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Australian Organization Joins Topcon Positioning Systems.


LIVERMORE, Calif -- Topcon Corporation's machine control, GPS, laser and survey operations in Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland.  will join Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS (1) (Transactions Per Second) The number of transactions processed within one second. TPS is a better rating for the performance of hardware and software than the common MHz and GHz rating of the computer. ). TPS will assume sales, marketing and support activities in Australia.

The new operation will become effective July 1, 2006. A TPS software development group is already located in Brisbane.

TPS directs global product development and production for Topcon's entire range of machine control and GPS systems, as well as sales and support for all Topcon positioning products in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . TPS is a subsidiary of Topcon Corporation, which has its headquarters in Tokyo.

The move to integrate Australian operations with TPS follows the highly successful business model introduced last year with the restructuring of the Topcon Europe sales organization - which has seen a doubling in Topcon's sales in Europe in less than 12 months.

Ray O'Connor Raymond James O'Connor (born 1926) was the Liberal Party Premier of Western Australia from January 25 1982 until February 25 1983. He was also known as "Rocky".

He was born in Perth and attended convent and government schools in the wheatbelt towns of Narrogin and York, and
, TPS president and chief executive officer, directs European business development as chairman of the board of Topcon Europe Positioning.

"The new structure in Europe has seen significant growth in sales and market share in just one year, and we see an even brighter future ahead," said O'Connor. "Our goal is to achieve the same type of growth in Australia and New Zealand."

TPS Australia will immediately begin to expand the positioning systems business throughout Australia and New Zealand, O'Connor said. "This exciting business model will greatly streamline sales and support activities by providing direct lines of communication "Lines of Communication" is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Synopsis
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 to both TPS and Topcon headquarters in Japan."

O'Connor said, "Six years ago, Topcon entered the global GPS market with virtually no market share. Now we have a commanding share as a direct result of our technological innovations, aggressive marketing, strong support organization, and, of course, an outstanding dealer network."

"Through continuous development of pioneering technologies such as G3 (which receives all satellite signals available now and in the foreseeable future from the GPS, GLONASS (GLObal NAvigation Satellite System-GLObalnaya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) A satellite-based radio navigation system run by the Russian Ministry of Defense. It uses 21 MEO satellites and three spares. , and Galileo constellations Constellations
Constellation English name Position
R.A.
(hours)
DEC.
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Andromeda Andromeda (Chained Lady) 1 +43
Antlia Air Pump 10 −33
Apus Bird of Paradise 16 −75
Aquarius1
) and the Millimeter One thousandth of a meter, or 1/25th of an inch. See metric system.  GPS(TM) precision control system, we feel that reaching significant gains in market share quickly is an attainable goal," O'Connor said.

About Topcon

Topcon Positioning Systems, a developer and manufacturer of positioning equipment, offers the world's leading selection of innovating precision GPS, laser, optical surveying, and machine control, products, software, and applications.
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