Boca Photonics Service Control Products and Professional Services to Improve Efficiency, Trim Fat Off Optical Network Expenses.Business Editors/Technology Writers BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2001 As telecommunication companies competing in the long-haul 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. arena continue to battle it out in an increasingly unfriendly economy, they will search for innovative ways to increase profit margins. Boca BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. BOCA Bird Observers Club of Australia BOCA Business Object Component Architecture BOCA Borland Object Component Architecture (Borland) Photonics, Inc., an optical networking company launched in 2000 that provides service solutions focused on engineering competitive economic advantages for network operators, is stepping up to the plate with a portfolio of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and suite of service control products that promise to help generate revenues and save network operators up to 40% in network costs. Cost savings will come from network engineering, capital expenditures, and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. by integrating and automating key functions of the carriers' capacity fulfillment process. While its suite of service control products is under development, Boca Photonics is launching its professional services portfolio. ServicePlex Designer's Professional Services, combined with the Company's service control products, provide operators with a complete toolbox to economically and reliably plan, implement, and restore their optical networks while offering next-generation wavelength services. One such service, Optical Network Service Planning, arms network operators with complete flexibility in planning, implementing, and optimizing optical transport equipment through intelligent routing of optical services on mesh and ring networks. "By coupling experienced professionals with our in-house optical mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. planning capabilities, we are able to offer a rich professional services portfolio to our customers," said Michael McLaughlin Michael McLaughlin was, for a time, a leading figure on the British far right. Born in Liverpool, he was the son of an Irish republican and socialist who was a veteran of the International Brigades. , President and 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 Boca Photonics. "And because they have held strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. positions with both network operators and equipment manufactures, our staff understands real-world concerns in planning optical networks." Thomas E. Hall, Vice President, Project Management for Boca Photonics spearheads ServicePlex Designer's Professional Services. "The professional services portfolio delivers benefits to optical networking equipment vendors as well as network operators," said Hall. "Boca Photonics provides a competitive analysis by evaluating a competitor's equipment advantages and disadvantages from a total network perspective. This analysis can be used to compare pricing, technology, and position to increase a vendor's competitive advantage within their market segment." About Boca Photonics Boca Photonics, Inc. is a an optical networking company offering a suite of integrated service control products and portfolio of professional services designed to plan, implement, and restore next generation wavelength services for optical network operators and equipment manufacturers. The Company's founders have many years of combined optical networking experience. President and Chief Executive Officer Michael McLaughlin has assembled a world-class team from leading companies such as Siemens, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , and Hitachi. Other team members include: Jose H. Sabat, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer; Thomas E. Hall, Vice President Product Management; and Xiangbo Feng, Ph.D., Vice President Product Development. In February, the Company announced that it had raised $3 million in venture financed seed funding led by VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, CA (www.vpvp.com) and Alliance Technology Ventures of Atlanta, GA (www.atv.com). Boca Photonics is based in Boca Raton, FL and has research and development facilities in Atlanta, GA. For more information about Boca Photonics, please visit our Website at www.bocaphotonics.com. Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Acts of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. created by those rules. All statements, other then statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. |
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