RuggedCom Inc., Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2009 –

RuggedCom Inc. (“RuggedCom”) (TSX:RCM), a leading provider of rugged communications networking solutions designed for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, has introduced the RuggedBackbone™ RX5000 a new high port density routing and switching platform, designed to operate in harsh environments. The RuggedBackbone™ RX5000 can withstand high levels of electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference and a wide temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. This platform is designed to meet the challenging communication networking and environmental demands found in utility, industrial and military network applications.

The new RuggedBackbone™ RX5000’s superior ruggedized hardware design coupled with the embedded ROX™II operating system provides improved system reliability when your network needs it the most. The product is a scalable, hot-swappable, modular platform which provides its users with the ability to make product modifications as their network grows or their needs change. The cyber security and networking features make it ideally suited for creating secure Ethernet networks for mission critical, real-time, control applications.

“The RuggedBackbone™ RX5000 was designed to meet the present and future needs imposed by growing networks demanding Layer 3 switching, scalability with modular design, and maximum up time with hot-swappable modules, while meeting the requirements of harsh environments”, explains Roger Moore, Vice President, Engineering for RuggedCom. “The RuggedBackbone™ RX5000 provides great value from a price and features perspective and complements our existing product lines, thus enabling our customers to choose a product set that most closely meets their current and future needs.”

The new RuggedBackbone™ RX5000 product line features the following:

Substation Hardened switch with hot-swappable modules
Redundant hot-swappable power supplies
Highest Port Density - up to 96-10/100BaseTX or 48-100BaseFX ports per switch
Layer 2 / Layer 3 Switching
Improved scalability, security and resiliency
Telecom Standard User Interface
Meets or exceeds IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 Standards
Wide variety of interfaces: Ethernet copper and fiber, serial, T1/E1, T3/E3, wireless, and more

To learn more about RuggedCom products and technologies, please visit www.RuggedCom.com.