Acterna's On-Site Calibration Service for Cable Meters Highlighted at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Booth # 2333.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External Cable-Tec Expo 2004 Booth # 2333 GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004 Comprehensive Portfolio of Services Outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. Calibration calibration /cal·i·bra·tion/ (kal?i-bra´shun) determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors. Vendors at a Competitive Price Acterna, the world's leading provider of cable network test and management solutions, today announced the company's On-Site Calibration Services will be on-hand at this year's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando, June 15-18, booth # 2333. With depth of test instrument expertise and more than 25 years of communications test support to the cable market, Acterna will showcase the efficiency, convenience and cost savings of its industry-leading calibration services. "As the leading manufacturer of cable network test instruments, Acterna is uniquely qualified to deliver cost effective on-site calibration services - whether it's adjustment, firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. updates or minor repairs," said Doug Burgett, director of customer service for Acterna's Cable Networks Division. "With complex industry requirements, standards and network performance demands in constant flux flux In metallurgy, any substance introduced in the smelting of ores to promote fluidity and to remove objectionable impurities in the form of slag. Limestone is commonly used for this purpose in smelting iron ores. , we provide a level of calibration service that no one else can - including access to deep product knowledge, thorough documentation, and state-of-the-art calibration equipment to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. all calibration needs." Acterna's complete and accurate On-Site Calibration Services includes a comprehensive approach to calculating a test instrument's performance against a known reference standard, a process to report those results, and the ability to conduct necessary adjustments that correct performance deviations to ensure the instrument meets manufacturer specifications. Some of the key benefits that make Acterna's on-site calibration easy, convenient and cost-effective: -- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and product knowledge: Acterna technicians possess a full understanding of the hardware, firmware and user application of Acterna's cable meters. The company is also intimately aware of the important features required for proper calibration and can offer an operational check to ensuring each meter's functionality is included -- a service other calibration vendors cannot provide. -- Automated test equipment and procedures: Acterna uses Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and procedures specifically designed for calibrating our cable meters, enabling us to perform comprehensive testing unavailable from any other provider. In addition, Acterna's ATE automatically updates the calibration due date in the meter's software, allowing a user to view this timely information with ease. -- Accuracy: Proprietary calibration procedures are not available through any third-party calibration vendors, positioning Acterna as the only company that can perform tests to original factory specifications with calibration adjustments. Optionally, Acterna will provide adjustments with all calibrations. -- Complete updates: Acterna automatically loads firmware feature enhancements while performing calibrations. Technicians also perform factory Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) bringing any meter to the latest factory specification. -- Depth of preventative maintenance and repair: Acterna calibration service provides proactive maintenance Proactive maintenance is a maintenance strategy for stabilizing the reliability of machines or equipment using Proactive maintenance services. Its central theme involves directing corrective actions aimed at failure root causes, not active failure symptoms, faults, or machine wear program for cable meters. Acterna technicians restore a meter's cosmetic appearance, check batteries, and clean each meter externally and internally. In addition, Acterna's on-site calibration: simplifies logistics by eliminating the need to send in units one at a time; provides direct communication with Acterna's engineering team for product operation, troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem. , and notification of units that do not meet industry specification; reduces calibration cost by eliminating shipping and handling fees, as well as lost technician productivity when returning units for factory calibration; reduces turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. , ensuring that meters are examined and returned to customers quickly; leverages its ability to service locations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; and conducts product or technology training to maximize a technician's time during the on-site calibration process. Note to editors: For digital images of Acterna's cable networks solutions, please log onto ftp://ftp.en-ssi.acterna.com/CableTec%20photos/. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of communications test solutions for telecommunications and cable network operators. A trusted communications test partner for more than eight decades, Acterna offers an unmatched portfolio of award-winning instruments, systems, software and services that help its customers reduce network costs while improving performance and reliability. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA - with European and Asia-Pacific operations based in Eningen, Germany and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. - Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and equipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organization in 31 countries. |
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