JDL Technologies Selected as Preferred IT Vendor for USF Health PaperFree Florida Clients Transitioning to Electronic Health Records

Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 17, 2012 --(PR.com)-- JDL Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM: JCS), has been selected as a Preferred Vendor for USF Health PaperFree Florida clients, including physicians and healthcare clinicians, in an agreement signed on November 8, 2012. USF Health is a partnership of several related colleges and schools that comprise the University of South Florida—a global research university ranked 34th among public universities in federal research expenditures.

USF Health PaperFree Florida is a Regional Extension Center partially funded by a federal grant under the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center Grant Program. It provides education and consulting services in healthcare information technology directly to clients to support the achievement of Meaningful Use in their implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in accordance with the 2009 HITECH Act.

Healthcare providers receive direct financial incentives for early EHR adoption and Meaningful Use against a series of established deadlines, with key milestones in the next three years. Incentive programs are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

“JDL Technologies is expertly qualified to address the information technology needs of healthcare providers as they transition to EHR solutions,” said Gary Hendrickson, CDIA, ECM, ERM, BPM and project manager for the USF Health PaperFree Florida initiative. “By providing infrastructure, support and IT management services as timely complements to the requisite EHR software implementation, JDL Technologies can facilitate an integrated and cost-effective technology upgrade for these forward-thinking healthcare providers.”

USF Health PaperFree Florida observes a vendor-neutral policy, offering unbiased advice on the systems and services best suited to enhance the use of electronic health records and other health information technologies. For more than 15 years, JDL Technologies has been a trusted advisor and partner to a wide range of information technology users, from the largest school systems in the U.S., to regional banks and healthcare providers, to non-regulated businesses operating locally.

“We’ve developed exceptional in-house expertise in managing information technology initiatives—from the simple to the complex,” said Scott Fluegge, vice president and general manager of JDL Technologies. “Our successful partnerships with industry leaders such as Cisco, Citrix, HP and VMWare as well as young technology innovators like Aerohive, Bradford Networks and Meru enable us to deliver the perfect solution for each client.”

About JDL Technologies
JDL Technologies specializes in designing, deploying and managing information technology solutions that enable organizations to focus on mission-critical activities and the resources that drive their success. Our IT solutions encompass an extensive range of networking, virtualization and cloud services such as backup and recovery, security, email, telephony and more. Leveraging the power of a state-of-the-art datacenter and managed services operations center, 240 years of combined technical experience and more than 100 industry and professional certifications, JDL Technologies is uniquely qualified to help organizations optimize their information technology. JDL Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company (NASDAQ-GM: JCS). For more information visit us at jdltech.com.

Statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in 2012 are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: competitive products and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.