Agility and Princeton Optronics Join New OIF Compliant Tunable Laser Multi-Source Agreement.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif. & PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2003 Newest Members Collaborate with Colleagues in the Optical Communications Industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. to Drive Tunable Laser A laser that can change its frequency over a given range. In time, tunable lasers are expected to be capable of switching frequencies on a packet by packet basis. Standards Agility Communications(TM) Inc., leading provider of widely tunable lasers, and Princeton Optronics Inc., have joined Bookham Technology, GTRAN Inc., Intel Corp., iolon Inc., QDI QDI Dictionary (File Name Extension) QDI Qualified Dividend Income QDI Quasi-Delay Insensitive QDI Quality Data Interchange , Santur san·tur n. Variant of santoor. Corp. and Vitesse Semiconductor in supporting the Optical Internetworking Forum The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) was organized to facilitate and accelerate the development of next-generation optical internetworking products. The OIF produces Electrical, Tunable Laser, Very Short Reach Hardware Interfaces. (OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) ) based OIF Compliant Tunable Laser Multi-Source Agreement (MSA (Metropolitan Service Area) An urban area with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs (rural service areas) in the U.S. MSAs and RSAs are used to allocate cellular licenses. ). The OIF Compliant Tunable Laser MSA Group was formed in March 2003. The OIF Compliant MSA offers telecommunication system vendors increased flexibility by enabling them to source components from more than one tunable laser manufacturer. It also allows companies to streamline product designs by setting standards for functionality, size and optical performance, resulting in faster time to market for tunable laser products and solutions. "We are very pleased that Agility and Princeton Optronics have decided to join the OIF Compliant MSA and help build momentum behind the OIF effort," said Allan Ashmead, vice president of business development at iolon Inc. "Universal standardization removes the final hurdle in the mass adoption of widely tunable lasers, allowing system integrators to second source from a number of credible suppliers." "Broad backing of the OIF Compliant Tunable Laser MSA is an important step toward industry-wide adoption of tunable lasers in the network," said Arlon Martin, vice president of sales and marketing for Agility Communications Inc. "The advent of widely-supported industry standards makes tunable lasers more accessible to telecommunication system vendors, allows for second source availability and enables more efficient design-in of this cost saving technology." "The extensive commitment to the OIF Compliant MSA confirms that widely tunable lasers are an advanced product which is readily available to be incorporated in system architectures," said Timothy Hays, vice president of marketing at Princeton Optronics Inc. "This partnership marks a significant step toward the much-anticipated advent of truly agile networks." Technical specifications and a full list of all companies participating in the MSA can be viewed at http://www.TunableLaserMSA.com. About Agility Communications Inc. Agility Communications Inc., the leader in pioneering widely tunable components for metro, switching and long-haul markets, provides the lowest total cost of ownership and dramatically reduces the costs and complexity of supporting agile networks. The company has been named one of Light Reading's Top 10 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , has won the Technologic Partners' Optix 2001 Investors' Choice award, and was listed in UPSIDE Magazine's "Hot 100" private companies for 2001. Agility has also been highlighted in several "Hot Companies to Watch" lists, including ones in Business Week and Lightwave Magazine. Founded by a team of optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. and semiconductor veterans in October 1998, Agility is headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., and has manufacturing facilities in Allentown, Pa. Agility investors include Alliance, Amerindo Investment Advisors, CIENA Corp., Comdisco Ventures, Dell Ventures, General Bank, GM Investment Management Corp., Global Strategic, Granite Global Ventures, London Pacific Assurance Ltd., Meritech Capital Partners, Mitsubishi International Corp., Morgenthaler Ventures, Mustang Ventures, Nissho Electronics Corp. (Nissho Iwai American Corp.), Siemens Venture Capital, Tellabs, U.S. Venture Partners and Worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Technology Partners. For more information about Agility solutions, visit www.agility.com, send e-mail to info@agility.com, or call 805/690-1700. About Princeton Optronics In order to deliver more flexibility and scalability to equipment manufacturers, Princeton Optronics is "Powering the Optical Frontier" with its world-class tunable laser module that launches more than 20 milliwatts of power over the entire C-band. The PowerSweep 2000(TM), is based on a unique, continuously tunable, external cavity laser platform. The product also includes an integral wavelength locker that enables stable, 25 GHz channel spacing The amount of bandwidth allotted to each channel in a communications system that transmits multiple frequencies such as fiber optics. It is measured as the spacing between center frequencies (or wavelengths) of adjacent channels. See guard band. and an onboard control system that manages fast and accurate wavelength selection. Differentiated by its market leading optical purity and low noise figure, PowerSweep 2000(TM) is ideally suited for externally modulated transmission from ultra long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. to metro network scenarios. As such, the module meets the requirements of multiple applications, including: tunable line-cards, provisioning, sparing and switching. Princeton Optronics is armed with extensive intellectual property, fiber-optic know-how and a robust business infrastructure. Coupled with a committed and determined investment syndicate, substantial working capital and the leadership of a strong and experienced management team, Princeton Optronics has achieved significant product momentum and is positioned for long-term success. The company's investors include St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery Ventures, Investor Growth Capital (Investor AB Investor AB is a Swedish investment company, founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies. In 2006 it had a market value of 119 billion kronor (€13 billion). ($16 billion). ), Technology Venture Partners., Intel Capital and Novak Biddle Venture Partners. For more information about Princeton Optronics, call 609/584-9696 or visit www.princetonoptronics.com About iolon Inc. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., iolon delivers high performance, tunable optical devices for intelligent optical networks. The company has introduced the award-winning Apollo(TM) line of high-powered, widely tunable lasers available in 10mW and 20mW output power in both the C- and L-Bands. iolon's Apollo(TM) lasers provide industry-leading performance, reliability and flexibility, powering intelligent optical networks. Based on patented MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. (micro electro mechanical systems), micro-optics and advanced servo control technologies, iolon's platform technology is extensible to future tunable product lines, including tunable filters, optical switches, polarization controllers and universal transponders. Investors in the company include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Boston Millennia Partners, Seagate Technology and Corning. For further product information, contact Pauline Church at 1870 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, Calif. 95131; call 408/952-5000; fax 408/952-5080; or visit www.iolon.com. |
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