National Technical Systems Awarded New Contracts forTelecommunications Testing and Evaluation.

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CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2000

Recently Acquired Texas Lab Telecommunications Backlog Up

Nearly 200 Percent

National Technical Systems Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of quality and

compatibility testing and staffing services for telecommunications, information technology and other industries, Friday announced that it has been awarded testing and evaluation contracts from major telecommunications firms including Lucent Technologies, Marconi Communications, Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard.

These most recent contracts were received by the company's Dallas-based facility and represent a major expansion for NTS in this geographic area. Services to be provided include testing and evaluation of telecom equipment to meet National Equipment Building System (NEBS) standards.

According to NTS President and CEO Jack Lin, total telecommunications backlog for the state-of-the-art testing facility in Dallas has increased by nearly 200 percent since it was acquired last November to augment the company's existing telecommunications and information technology testing resources.

NTS Executive Vice President William McGinnis commented: "These new contracts are especially significant because they were awarded to our Dallas facility, which we recently acquired. Additionally, these contracts are a validation of our strategic plan to expand the geographic reach of our telecom testing and evaluation services, and help position NTS as a leading test organization for the telecommunications industry.

"We now have the ability to provide these services in the areas with the greatest concentration of telecommunications work in the United States, namely California, Massachusetts and Texas."

National Technical Systems is an outsourcing services company providing organizations in the information technology (IT) and high-technology markets integrated testing, certification, quality registration, systems evaluation and IT staffing services. For additional information about the company, visit its Web site at www.ntscorp.com.

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