Symmetricom's Doug Arnold to Present at the 10th Annual Workshop - Innovations in Protection and Control for Greater Reliability Infrastructure Development (i-PCGRID)

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Symmetricom^®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced that one of their chief scientists, Doug Arnold, a timing and synchronization expert will present at the i-PCGRID Workshop taking place at PG&E offices in San Francisco, CA, March 26-28, 2013.

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Symmetricom has been selected to participate in the i-PCGRID workshop as the leading expert in Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and the Power Profile.

Symmetricom will be presenting jointly with Dewey Day from PG&E as part of the day 2 agenda:

About Symmetricom, Inc.

Symmetricom (NASDAQ:SYMM), a world leader in precise time solutions, sets the world's standard for time. The company generates, distributes and applies precise time for the communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure, power and metrology industries. Symmetricom's customers, from communications service providers and network equipment manufacturers to governments and their suppliers worldwide, are able to build more reliable networks and systems by using the company's advanced timing technologies, atomic clocks, services and solutions. All products support today's precise timing standards, including GPS-based timing, IEEE 1588 (PTP), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Synchronous Ethernet and DOCSIS^® timing. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit: http://www.symmetricom.com or join the dialogue at http://www.twitter.com/symmetricom.

About PG&E Workshops:

The PG&E hosted workshops are one way for fostering a vision and to set the foundation for a transition to a Modern Grid. These workshops are a forum to discuss industry trends and challenges, exchange ideas, and to help prioritize directions. Participation in this process will enable stakeholders to shape the direction of this critical program and maximize benefits from the program achievements.

The 2013 Workshop will emphasize the lessons learned from deployment of smart grid technologies and strategies and operational aspects of managing grid system and equipment assets to build a more resilient grid. Practical solutions and innovations are discussed by Experienced

Industry Navigators (utilities, vendors, consultants, regulators, and academics, with international reputations) joined in a shared vision to craft a steady course towards higher levels of reliability and energy efficiency. For more information visit: https://www.cavs.msstate.edu/iPCGRID_Registration/iPCGRID2013_Event%20Sheet.pdf

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