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25th Annual Symposium Explores "The Next Space Age"

LANHAM, Md., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integral Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISYS), will demonstrate its satellite and space communications Command and Control and RF Interference Geolocation capabilities at the 25th National Space Symposium, to be held March 30 through April 2, 2009 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO. The symposium brings together all space community sectors to focus on challenges, opportunities, and industry-wide accomplishments.

Integral Systems' Chief Executive Officer, John B. Higginbotham, will participate in a panel discussing "Changing Business Models for the Next Space Age" on Thursday, April 2. Integral Systems and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, RT Logic, Newpoint Technologies, and SAT Corporation will exhibit at Booth 604. Experts will also be available outside scheduled demonstration times to answer questions in detail.

Command and Control demonstrations are scheduled for Tuesday, March 31 at 1:00 and 5:00 pm; Wednesday, April 1 at 11:00 am and 2:30 pm; and Thursday, April 2 at 1:00 and 4:00 pm. Demonstrations include:

Station #1: Satellite Control Network Mission Planning

• Mantis(TM), an expandable and scalable toolkit for mission planning and schedule generation that uses intelligent-agent software processes with a distributed, net-centric, commercially supported framework. The demonstration will use the U.S. Air Force's Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) as the subject for a challenging Satellite Control Network scenario.

Stations #2 and #3: Net-centric Satellite Command and Control

• COMPASS(TM)/TrueNorth GUI, the leading solution for infrastructure management, featuring a library of 1,000 equipment interfaces for a variety of equipment and systems from leading manufacturers and legacy component providers. The product is scalable to support single stations, diverse hybrid infrastructures and large network operations centers.
• Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C), a commercial off-the-shelf solution for standardized command and control systems for the U.S. Air Force. CCS-C supports four Military Satellite Communications systems; features include Task Automated Operations (TAO), which dramatically reduces operator workload while enabling sufficient tactical control of America's most critical communications assets.

Station #4: Satellite Control Front End Processing (FEP)

• Telemetrix(R) T501 Front End Processing System, processes spacecraft telecommand uplink streams and telemetry downlink streams, or packets. Telemetrix T501 products support high data-rate streams, data archiving/replay and the CCSDS and CCSDS SLE protocols.

Station #5: Remote Antenna RF Signal Processing

• T400CS Channel Simulator, providing state-of-the-art Quality of Service (QOS) verification and testing for satellite and ground systems (both on-air and off-the-air). The T400 adds smooth, phase-continuous carrier and signal Doppler, range relay, range attenuation, interference (accidental and intentional), and noise/fading to input signals.
• Telemetrix(R) Ground Antenna Systems, RT Logic RF and digital processing systems employed at military and commercial ground antenna sites to perform the necessary network interface, modem and RF signal processing.
• Satellite Control Network Contract (SCNC), Integral Systems' contract with Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., to replace existing communications technologies that constitute the ground network and tracking systems of the AFSCN with improved components and antenna systems, providing new capabilities to ensure the system is operational 24/7.
• Monics(R)/SAT-DSA, the de facto standard carrier management and interference detection and analysis system for satellite service providers, featuring carrier-under-carrier detection and analysis, as well as the only signal separation system enabling the analysis of interference occupying the same frequency bandwidth as the desired carrier.

Station #6: Fleet Management/Situational Awareness

• Enterprise Executive Dashboard, offers managers, executives, and customers access to real-time and historical key performance indicators via a simple, user-friendly web interface. Dashboard performs data mining to extract key information from all aspects of the ground system.

RF Interference Geolocation demonstrations are scheduled for Tuesday, March 31 at 3:00 pm; Wednesday, April 1 at 1:00 and 4:00 pm; and Thursday, April 2 at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. Integral Systems will demonstrate its most recent acquisition:

• satID, the industry's leader in detecting, characterizing, and geolocating the source of satellite interferers, jammers, and unauthorized users. satID, recently acquired by Integral Systems, features TDOA/FDOA, TDOA/TDOA and FDOA/FDOA geolocation measurement techniques using dedicated or existing antenna assets in a single location or across multiple locations.

About Integral Systems

Integral Systems, Inc., applies more than 25 years experience developing innovative satellite communication systems for its government and commercial customers. Integral provides cost-effective solutions for ground, air, and space communications by integrating solutions from its subsidiary companies - SAT Corporation, Newpoint Technologies, Inc., Integral Systems Europe, RT Logic, and Lumistar. Customers have relied on the Integral family of companies to deliver on time and on budget for more than 250 satellite missions. Our dedication to customer service has solidified long-term relationships with the U.S. Air Force, NASA, NOAA, and nearly every satellite operator in the world. Integral Systems, Inc., is listed in Forbes' Top 200 Small Companies in America for 2008. For more information visit www.integ.com.