PENRIL DATACOMM NETWORKS, INC. REPORTS
         THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTH FINANCIAL RESULTS
                                
     Gaithersburg, MD, June 14, 1996 -- Penril DataComm Networks,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PNRL) today announced financial results for the third
quarter and nine months ended April 30, 1996.

     Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 1996 increased
to $10.5 million from fiscal second quarter revenues of $9.6
million.  The increase was driven by 15% sales growth over the Penril
Datability Division over the fiscal second quarter.  The Penril
Datability Division includes the Company's recently introduced
Access Beyond (TM) family of products, a new-generation solution
for the remote access market.

     For the third quarter of fiscal 1996, Penril reported a net
loss from continuing operations of ($3.1 million), or ($0.31)per
share.  In the fiscal 1996 second quarter, Penril incurred a net
loss from continuing operation of ($3.9 million), or ($.042) per
share.  The Company reported a net loss from continuing operations
of ($1.2 million), or ($0.15)per share, in the third quarter of
fiscal 1995.

     According to Ronald Howard, Resident, Penril Datability
Division and Executive Vice President of the Company, "Our third
quarter sales figures represent a reversal of the downward trend
experienced for almost a year.  We are particularly encouraged by
the solid quarter-to-quarter growth in the Penril Datability
Division, which reflects the initial success with Access Beyond's
new product introductions.  We expect this trend will continue to
build as we move forward."

     For the first nine months of fiscal 1996, the Company reported
total revenues of $31.1 million, compared to $42.9 million in the
corresponding period last year.  Penril reported a net loss from
continuing operations of ($8.6 million), or ($0.96)per share, for
the fiscal 1996 nine month period vs. net loss from continuing
operations of ($2.6 million), or ($0.34)per share, last year.

     Penril DataComm Networks, Inc. is a provider of advanced
modem, WAN and internetworking products via reseller and OEM
channels.  The Company's new Access Beyond product line represents
a new generation of saleable, modular, cost-effective remote access
connectivity products that combine advanced modem, ISDN, remote
access internetworking and terminal connectivity capabilities
within a single cost-effective family of remote access solutions.