California Microwave Promotes Two to Head New Business Units.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1997-- California Microwave, Inc. (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 :CMIC CMIC CPU Management Interface Controller CMIC Caucasus Media Investigations Center (Baku, Azerbaijan) CMIC Combined Military Interrogation Center (Vietnam) CMIC Configuration Management Information Center ) announced today that its Microwave Networks Systems (MNS MNS Minutes MNS Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS Malaysian Nature Society MNS Mass Notification System MNS Mirror Neuron System MNS Metis Nation of Saskatchewan MNS mission needs statement (US DoD) MNS Maître Nageur Sauveteur ) division has named James R. Gordon president of the division's new domestic operation and W. F. "Rick" Montgomery president of the new international operation. Arthur W. Epley III, who remains president of the division, said Gordon's domestic organization, to be known as the Microwave Networks Systems unit, will serve the domestic market for wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. infrastructure and 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. 2-GHz relocation. Gordon currently is the division's executive vice president of sales. Montgomery currently serves as the division's executive vice president of product development. His international operation, to be called Microwave Networks International will serve markets outside North America, focusing on mobile communications service providers in industrializing countries, Epley said. Gordon has more than 24 years of experience in the microwave transmission industry. Before becoming MNS executive vice president of sales, he served Microwave Networks Inc. (MNI See Merom New Instructions. ), one of the companies acquired by California Microwave to form the MNS division, as vice president of business development, vice president of marketing, vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and vice president of domestic sales. He previously had been vice president and general manager of San/Bar Corp. and filled various sales and management roles at Harris Farinon. Montgomery was a co-founder of MNI and most recently served as MNS' vice president of product development. He served MNI as vice president of engineering, vice president of international business development and vice president of sales, Asia Pacific. His 20 years of engineering management and design engineering experience include positions with Texas Industries, Gardiner Communications and BE Industries. The promotions are part of a previously announced reorganization aimed at better serving customers and becoming more competitive in the marketplace. The improvements include establishment of the two new operations of the Houston-based division. The changes will be put into effect over the coming months. The new division will be known as the Microwave Networks division of California Microwave. As a result of the reorganization, the division's Houston headquarters should see a net increase in jobs as operations are consolidated there and in Chelmsford, Mass. Small facilities in Fremont, Calif., and Glendale Heights, Ill., will be closed. California Microwave, Inc. is a leading U.S. supplier of satellite earth station and microwave radio infrastructure products, installed in more than 110 countries. MNS designs and manufactures microwave radio systems for cellular, personal communications services See PCS. and public and private communications networks. With total implementation capabilities, MNS designs, path engineering, program management, installation, training and maintenance. MNS facilities are certified to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9901 quality standard. CONTACT: California Microwave, Inc., Redwood City Stephanie M. Day, 415/596-6629 Investor Information Line, 888/225-6789 http://www.calmike.com or William Dunk Partners, Inc. Deborah Passik, 919/929-4100 |
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