Catapult Communications Launches Major R&D Facility in Melbourne, Australia.Business Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002 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) announced today that Senator Richard Alston There are a number of notable people by the name of Richard Alston:
Senator Richard Alston said, "We are pleased to see that Catapult has chosen to open their latest R&D centre in Australia. The quick success Catapult has had in recruiting talented workers is directly related to the fact that we have a large pool of well-educated people and a supportive business environment. I think this is a lesson that other companies could learn from. Australia offers an excellent value proposition to any foreign company looking to bolster their engineering workforce." Dr. Karp stated, "We are pleased to be opening an R&D office in Melbourne. We looked at a number of locations around the world and selected Melbourne because it has a large and very talented pool of telecom software developers. Our recruiting program is on track and the development work done so far proves that this was an excellent decision for us." Managing Director, Bryan McGlade added, "Because of Melbourne's strong telecom software development scene, we have been able to quickly recruit a crack team of engineers. Our team members have especially strong telecom backgrounds so, not only has the learning curve been fast, but we have been able to integrate our engineering capabilities with Catapult's other R&D facilities in the U.S., Canada and Britain. Catapult is putting significant development efforts into 3G mobile and VoIP technologies and we are looking forward to contributing to the company's ongoing success." About Catapult Catapult Communications is the leading provider of advanced digital telecom test systems to global equipment manufacturers and service providers including Lucent, Motorola, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc., Japan) Founded in 1991, NTT DoCoMo is a spinoff of Japan's NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) which provides wireless services, including cellular, paging, satellite and maritime and in-flight telephone services. and Nortel. Catapult delivers test solutions for over 200 protocols and variants -- spanning 3G (cdma2000 and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ), 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, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and other network environments. The Company is committed to providing testing tools that are at the forefront of the technology curve, enabling customers to get to market faster with advanced products that reliably implement industry protocol standards. Catapult is headquartered at 160 South Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94041. Tel: 650/960-1025. International offices are located in the U.K., Germany, France, Finland, Canada, Japan and Australia. Information about Catapult Communications can be found on the Web at www.catapult.com. |
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