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AsiaSat Expands Their EPOCH IPS System to Support AsiaSat 5 LANHAM, Md., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by AsiaSat to add operations of the AsiaSat 5 satellite (a Loral FS1300 class satellite) to AsiaSat's existing satellite control system. This is Integral Systems' second contract with AsiaSat and will expand AsiaSat's EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) control system to operate a total of four AsiaSat satellites that are made by three different satellite manufacturers. AsiaSat's state-of-the-art satellite control system is based on Integral Systems' EPOCH IPS that has become the industry standard for consolidated operations of mixed fleets of satellites. The EPOCH IPS provides AsiaSat an easy-to-use, fully integrated, multi-satellite control center for all four satellites of the AsiaSat fleet. The single platform system simplifies AsiaSat's satellite operations, and in turn reduces operating costs. EPOCH IPS is the world's leading and most widely used satellite control system, having been selected to support the operations of over 30 SS/L FS1300 class satellites, over 125 GEO communications satellite, and well over 200 satellite programs in total (including LEO and deep space missions). "We greatly appreciate AsiaSat's business, and we are very pleased that they have elected to expand their EPOCH system to include their newest satellite," said Stuart Daughtridge, Executive Vice President of the Commercial Division at Integral Systems. "AsiaSat is a world leader in satellite operations and I am very pleased we were able to earn their repeat business, since we believe this shows that our EPOCH IPS system and our support deliver our customers real value. It is this repeat business and customer satisfaction that has made EPOCH the world's leading satellite control system," he added. "We have been using Integral's satellite control system since 2004 and we found it a sophisticated system that greatly enhances the efficiency and reliability of our satellite operations. Through expanding and upgrading our existing satellite control system to include the operation of our new satellite AsiaSat 5, we look forward to continually providing unparalleled satellite service to our customers," said Peter Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of AsiaSat. About AsiaSat AsiaSat, the leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two- thirds of the world's population with its three satellites, AsiaSat 2 at 100.5 degrees E, AsiaSat 3S at 105.5 degrees E and AsiaSat 4 at 122.2 degrees E. The AsiaSat satellite system provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 240 television channels and 130 radio channels are now delivered by the Company's satellites, reaching over 96 million households, with more than 360 million viewers across the Asia Pacific region. Many telecommunications customers use AsiaSat for services such as public telephone networks, private VSAT networks and high speed Internet and multimedia services. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, listed on both the Hong Kong (SEHK:1135HK) and New York (NYSE:SAT) stock exchanges. AsiaSat's two major shareholders are CITIC Group and SES GLOBAL, the world's premier satellite services provider based in Luxembourg. For more information, please visit http://www.asiasat.com/. About Integral Systems: Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a leading provider of satellite systems and has supported over 205 different satellite missions for communications, science, meteorological and earth resource applications. The Company was the first to offer an integrated suite of COTS (Commercial-Off- The-Shelf) software products for satellite command & control, the EPOCH IPS product line. EPOCH has become a world market leader in commercial applications with successful installations on 5 continents. The Company's RT Logic subsidiary builds telemetry processing systems for military applications including tracking stations, control centers, satellite manufacturers and range operations. The Company's Lumistar, Inc. subsidiary is a provider of system-level and board-level telemetry acquisition products. The Company also provides software for equipment monitoring and control to satellite operators and telecommunications firms through its Newpoint Technologies, Inc. subsidiary. Through its wholly owned subsidiary SAT Corporation, the Company provides satellite and terrestrial communications signal monitoring systems to satellite operators and users throughout the world. Integral Systems has approximately 420 employees working at Company headquarters in Lanham, Maryland, and at other locations in the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.integ.com/. DATASOURCE: Integral Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Stuart Daughtridge, Executive Vice President, Commercial Division of Integral Systems, Inc., +1-301-731-4233, or Web site: http://www.integ.com/ http://www.asiasat.com/

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