Austin, TX -- March 8, 2006 -- Symtx, Inc., Austin, Texas, the largest independent manufacturer of functional test systems announced today that Symtx has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to engineer and manufacture on behalf of Space Systems Loral, a ground based beam forming interface system for satellite to ground station communication simulation. Work will be performed at Symtx integration facilities in Austin, Texas.

“Symtx has a long history providing similar test systems to the defense and aerospace industries as a result of the depth of our technical expertise, past performance, demonstrated quality, and ability to aggressively meet our client's changing business and technical requirements," said Len Gilmore, President and CEO of Symtx.

About Symtx Inc.

Symtx Inc., founded in 1983, is the largest independent manufacturer of functional test systems for electronics manufacturers. As an AS9100:2001 and ISO9001:2000 certified company headquartered in Austin, Texas, Symtx offers a variety of ATE products and services within the defense/aerospace, avionics, telecommunications, medical, RF/microwave, optical, automotive, semiconductor, and consumer/industrial electronics industries (www.symtx.com).