Caltronix, in a continuing effort to expand capabilities and improve service, has expanded RF frequency coverage to 40 GHz. Some of the parameters affected by this increase are frequency generation, frequency measurement, power measurement and spectrum analysis.

ACLASS, a Washington D.C. metro area based company, recently attended the 12th Annual General Assembly in Taipei, Chinese Taipei and signed the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on September 13, 2006 for both calibration and testing. APLAC groups accreditation bodies in the Asia Pacific region responsible for accrediting calibration, testing and inspection facilities. APLAC's principal objectives are to foster the development of competent laboratories and inspection bodies in member economies, to harmonize accreditation practices in the region and with other regions, and to facilitate mutual recognition of accredited test, measurement and inspection results through the APLAC multilateral Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).

As a result of signing the APLAC MRA, ACLASS, already an associate member in
ILAC, now automatically progresses to full membership of ILAC, for testing and
calibration. “A formal signing ceremony for the ILAC MRA will be taking place
November 12, 2006 in Cancun, Mexico,” said Keith Greenaway, ACLASS’ President,
“ACLASS we be there attending the ILAC General Assembly.”

ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) is an international
cooperation between the various laboratory accreditation schemes operated throughout
the world. ILAC is the world's principal international forum for the development of
laboratory accreditation practices and procedures, the promotion of laboratory
accreditation as a trade facilitation tool, the assistance of developing accreditation
systems, and the recognition of competent test facilities around the globe.