Communication Systems Design Names SpectraSwitch a Top 20 Up-and-Coming Company; Comet Award Recognizes Technical Vision, Innovation.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SANTA ROSA Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000 SpectraSwitch, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of optical components, has been chosen as an inaugural recipient of a Comet award presented by Communication Systems Design magazine. The Comet award recognizes the top 20 up-and-coming 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 companies who have demonstrated superior achievement by virtue of their technical vision, innovation and risk-taking. The award winners were selected by a panel of magazine editors from Communication Systems Design, Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Programming and Electronic Engineering Times. "We developed the Comet awards to recognize the achievements of emerging companies who introduce significant technical advances that will fundamentally affect the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. ," said Communications Systems Design Editor-in-Chief Robert Keenan. "Through its WaveWalker(TM) family of optical components, Communication Systems Design's editorial team feels SpectraSwitch is well positioned to be one of the next big players in the optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. market." "SpectraSwitch is pleased to be recognized by Communication Systems Design," said Nick Lawrence Nick Lawrence (born February 1966) is a radio and local TV presenter. From summer 2004 - October 2006, he used to be a radio presenter for the BBC's regional programme for the east of England between 7pm and 10pm every weekday. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SpectraSwitch. "This award honors our entire team for their dedication and hard work in fulfilling our product development goals. Our enhanced and patented technology allows us to provide reliability, flexibility and intelligence that before now was not possible in an optical component." About SpectraSwitch Headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., SpectraSwitch designs, manufactures and markets optical components for telecommunications test and network equipment manufacturers. WaveWalker, the company's flagship product family, will include a full line of all-optical components and multifunctional modules based on liquid crystal technology. For more information contact SpectraSwitch at 445 Tesconi Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401; call 707/568-7000; fax 707/568-2792; or visit the website at www.spectraswitch.com. |
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