Auriga names ProTEQ Solutions as exclusive New England Representative

LOWELL, Massachusetts, November 30, 2006

Auriga Measurement Systems, LLC has announced that ProTEQ Solutions, Inc. will be their exclusive representative in New England for Auriga's custom test, characterization, and modeling systems and services. The companies will leverage ProTEQ's deep customer relationships with Auriga's breadth of measurement & device modeling experience to deliver systems and services that improve microwave components for their customers by helping to reduce costly redesigns and accelerate time-to-market.

"We are very excited to have ProTEQ represent us in New England. ProTEQ's philosophy of partnering with their customer mirrors ours. Both our organizations believe our success is tied directly to building long-term relations based on solving complex measurement issues with our customers," said Ted Lewis, Director of Sales & Marketing for Auriga. Auriga positions itself to be a true extension of customers' test & measurement R&D, design and manufacturing teams.

Extending its line of quality manufacturers, ProTEQ Solutions (formerly Northeast Marketing Associates) sees Auriga as fitting nicely into their portfolio of offerings. "Along with Auriga's modeling & characterization services, we believe Auriga's customized automated test systems will allow us to offer a complete line of products and services to customers," stated Chuck Freihofer, General Manager of ProTEQ Solutions.

About Auriga Measurement Systems LLC

Auriga Measurement Systems is a manufacturer & service provider of custom automated test equipment & components. Auriga believes that the close link between measurement science and device physics is critical to improving the current state of device modeling, and that a sound understanding of the basic physics of current active devices is mandatory to the delivery of cutting-edge modeling, characterization and test-systems solutions. By providing improved test, characterization and modeling solutions for high-frequency, high-powered, complex RF microwave front-ends, Auriga allows customers to benefit from the Auriga team's more than 150-years experience of delivering time and cost-efficient solutions to the industry's leading RF/Microwave users. Auriga's lab and manufacturing facility is based in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

About ProTEQ Solutions, Incorporated

ProTEQ Solutions (formerly Northeast Marketing Associates) is a tier one manufacturer's representative sales company covering the 6 New England states. The Company has a long history of selling test and measurement instruments in this territory and is widely regarded as the premier manufacturer's sales representative company in New England. ProTEQ has represented top companies for over 10 years and developed very strong relationships with its principals. The ProTEQ team's commitment to the manufacturer relationship extends beyond local sales of products to actively participating on rep councils and meeting with manufacturers' management teams to help them grow their businesses. ProTEQ actively covers all six states with regular customer calls and by conducting local product shows, technical seminars and lunch-and-learns.

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