TAMPA, Fla, -- (March 24, 2010) – Custom Cable Industries, Inc., (http://www.customcable.com) a leading connectivity company with national presence and global distribution, has been selected to receive a Verizon 2009 Supplier Recognition Award in the “Network Product & Services – Small” category. The award will be presented at the Verizon Supplier Summit on Friday, March 26, 2010.

The Verizon Supplier Excellence Awards recognize companies that support Verizon’s commitment to continuous improvement of quality and customer service through a passion for excellence. Criteria for winning include quality of service, year over year growth, a commitment to supplier diversity, meeting and exceeding performance metrics, providing cost management solutions and excellent customer service.

“We are grateful to Verizon for recognizing our products, services and customer service with this award and look forward to continuing a relationship that offers new and innovative strategies as well as the lowest total cost of ownership solutions,” says Gregg Stewart, Custom Cable general manager. Stewart adds that Custom Cable has consistently provided its clients with value pricing, cost-effective production and innovative design.

Custom Cable has a strategic relationship with Draka Communications Americas (http://www.DrakaAmericas.com) to support Verizon with high quality products that offer rapid and reliable turnaround time. Currently, Custom Cable is working with Draka on MDU (multi-dwelling unit) solutions as a preferred assembly partner, constructing connectorized cable assemblies using Draka’s superior bend insensitive fiber cable, including BendBrightXS and BendBright Elite.

"Delivering the best customer experience is a top priority for Verizon, so we expect the highest quality service from our vendors, which keeps us focused on the business of serving our customers,” said Mariano Legaz, Verizon vice president – supply chain services. “Custom Cable Industries is among 11 vendors that have received a 2009 Verizon Supplier Excellence Award for delivering advanced products and services and for consistently demonstrating a commitment to excellence."

Custom Cable has recently implemented web-based catalogs for clients and expansion of its geographic footprint and distribution model with a new distribution facility in California. Committed to quality, the company has also earned TL9000:2008 and ISO 9001:2008 quality certifications. In January 2010, ComVest Capital, LLC (http://www.comvest.com) acquired a 51 percent ownership stake in Custom Cable Industries, Inc. “ComVest has pledged its total support for Custom Cable and its optical fiber product growth plans,” says Gary Jaggard, ComVest Capital managing director. “We are dedicated to building industry-leading companies and believe that Custom Cable has the team and commitment to achieve that position.”

About Custom Cable Industries, Inc.
Founded in 1980, Custom Cable Industries, Inc. is a leading connectivity company with national presence and global distribution. A longtime partner with Fortune 500 companies, Custom Cable offers an impressive line of central office, custom, standards-based and network cables and has best in class certification in manufacturing and installation connectivity services including structured cabling, network, voice and data solutions.

About Draka
Draka (Euronext Amsterdam: DRAK), headquartered in Amsterdam, has 9,600 employees in countries worldwide and revenues of €2.0 billion. Draka has a presence in 31 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Draka’s activities are divided into three groups: Energy & Infrastructure, Industry & Specialty and Communications. Draka Communications, with more than 100 years of experience, is one of the world’s largest fiber producers and the number one multimode fiber producer. The company is a leader in innovative optical fiber and cable solutions with a portfolio of more than 15,000 cables for indoor, indoor-outdoor and outdoor applications. Draka’s regional headquarters is located in Claremont, N.C. in the only co-located fiber and cable facility in North America. The 128-acre campus is home to a world class 1.2 million square foot manufacturing facility dedicated to the development, delivery and deployment of optical fiber and fiber cable networks. For more information, call 1-800-879-9862 or visit the company online at www.draka.com/communications.

About ComVest Capital, LLC
ComVest Capital is an affiliate of The ComVest Group, a leading private investment firm focused on providing debt and equity solutions to middle market companies. Since 1988, the ComVest Group has invested more than $2 billion of capital in more than 200 public and private companies worldwide. Through its extensive financial resources and broad network of industry experts, ComVest is able to offer its portfolio companies total financial sponsorship, critical strategic support and business development assistance.

Custom Cable Industries, Inc. (CCI) successfully certified to the new International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard. This designation is an important symbol of Custom Cable's ongoing commitment to quality.

ISO 9001:2008 introduces clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 and offers changes intended to improve consistency with other management systems standards such as ISO 14001:2004.

Custom Cable has been ISO 9001:2000 certified since March 2005 and recertified in March 2008.

The newly awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification is valid until March 3, 2011.

Custom Cable Industries, Inc. (CCI) obtained renewed International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration from the Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

ITAR regulates the manufacture, export, import and transfer of defense-related articles and services. This certification is evidence of Custom Cable’s commitment to safeguard defense-related data for our customers and our country. Registration has been extended until is November 30, 2009.

The Assembly Division of Tampa-based Custom Cable Industries, Inc. was issued the newest TL 9000 Quality Management System certification. Re-certification is valid until March 3, 2011.

The certification confirms and establishes that Custom Cable's Assembly Division complies with TL 9000-H R4.0/R4.0 (Product Category 7.7.3). Changes and/or additional requirements applicable to this enhanced standard were designed to ensure intended quality results, emphasize design process quality measurements, add required testing (regression, document verification, stress, abnormal condition and system), and broaden the scope of certain hardware and software requirements. In all, ninety adders are now required above and beyond standards outlined in ISO 9001: 2000. Achieving this aggressive standard is core to the enduring Custom Cable commitment to quality.

Today, the Workplace Connectivity and Assembly Divisions of Custom Cable Industries, Inc. (CCI) were both re-issued International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2000 quality management standard certifications. These Quality Management System re-certifications were confirmed by registrar NQA-USA, are valid through March 2011, and apply to Custom Cable sites in both Tampa and Orlando, Florida. Custom Cable has a long-standing commitment to quality and has Quality Management Systems surveillance audits done twice per year to ensure ongoing adherence to ISO 9001:2000 requirements.

Tampa headquarted Custom Cable Industries, Inc. (CCI) has received International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration. ITAR is administered by the Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

ITAR regulates the manufacture, export, import and transfer of defense-related articles and services. This certification is evidence of Custom Cable’s commitment to safeguard defense-related data for our customers and our country. Registration is effective through November 30, 2008.

Custom Cable Industries (CCI) Assembly Division updated its training curriculum based upon revision A to the IPC/WHMA-A-620 Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies. These standards are globally accepted and were developed by the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, formerly known as the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits, (IPC) Task Group of the Product Assurance Subcommittee and the Wiring Harness Manufacturers’ Association (WHMA) Industry Technical Guidelines Committee. This effort is part of Custom Cable’s enduring commitment to overall quality.

The Assembly Division is a contract manufacturer of cable assemblies, including fabrication of network cabling, cable assemblies, wiring harnesses and cabling adapters for commercial, control, data and the telecommunication industries.

Custom Cable Industries, Inc. (CCI) Assembly Division located in Tampa, Florida received TL 9000 certification today.

The Assembly Division is a contract manufacturer of cable assemblies (product category 8.3.b), including fabrication of network cabling, cable assemblies, wiring harnesses and cabling adapters for control, data and telecommunications industries.

TL 9000 is an International Standard, developed by the QuEST Forum in 1998 specifying requirements for a quality management system. The designation is based solely upon adherence to the complete ISO 9001: 2000 standard and eighty-one additional telecom-specific requirements.

TL 9000 Quality Management Systems are designed to meet the supply chain quality requirements of the worldwide telecommunications industry and provides value and benefits across all the supply chain disciplines (Buyers, Suppliers, and Service Providers). It also offers a consistent set of quality expectations that parallel rapid technology changes and customer expectations.

The result is a unique, robust quality management system that drives continual improvement and business excellence.

This registration is in effect until March 3, 2008. Custom Cable is now among a select few companies in the United States that meet these high quality standards.

It is official; Custom Cable Industries, Inc. (CCI) is now certified to the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2000 quality management standard. This step is an important part of Custom Cable's enduring value around quality and its commitment to meet and exceed customer requirements and enhance customer satisfaction. The certification applies to both Workplace Connectivity (Installation) and Assembly Divisions.

ISO 9001:2000 is based on a systematic process approach to quality and strives to control and improve organizational results. Custom Cable's valid hold of this designation expires in March 2008.

Custom Cable Industries, Inc. became one of just twenty-seven companies to achieve the Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Prestige Platinum Contractor accreditation. This designation differentiates Custom Cable as a premier installer of highest quality products whose processes are compliant with and exceed ISO 9001:2008 requirements. Accreditation requires that at least five BICSI qualified technicians and three Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDD) are employed and a company certification by at least one manufacturer whose products are installed by the candidate company.

BICSI is an international association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry with information, education and knowledge assessments for individuals and companies. It serves more than 24,000 ITS professionals, including designers, installers and technicians. These individuals provide the fundamental infrastructure for telecommunications, audio/video, and life safety and automation systems. Through courses, conferences, publications and professional registration programs, BICSI staff and volunteers assist ITS professionals in delivering critical products and services, and offer opportunities for continual improvement and enhanced professional stature.

Custom Cable's BICSI Prestige Platinum Contractor Accreditation extends through February 1, 2010.

Custom Cable Industries, Inc. adopted IPC/WHMA-A-620 Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies as the training backbone for its Assembly Division workforce. These standards are globally accepted and were developed by the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, formerly known as the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC), Task Group of the Product Assurance Subcommittee and the Wiring Harness Manufacturers’ Association (WHMA) Industry Technical Guidelines Committee.

The Assembly Division is a contract manufacturer of cable assemblies, including fabrication of network cabling, cable assemblies, wiring harnesses and cabling adapters for commercial, control, data and the telecommunication industries.

This effort is part of Custom Cable’s enduring commitment to overall quality.