COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 3, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- National Space Symposium, Booth 311 -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) announced today, that two of its divisions will exhibit satellite and defense innovations at the 22nd Annual National Space Symposium today through Thursday at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Sponsored by the National Space Foundation, this gathering highlights the latest in space-related technological achievements and attracts more than 6,500 space enthusiasts, including space industry professionals and military and government officials.
EMS Defense and Space Systems will be exhibiting key technology at Booth 311, including downlink switching solutions for flexible theater coverage, high-power network management solutions that simplify payload assembly and integration, and simultaneous multi-beam forming networks with significantly reduced mass and volume.
EMS SATCOM, also located in Booth 311, will be exhibiting high-bandwidth Satcom technologies, including airborne satellite-based products that operate with Inmarsat services. EMS has recently introduced several ground-breaking products, including the AMT-3800 antenna -- the world's first ARINC 781-complaint high-gain antenna and the HSD-440 high-speed data terminal -- the first Inmarsat terminal to combine classic aero services and high-speed data in a single unit. Both products enable the global network-centric communications capability required by military and government organizations around the world.
Media can access more details at the EMS virtual press center for the conference at: http://www.ems-t.com/EMSPressRoom/DSS/NSS2006/Default.htm.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, has approximately 1,200 workers worldwide, and operates manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Ottawa and Brazil.
EMS Technologies' Defense and Space Systems Division develops advanced technology systems for military and space applications. The Division provides critical subsystems and components for airborne, commercial and space-based communication, and radar and electronic warfare systems.
EMS SATCOM, based in Ottawa, Canada, specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, land-mobile, maritime and emergency management markets. 2005 Frost & Sullivan Command and Control Enabling Technology of the Year award recipient, the division is a leader in developing and supplying high-speed data communications equipment for enabling vital communications resources such as voice, video, email and Internet capabilities to a broad variety of aircraft.
For more information, visit EMS on the World Wide Web at www.ems-t.com.