Cable Industry Association Elects Chairman from Terayon; Terayon Engineer Jim Kuhns Chosen for SCTE Post.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1999-- The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External ) announced as chairman the selection of Jim Kuhns, a senior field applications engineer with Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:TERN tern, common name for a sea bird of the Old and New Worlds, smaller than the related gull. Because of their graceful flight and their long pointed wings and forked tails, some terns are called sea swallows. They plunge headlong into the water to catch small fish. ). The announcement was made here yesterday at the organization's annual technical conference, Cable-Tec Expo. In his role as chairman, Kuhns will be responsible for working with the SCTE board of directors, individual SCTE chapters and cable operators to meet the society's goals of promoting training, certification and standards within the industry. "We congratulate Jim on his election to chairman of SCTE, which is a testament to his years of hard work and the many contributions he's made to the cable TV industry," said Shlomo Rakib, president and chief technical officer of Terayon. "We're proud to have a key member of the Terayon team in a leadership role with the SCTE as the industry goes through a revolution in offering an array of new data, telephony and video services." Kuhns has been a member of the SCTE for 16 years, most recently serving as the society's Eastern vice chairman. In his 17 years in the cable industry, Kuhns has held technical positions with such leading cable operators as Comcast, Continental and Storer. In addition, he has developed several cable-related software applications, including CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. Wizard, a widely used software package for designing and analyzing cable systems. He has authored several books and written articles for CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. , Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , International Cable and other industry publications. At Terayon, Kuhns is a key member of the company's technical support organization, working closely with operators in deploying the company's cable modem system. Kuhns is BCT/E certified. Terayon's cable modems have the high capacity and reliability to support a broad range of residential and commercial data services across cable plants, ranging from all-coaxial systems to hybrid fiber/coax (HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. ). Terayon's systems incorporate sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) capability, allowing control of bandwidth in precise increments. This allows broadband service providers to offer tiered services to their subscribers -- from residential Internet access to business services for data and telephony. Terayon's cable modem systems, based on S-CDMA (Synchronous CDMA) A cable modem technology from Terayon Communication Systems, Santa Clara, CA (www.terayon.com) that provides 10 Mbps transmission in both directions. Certified to the DOCSIS 2.0 specification in 2003, S-CDMA works well in noisy environments. (Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access In data communications, Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (or SCDMA), is a multiplex method based on spread-spectrum code division multiple access. See also
Terayon Communication Systems provides cable operators with reliable, high-capacity cable modem systems that support a full range of broadband services. The company, based in Santa Clara, Calif., has sales and support offices worldwide, and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol TERN. Terayon can be found on the web at www.terayon.com. "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. " Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, estimates, and assumptions by the Company and other parties that involve risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to gain new business, the expansion of operations by the Company's customers and the deployment of the Company's products in specific markets, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC. Note: Terayon, the Terayon logo, TeraPro, TeraLink, TeraView, and TeraComm are trademarks of Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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