L-3 Communication Systems-East Announces 100 Years of Continuous Operation and Dedication of Monument Recognizing Milestone Event.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Camden Business Has Long History of Technological Innovations L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL) is a company that supplies command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems and (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) announced today that its Communication Systems-East division is celebrating 100 years of continuous operation on New Jersey's Camden Waterfront. The division began on October 3, 1901 as the Victor Talking Machine Company
The monument will be located on the L-3 Campus on the Camden Waterfront. L-3 is currently the only high technology company located in the City of Camden. Designed by local Haddonfield artist John Giannotti, the monument's inscription reads - "We are proud of our employees past and present - true pioneers of communications in a changing world. Today, the employees of L-3 Communications dedicate themselves to carry forward this legacy for our customers and our country. Dedicated to all of our employees, October 2001." Commenting on the event, Gregory Roberts, corporate vice president of L-3 Communications and president of Communication Systems-East, said, "We at L-3 Communication Systems-East are proud of our heritage in Camden, NJ as a leader and innovator in communications products. Today, L-3 Communication Systems-East continues as a pioneer in communications, producing products for both government and commercial customers." Frank C. Lanza, chairman and chief executive officer of L-3 Communications, and Robert V. LaPenta, president and chief financial officer of L-3 Communications, will participate in this event. A brief reception with the press and invited guests will follow. Included in the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. : - A special exhibit of early Victor and Radio Corporation of America products will be on display at L-3, courtesy of the Edison Preservation Foundation located in, Newark, NJ. - A slide presentation titled A Century of Communications Electronics Milestones From Camden, NJ. - Live Two Way Radio Communications - better known in radio terminology as 'Special Operating Events' - by the Victor Amateur Radio Association (call sign W2VTM). The event will begin on October 23, 2001 and end on December 23, 2001. The goal is to establish contact with as many current and former employees as possible from the Camden plant. L-3 Communications Systems-East, based in Camden, NJ, designs, develops, produces and integrates communication systems and support equipment for commercial, space, ground, air, and naval operations 1. A naval action (or the performance of a naval mission) that may be strategic, operational, tactical, logistic, or training. 2. The process of carrying on or training for naval combat in order to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign. . Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of secure communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. and products, avionics and ocean products, training products, microwave components and telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, selected U.S. government intelligence agencies, aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers. To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com. |
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