Catapult Communications Attends CeBIT 2000 and WIRELESS 2000 Trade Shows.Business Editors & High Tech Writers CeBIT 2000 Wireless 2000 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000 Catapult catapult (kăt`əpŭlt'), mechanism used to throw missiles in ancient and medieval warfare. At first, catapults were specifically designed to shoot spears or other missiles at a low trajectory (see bow and arrow). Communications (Nasdaq:CATT), a leading provider of advanced software-based test systems to the telecom industry, announced successful exhibitions and product demonstrations at both the CeBIT 2000 trade show in Hannover, Germany and the WIRELESS 2000 show in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . With over 500,000 attendees, the CeBIT 2000 show (Feb. 24-March 1) highlighted the latest trends in IT and telecommunications. Catapult exhibited a wide variety of VoIP and 3G test solutions. Guenter Weikamp, German Regional Manager reported, "We strengthened our connections with the world's top telecom developers. The DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) An algorithm that is widely used for data compression. Similar to Fast Fourier Transform, DCT converts data (pixels, waveforms, etc.) into sets of frequencies. The first frequencies in the set are the most meaningful; the latter, the least. was recognized as a very flexible and powerful test system by everyone who saw it." The WIRELESS 2000 show (Feb. 28-March 1) drew over 20,000 top-level telecom executives and decision-makers from around the world. Catapult application engineers demonstrated test solutions essential for the development of wireless technologies such as 3G and broadband protocols. Richard Mott Richard Mott (July 21, 1804 - January 22, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Mamaroneck, New York, Mott attended the Quaker Seminary in Dutchess County, New York. He engaged in banking in New York City. , Southwest Regional Manager, stated, "WIRELESS 2000 provided a window into the future of wireless technology and was a tremendous source for the latest in wireless trends, technologies and products. The show confirmed that the DCT test system is right on target to meet the needs of telecom manufacturers and service providers." Catapult Communications test systems provide telecom test solutions for over 160 protocols and variants in the following network areas: 3G, VoIP, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , SS7, Intelligent Network, ATM, V5, Digital Cellular and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. . The Catapult mission is to supply equipment manufacturers and service providers with the capability to test design, conformance con·for·mance n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and and interoperability of digital telecommunications equipment and services. Catapult Communications Corporation is headquartered at 160 South Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA, 94041. Additional information is available at http://www.catapult.com. |
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