FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JDL Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM: JCS), has opened an office in the Tampa area to serve information technology clients throughout Central Florida.  Located at 1228 East Seventh Avenue in Tampa, the office will be managed by Chuck Szymczak, sales manager for JDL Technologies in Central Florida.  Szymczak has two decades of experience in the information technology industry, with previous employers including Cisco, Tech Data, and other software and technology firms.

"Chuck has exceptional experience in information technology solutions selling, and we're delighted to welcome him to the JDL Technologies team," said Steve Latos, sales director for JDL Technologies. "With solid channel and distribution experience, he'll be able to skillfully optimize our partnerships with industry leaders such as Cisco, Citrix, EMC, HP and VMWare as well as younger technology innovators like Aerohive, Bradford Networks, Meru and Nutanix."

JDL Technologies is an approved Information Technology vendor for two of Florida's three Regional Extension Centers, which are federally funded by the Health Information Technology REC Grant Program to help improve healthcare delivery by promoting the widespread adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.

In addition to the healthcare industry and commercial businesses, JDL Technologies provides information technology solutions to two of the largest public school systems in the United States, including onsite network operations center management.

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 data backup and business continuity, security, email, telephony and more. Leveraging the power of our state-of-the-art datacenter and JDL TechWatch 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 2013 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.

SOURCE JDL Technologies Inc.