Released on = May 15, 2006, 7:01 am

Press Release Author = Black Box

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX) announced the launch of
a new catalog featuring the Company's most popular and innovative multimedia and
computer networking products.

Press Release Body = PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, May 11, 2006 - Black Box Corporation
(NASDAQ:BBOX) announced the launch of a new catalog featuring the Company\'s most
popular and innovative multimedia and computer networking products.

Aimed at IT professionals in both private and public sectors, the new 128-page
Multimedia and Networking Solutions catalog spotlights Black Box\'s latest multimedia
extension and presentation products, and shows how they can be used for applications
such as building impressive digital signage displays. In addition, this catalog
highlights the latest in networking technologies.

"This catalog is great for anyone looking to use digital signage to promote a
product or message in a truly dynamic way," said Joe Callahan, Director of Product
Marketing for Black Box. "It includes the necessary components: plasma and LCD
screens, video and audio extenders, high-resolution scalers-as well as a huge
selection of high-quality cabling at the lowest prices in the industry."

The catalog\'s Networking section includes Gigabit Ethernet switches, media
converters and routers for a number of LAN/WAN applications, as well as a selection
of speedy Diamond SeriesT desktop and notebook computers that can be customized for
a customer\'s specific application. The section also has a wide selection of wireless
networking products, including Black Box\'s exclusive Pure NetworkingT line of access
points, antennas, 802.11g adapters and wireless print servers.

Throughout Multimedia and Networking Solutions, detailed diagrams show how Black Box
products function in various applications. What\'s more, customers can call the
Company\'s FREE 24/7/365 Tech Support hotline to get answers to their technical
questions whether they buy or not. Black Box also offers start-to-finish services
from design through installation and maintenance.

Black Box catalogs have won numerous awards in recent years. In 2005, the BLACK BOX®
Catalog won Multichannel Merchant magazine\'s top award, Catalog of the Year, for the
second consecutive year. The catalog also took top honors for 2005 in the Computer
Equipment and Software category for the tenth year in a row.

For a FREE copy of Multimedia and Networking Solutions, call us at 877-877-2269 or
simply log on to the Black Box website at www.blackbox.com
and click on \"Request a Catalog.\"

About Black Box

Black Box is the world\'s largest technical services company dedicated to designing,
building and maintaining today\'s complicated data and voice infrastructure systems.
Black Box services 175,000 clients in 141 countries with 168 offices throughout the
world. To learn more, visit the Black Box website at www.blackbox.com
.

Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks, and Pure Networking
and Diamond Series are trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc.


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