Channell Names Gerald Shimirak Director of Global Conductivity R&D.Business Editors TEMECULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 Channell Commercial Corp. (Nasdaq: CHNL CHNL Channel ) Wednesday announced that Gerald L. Shimirak has joined the company as director, global conductivity, research and development. Shimirak has been named on more than 30 U.S. patents for copper wire, coaxial cable and fiber optic connectivity designs. Shimirak, recipient of Telephony Magazine's prestigious Ray Blain blain n. A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. Outside Plant Achievement Award, has had more than 30 years of product development and engineering experience in the telecommunications industry with Raychem Corp. and Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for . In 1996, Shimirak was honored by Raychem Corp. as one of its six top inventors and was named to the company's Paul M. Cook Technical Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments at Raychem. Shimirak will be based in London at Channell's telecom connectivity R&D center, one of five Channell product R&D centers around the world. William H. Channell, Jr., president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. said "Gerry Shimirak is clearly one of the industry's leading innovators in telecom connectivity. His many connectivity patents and industry awards reflect his major contribution to our industry. The addition of Gerry Shimirak to our team signifies Channell's intent to be a major player in the worldwide telecom connectivity market." About Channell Channell Commercial Corp. is a global designer and manufacturer of telecommunications equipment primarily supplied to telephone and broadband network operators worldwide. Major product lines include a complete line of thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. and metal fabricated enclosures, advanced copper termination and connectorization products, fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power management systems and coaxial-based passive RF electronics. With headquarters in Temecula, Channell currently operates its U.S. manufacturing facilities in California and a distribution facility in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . International operations include manufacturing facilities in Toronto, London, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Channell's customers have included telco and broadband service providers such as AT&T, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , British Telecom, Singapore Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, Telstra, Cable & Wireless, Rogers Canada, Shaw Communications, Optus, Cox Communications, Time Warner, Media One and TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. . Corporate Profile An eight-page Channell Corporate Profile can be viewed at www.channellcomm.com. The Corporate Profile includes illustrations of the Local Loop and typical Channell products in the Local Loop. It also includes a discussion of the company's markets, competitive position and growth strategy. Forward-Looking Statements Forward-looking statements contained within this news release are subject to many uncertainties in the company's operations and business environments. Examples of such uncertainties include customer demand, material costs, integration of acquired businesses and worldwide economic conditions among others. Such uncertainties are discussed further in the company's annual report/10K and S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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