OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jul 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) —
Calian Technologies Ltd.


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announced today that the
DriveON team, in which Calian is a member, has been short-listed by
the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Ontario to
participate in the request for proposals (RFP) to deliver high
quality driver examination services, while upgrading and maintaining
the IT systems at all DriveTest centres across the province. DriveON
was one of three teams short-listed to participate in the RFP
process. Please refer to
www.infrastructureontario.ca for the full
press release issued by the Ministry of Transportation and
Infrastructure Ontario.

The DriveON Team is made up of:

        
        --  Macquarie Capital Group Limited
        --  Calian Ltd.
        --  Canada Post Corporation
        
        

The process is currently in a very early stage. Once additional
information is provided through the RFP documents, the DriveON team
will evaluate the overall scope of work and determine the extent of
each member’s participation.

It is not Calian’s normal practice to issue press releases related to
bidding opportunities. However, due to the fact that the above
information was recently released by the Ministry of Transportation
and Infrastructure Ontario, the Company determined that it was in the
best interest to ensure that such information was provided to all
shareholders.

About Calian

Calian employs over 2300 people with offices and projects that span
Canada, U.S. and international markets. The company’s capabilities
include the provision of business and technology services to industry
and government in the health, operations and maintenance, IT services
and training domains as well as the design, manufacturing and
maintenance of complex systems to the communications and defence
sectors. Our goal is to be the best company to work for, buy from and
invest in.

The Business and Technology Services (BTS) Division is headquartered
in Ottawa. This division augments customer workforces with flexible
short and long-term placements of individuals and teams, provides
access to critical recruiting capabilities and delivers outsourcing
services for a variety of technical and professional functions. Our
strength lies in understanding clients’ needs, recruiting highly
qualified personnel who understand and meet those needs, and then
effectively managing those personnel within our customers’ framework.
Calian’s Systems Engineering Division (SED) plans, designs and
implements complex communication systems for many of the world’s
space agencies and leading satellite manufacturers and operators. SED
also provides contract manufacturing services for both private sector
and military customers in North America.

For further information, please visit our website at
www.calian.com ,
or contact us at ir@calian.com

DISCLAIMER

Certain information included in press releases on this site is
forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties.
The results or events predicted in these statements may differ
materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause
results or events to differ from current expectations include, among
other things: the impact of price competition; the dependence on new
product development; the impact of rapid technological and market
change; the ability of Calian to integrate the operations and
technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner; general
industry and market conditions and growth rates; international growth
and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and
including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; and
the impact of consolidations in the business services industry. For
additional information with respect to certain of these and other
factors, see the reports filed by Calian with the Ontario Securities
Commission. Calian disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. No assurance can be given
that actual results, performance or achievement expressed in, or
implied by, forward-looking statements within this disclosure will
occur, or if they do, that any benefits may be derived from them.

        
        Contacts:
        Ray Basler
        President and Chief Executive Officer
        306-931-3425
        
        Jacqueline Gauthier
        Chief Financial Officer
        613-599-8600
        
        
        

SOURCE: Calian Technologies Ltd.

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