Andrew Upgrades Powertools Software with IQ Master Preview.Business Editors/Technology Writers ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002 Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANDW) has upgraded its award-winning Powertools(TM) telecommunications system planning software with IQ Master, a program that provides users with product information and price quotations. This special preview version of the IQ Master program enables the user to select from the complete line of Andrew products for RF subsystems. IQ Master then generates a bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. with custom (locale specific) pricing. It also imports bills of materials generated by any of the other Andrew system planning tools. A single button quick-update function ensures that pricing information is updated daily. As well as pricing information, IQ Master users can view and print product specifications and installation instructions and access associated Andrew product literature and Andrew-authored articles. About Powertools Andrew Powertools software for telecommunications systems planning is an integrated, easy-to-use suite of RF system planning tools packaged onto a convenient CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . The new Powertools CD-ROM offers 16 product selection tools (including IQ Master) to speed the RF system design process. These programs are suitable for the design of 3G, PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. , spread spectrum, and cellular wireless systems; DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. and NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. broadcast systems; terrestrial microwave systems; wireless systems; broadcast and microwave transmission line systems; communications towers; and earth station antenna systems. Powertools received an award from the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) World Open, an international competition honoring the best in Microsoft Windows development. The preview version of the IQ Master `Lite' version does not contain product literature and can be downloaded from the Andrew Website at www.andrew.com. The CD ROM version of Powertools CD-ROM with the IQ Master Preview can be ordered now from the Andrew Website at www.andrew.com or by calling the Andrew Customer Support Center at 1-800-255-1479 and requesting the Powertools CD reference M400. Andrew Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of communications equipment, systems and services. Andrew products and services provide proven solutions for wireless, fixed-line and broadband wireless telecommunication service providers, Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and broadcasters throughout the world. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol:ANDW. For further information on Andrew products and services, including the text of this release, visit our Web site at http://www.andrew.com Powertools is a trademark of Andrew Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. |
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