EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CNT ACQUIRES LEADING INDEPENDENT STORAGE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER: BI-TECH


MINNEAPOLIS, JUNE 24, 2002 - CNT(R) (Nasdaq: CMNT), the global specialist in
storage networking, today announced that it has acquired London, England -
based, BI-Tech Solutions, a privately held, leading provider of storage
management solutions and services. The acquisition further strengthens CNT's
Storage Solutions organization, which provides companies with end-to-end storage
solutions that deliver on requirements for data availability and management,
business continuance and disaster recovery.

The transaction is a stock purchase agreement for $12 million in cash, plus the
assumption of approximately $3.6 million of liabilities and includes the
acquisition of approximately $8.7 million of tangible assets. The agreement also
includes an incentive payout, estimated to be approximately $15 million, based
upon earnings over the next two years and has been approved by both companies'
boards of directors.

With the acquisition, CNT gains BI-Tech's family of integrated storage solutions
including consulting, implementation, managed services, hardware and software.
CNT also acquires BI-Tech's employees, with operations in the United Kingdom and
Sweden.

"BI-Tech has an impressive customer base, an excellent reputation and unique
expertise in the storage solutions industry. This acquisition should be
accretive immediately. It augments CNT's strong Storage Solutions offering,
complements our acquisition of Articulent in April 2001 and provides us with a
European presence in the storage solutions marketplace," said Tom Hudson,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of CNT. "Over the last year, our
solutions organization has grown substantially and we see this as a tremendous
growth opportunity for the future. The acquisition of BI-tech enhances our
portfolio of comprehensive storage solutions and gives us access to a broader
base of customers and potential revenue. The end result is that CNT is a
stronger enterprise storage networking company."

ABOUT BI-TECH
BI-Tech Solutions - Europe's leading vendor independent storage solutions
company, is focused on the design, deployment and management of Enterprise
Storage Networks and Enterprise Business Recovery Solutions for business
critical distributed and e-business systems. Founded in 1998, the company
provides professional services, specialized consulting, implementation, and
critical infrastructure solutions to manage and monitor data.

ABOUT CNT
CNT is the global storage networking specialist and a pioneer in IP storage
solutions. Innovative products and services from CNT help IT professionals
design and implement cost-effective storage solutions that span diverse servers,
storage systems and networks--enabling enterprise-wide data access and
protection. For information, visit CNT's Web site at http://www.cnt.com or call
763-268-6000.

All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.


FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Greg Barnum, VP of Finance & CFO
763-268-6110; greg_barnum@cnt.com


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