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Globecomm Named One of the Top 50 Best Companies to Work for in New York for 2011

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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) ], a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, today announced the Company was ranked 12^th in the large-sized companies category as one of the best companies to work for in New York for 2011. The fourth annual statewide survey and awards program identifies and recognizes the best places of employment in the State of New York.

"Making Globecomm a good place to work has always been a major goal of the Company. We are very proud of our great employees and this award, placing 12th in the large company category the first time we entered."

The fourth annual program is the result of a partnership between New York State Society for Human Resource Management, the Business Council of New York and Best Companies Group, an independent company that manages Best Places to Work programs on state, regional, and national levels around the country.

The 2011 Best Companies to Work for in New York is made up of 50 companies split into two groups: 27 small/medium-sized companies with 15-249 employees and 23 large-sized companies of 250 or more employees.

Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the best employers in the Empire State. To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

- Have at least 15 full-time and/or part-time employees in the state of New York;

- Be a for-profit or not-for-profit business or government entity;

- Be a publicly or privately held business;

- Have a facility in the state of New York; and

- Must be in business for a minimum of one year.

A survey was then conducted by Best Companies Group to evaluate and rank the best places of employment in New York based on employee satisfaction and engagement, as well as workplace practices and policies.

Dave Hershberg, Globecomm Chairman and CEO, said: aMaking Globecomm a good place to work has always been a major goal of the Company. We are very proud of our great employees and this award, placing 12th in the large company category the first time we entered.a

All 50 companies were honored at the Best Companies to Work for in New York awards dinner on Thursday, May 5, 2011. For more information on the Best Companies to Work for in New York awards program, visit [ www.bestcompaniesNY.com ].

About Globecomm Systems

Globecomm Systems Inc., or Globecomm, is a leading global provider of satellite-based managed network solutions. Employing our expertise in emerging communication technologies we are able to offer a comprehensive suite of system integration, system products, and network services enabling a complete end-to-end solution for our customers. We believe our integrated approach of in-house design and engineering expertise combined with a world-class global network and our 24 by 7 network operating centers provides us a unique competitive advantage. We are now taking this value proposition to selective vertical markets, including government, wireless, media, enterprise, and maritime. As a network solution provider we leverage our global network to provide customers managed access services to the United States Internet backbone, video content, the public switched telephone network or their corporate headquarters, or government offices. We currently have customers for which we are providing such services in the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Based in Hauppauge, New York, Globecomm Systems also maintains offices in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.

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