mr. Kelley served as a Director of OEM Capital Corp., a technology focused investment banking firm, from November 2010 until January 2012. From December 2006 until he joined OEM Capital Corp., Mr. Kelley was President of TAMCO Technology, a business development company focused on telecommunications asset management and financing solutions. From January 1994 until August
2006, Mr. Kelley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognitronics Corporation, a company that designed and marketed voice processing systems to the telecommunications industry. From 1986 until 1994, Mr. Kelley served in senior management positions with TIE Communications, Inc., a company engaged in the engineering, distribution and sale, of telecommunications products, services and software. Mr. Kelley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of New Hampshire and a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of Connecticut.

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