Exhibit 99.1

For more Information Contact:
Wendy Skidmore
Network Express, Inc.
(313) 761-5005
wskidmore@nei.com

       NETWORK EXPRESS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE IBM'S WAVERUNNER
                               ISDN PRODUCT LINE

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - July 3, 1996 -- Network Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETK) today
announced that, effective July 1, 1996, Network Express acquired certain
assets from IBM pertaining to the IBM ISDN adapter products known as the
WaveRunner for a purchase price of $7 million.

Under the terms of its agreement with IBM, Network Express has acquired the
WaveRunner name, the existing IBM WaveRunner inventory and the right (under
the Wave Runner name) to build and market the ISDN adapter products
currently marketed under the WaveRunner name.  the WaveRunner product line
was designed to provide the user with the ability to use the products as
modems while on the road and as ISDN adapters while at the home or office.

"The purchase of the IBM WaveRunner rounds out the Network Express line of
ISDN access products for the central site and branch or remote office," said
Richard P. Eidswick, president and CEO of Network Express.  "It's our
anticipation that our agreement with IBM will also open up the IBM channels
to Network Express for WaveRunner products, and strengthen our partnership
with IBM, its resellers, and customers.  Network Express has been working
closely with IBM since the WaveRunner was introduced to ensure
interoperability with our existing product line."

"IBM's WaveRunner has long been a leader in the ISDN area.  With the
transition of WaveRunner to Network Express we have the opportunity to see
these products continue and grow as part of a company that we have enjoyed a
long-standing WaveRunner relationship with," said Michael Mayer, Director,
Campus Networking Products, IBM Networking Hardware Division.

About Network Express, Inc.

Network Express supplies high-speed switched access communications products
for companies seeking to reduce communications costs through dial-up
services such as ISDN.  The Company's products provide high-speed,
cost-effective and secure features for applications including pre-press
publishing, Internet access, telecommuting, and remote LAN access.  The
Company has more than 3,000 installations in the US, Japan and Europe.  On
May 21, 1996, Network Express entered into a merger agreemnt with Cabletron
Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CS) of New Hampshire pursuant to which Network Express
will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabletron subject to, among other
things, the requisite approval of the merger by Network Express'
shareholders at the special meeting scheduled for August 1, 1996.  NEI's
corporate headquarters are located at 4251 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI,
48105.  Network Express can be contacted at 313-761-5005, via fax at
313-995-1114 and the home page for NEI can be accessed at
http://www.nei.com.

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