EXHIBIT 99.1
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Norstan, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-K for the period ended April 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James C. Granger,
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and result of
                  operations of the Company.


                                 /s/ James C. Granger
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                                 President and Chief Executive Officer
                                 (Principal Executive Officer)
                                 July 24, 2003