Antennas America Announces New Engineer to Oversee Expanded Focus Into Total Wireless Solutions.Business Editors/High Tech Writers WHEAT RIDGE Wheat Ridge, city (1990 pop. 29,419), Jefferson co., N central Colo., a suburb of Denver; inc. 1969. Chiefly residential, Wheat Ridge is the site of an annual carnation festival. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000 Antennas America, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:ANTM ANTM America`s Next Top Model (TV show) ) today announced that Donald A. Huebner, Ph.D. has agreed to become the Company's Principal Consulting Engineer to oversee the Company's recently expanded business into total wireless solutions. Dr. Huebner, 55, has been employed as Department Staff Engineer at Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Astronautics astronautics: see space science. Astronautics Flash Gordon space-traveling hero. [Am. Comics and Cin.: Halliwell] From the Earth to the Moon for 14 years, providing technical expertise for phased array and spacecraft antennas as well as other aspects of antennas and wireless communications. Prior to his position at Lockheed Martin, Dr. Huebner was a department manager and principal engineer involved in antenna engineering for commercial and aerospace antenna/microwave projects at Ball Communications, a subsidiary of Ball Aerospace, and a senior staff engineer for antenna and microwave technology at Hughes Aircraft Company. Dr. Huebner received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and a Masters degree in Telecommunications from the University of Denver Background and rankings The University was founded in 1864 as Colorado Seminary by John Evans, the former Territorial Governor of Colorado, who had been appointed by US President Abraham Lincoln. . He is a former associate editor of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. Transactions On Antennas And Propagation. His responsibility in that position was to review papers on microstrip antennas. He is also a former member of the editorial board of the IEEE Transactions On Microwave Theory And Techniques which addresses non-antenna microwave/RF and other wireless technology. He became a director of Antennas America in 1998. "We are extremely pleased to be able to utilize Dr. Huebner's expertise both in conformal con·for·mal adj. 1. Mathematics Designating or specifying a mapping of a surface or region upon another surface so that all angles between intersecting curves remain unchanged. 2. antenna technology, which has constituted the Company's primary focus to date, and in RF and telecommunications technology, which is central to our expanded focus into total wireless solutions," stated Randall P. Marx, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Antennas America, Inc. Dr. Huebner is replacing Dr. Mohamed Sanad, who formerly held the same position, effective immediately. "The timing is particularly exciting for Antennas America as we launch into our new focus of total wireless solutions. Dr. Huebner brings an added dimension of expertise that will be extremely valuable not only in antenna technology but also in non-antenna activities such as our recently announced agreement with TSI-USA concerning integrated two-way systems for broadband multipoint wireless internet services," continued Mr. Marx. "Dr. Huebner's initial responsibilities will include evaluating technology and undertaking other aspects of due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. with respect to prospective acquisition candidates within the wireless communications industry. The Company has recognized the extraordinary opportunity in expanding its business beyond antenna technology and has determined to become a total wireless systems provider through both acquisition and internal development. Wireless system providers are seeing enormous growth driven by the internet and convergence of voice, data and video. We intend to provide products that service all the major wireless growth markets, such as satellite, mobile, fixed residential, fixed business and handheld, laptop and other portable computers. " Broadband convergence and wireless local loop technologies are the next generation in the world-wide expansion of the communications industry. We intend to offer a number of wireless products, including antennas and other components, for these technologies. Antennas America, Inc. is a diversified wireless company that designs, develops and manufactures unique antenna other wireless solutions for the rapidly expanding telecommunications industry at its 25,100 square foot facility leased in Wheat Ridge, Colorado The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is 5 miles (8 km) . The Company also provides custom antenna designs and manufacturing for Original Equipment Manufacturers (O.E.M.) and other emerging wireless communications markets. For more information about the Company and its products, please visit our web site at www.antennas.com. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell securities and does not purport to be an analysis of the Company's financial position. This Release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and assumptions upon which forward-looking statements are based are reasonable it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for additional statements concerning important factors, such as demand for products, manufacturing costs and competition, that could cause actual results to differ materially form the Company's expectations. |
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