Symmetricom Announces New Vice President, Market and Business Development of Telecom Solutions Division

Business Wire, Nov 16, 2006

Dale Boehm Brings Extensive Networking Product and Market Experience to Support Essential Role of Precise Time and Synchronization in Next-Generation Networks

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, today announced Dale Boehm as vice president, market and business development for the Telecom Solutions Division. Dale brings over 16 years of industry experience and expertise delivering networking products and solutions to the marketplace. Dale has worked in product management, marketing, business development and executive management positions for several companies, including 10 years at Cisco Systems.

"This critical role positions Symmetricom to help our service provider customers as they prepare for, and shift their infrastructure from circuit-switched technologies to more cost-effective IP packet-based solutions," commented Gurdip Jande, senior vice president of marketing at Symmetricom. "As the analysis of different technology options take place during the migration of our customers' next-generation networks, the vital role of precise time and synchronization within these new IP-based packet networks is becoming widely recognized. Dale's extensive market experience and leadership abilities will ready us for growth in our precise time and frequency solutions as customers continue to execute on their next-generation network strategies."

In his new role, Dale will lead the company's efforts in formulating strategies and executing plans to expand Symmetricom's precise time and frequency products and solutions into existing and new markets, including carrier, wireless, cable and OEM's on a global basis. Reporting to Gurdip Jande, Dale will also provide executive leadership and guidance to Symmetricom's team of market and business development managers, accountable for the overall success of the strategy and portfolio.

Most recently, Dale served Sanmina-SCI, a global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) leader where, as vice president of business development and marketing, he focused on original design manufacturing (ODM) solutions targeting the fastest growing segments of the communications market. Prior to Sanmina, he served Caspian Networks, a startup delivering network performance solutions enabling enterprises and service providers to enforce QoS policies, as director of marketing. From 1992 - 2002, Dale held several positions at Cisco Systems in the Optical Internetworking Business Unit and Cable Business Unit, playing key roles in the development and introduction of the Cisco 7000, Cisco 7500, Cisco GSR 12000 and UBR7200 product families. Prior to Cisco, Dale held positions at The Boeing Company and GTE Government Systems. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University and a Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Santa Clara.

"I am very excited to be part of the Symmetricom team as we extend our precise timing and synchronization solutions, enabling our customers to deliver enhanced services over their IP packet-based networks," commented Dale Boehm, new vice president, market and business development for Symmetricom. "Given the strength and global reach of Symmetricom's solutions, we are well positioned to deliver the timing and synchronization solutions required for new services."

Dale can be reached at Symmetricom headquarters, 2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California, 95131, tel 1 408 433 0910, fax 1 408 428 7896 or email dboehm@symmetricom.com.

About Symmetricom, Inc.

As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides "Perfect Timing" to customers around the world. Since 1985, the company's solutions have helped define the world's time and frequency standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireline and wireless networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, the company's synchronization solutions include primary reference sources, building integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPS timing receivers, time and frequency distribution systems, network time servers and ruggedized oscillators. Symmetricom also incorporates technologies including Universal Timing Interface (UTI), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588), and others supporting the world's migration to Next-Generation-Networks (NGN). Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.