Calian's Systems Engineering Division Reports Contract Signings.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

KANATA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004

Calian Technology Ltd. (TSX:CTY) is pleased to announce that its Systems Engineering Division (SED) has recently been awarded contracts that reflect repeat business and a strengthened position for Calian in Canadian, US and European markets. The total value of these contracts exceeds $12 million.

Under the terms of a $4 million contract signed in March 2004, SED will provide London-based Inmarsat with a new satellite spectrum monitoring system. Dubbed SSMS4, the equipment will be used by Inmarsat to measure the communication carriers of its new Inmarsat I-4 satellite system.

Also in March 2004, the Canadian Federal Government exercised a contract extension valued at over $5 million for operations and maintenance services for the Canadian Space Agency's Satellite Operations Directorate. The work, which supports CSA's Radarsat-1 and SciSat satellites, is a continuation of activities SED has performed for the CSA since 1993.

Earlier in 2004, approximately $3 million was added to an existing contract with Systems & Electronics Inc., a US defence contractor for the manufacture of additional subassemblies of a Manportable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar (MSTAR) used in surveillance and security applications. The original contract, valued at $25 million, was signed and announced in November 2003.

About Calian

Calian Technology Ltd. (TSX: CTY) sells technology services to industry and government in Canada and around the world. Calian provides customers with ready access to an exceptional team of engineers, telecommunications and technology professionals, and other highly qualified staff. The Business and Technology Services Division augments customer workforces with flexible short and long-term placements, recruitment and outsourcing of engineering and other skilled professionals. The Systems Engineering Division plans, designs and implements solutions for many of the world's space agencies and leading communications satellite manufacturers and operators, as well as providing contract manufacturing services for customers in North America.

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