Austin, TX - October 3, 2005 - Symtx, Inc., Austin, Texas, the largest independent manufacturer of functional test systems announced today that Symtx has been awarded a $2,200,000 contract from the Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFMETCAL in Heath, Ohio to provide thirteen (13) Portable Automatic Test Equipment Calibrator Lean (PATEC LEAN) Systems that will be used for in-situ calibration verification of USAF Test Systems. Work will be performed in Austin, Texas, and is expected to be completed in March 2006.

“Symtx has become a leading force in the avionics and defense test industry due to 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).