OSICOM TECHNOLOGIES TO ACQUIRE ROCKWELL NETWORK SYSTEMS

SANTA MONICA, CALIF., JAN. 19 -- Osicom Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIBR)
today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
Rockwell Network Systems, a unit of Rockwell International Corp. (NYSE:
ROK), for an undisclosed amount of cash. Rockwell Network Systems (RNS) is
a recognized industry leader designing, manufacturing, and marketing
diverse data communications products including intelligent network
adapters, remote access routers, and software based on industry standard
protocols TCP/IP, IPX, Ethernet, FDDI and ATM. The acquisition, subject to
conditions customary to such transactions, is expected to be consummated
within the next several weeks, an Osicom spokesperson said.

Par Chadha, Osicom Chairman, said that RNS will be brought into Osicom's
Meret Optical Communications subsidiary, already a leader in video
switches. "RNS and Meret are a perfect fit," he said, "and this
acquisition will boost Osicom's revenues to more than $35 million for the
fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 1997."

RNS provides high-speed LAN solutions and connections to the extended
workgroups and servers in high growth networking (FDDI, ATM, Fast
Ethernet) markets. In addition, the company is a leading supplier of
remote access router-based technologies for connections to network
backbones via public switch facilities (ISDN and analog modems). RNS
General Manager Nick Whelan noted that the trend toward mixed data and
video communications with high-speed networks and remote access requires
sophisticated switching components both on-site and off-site and that the
combined RNS/Meret capabilities will provide the complete product line for
such applications. Whelan and the RNS management team will continue to
lead the new Osicom business unit.

Osicom Technologies is a Santa Monica, California based company engaged in
design and manufacture of digital video switchers and routers for the
telecommunications industry. The company also produces a range of fiber
optic and wireless communications products for use in broadcast, cable,
and closed circuit television; interactive teleconferencing and distance
learning; computer graphics; medical imaging; surveillance; and defense
and aerospace applications.

CONTACT: Bob Raffa of First Capital Investor Relations, 800-400-5565, for
Osicom Technologies, Inc.

For more information about our products and services please email
SALES@RNS.ROCKWELL.COM or call 1-800-262-8023 (INTERNATIONAL
805-562-3173).
 
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