LIGHTCONNECT Boosts North American Sales Network; Establishes Sales Office to Service Eastern U.S. and Canada; Secures Strategic Alliances With U.S. Regional Representatives.Business Editors NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2002 LIGHTCONNECT, a leading global supplier of dynamic components and modules for optical networks, has expanded its reach across North America. The company has opened an office in Maryland to handle sales in the eastern U.S. and Canada, and has signed new partnership agreements with select U.S. representative firms. To drive the initiative, LIGHTCONNECT has appointed Sunil Raina as sales director. Raina has 12 years of experience in international sales, marketing and product management and has held senior sales management positions at both fiber-optic component and sub-system level companies. LIGHTCONNECT will be represented by Kruvand in the southern U.S. (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana), Optimark in the northeastern U.S. (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Vermont, Maine and Connecticut) and SACS in the southeastern U.S. (Georgia, 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. , Florida, Alabama, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Mississippi and Tennessee). "The decision to open a sales office specifically for the East Coast and Canada was in response to the broad acceptance of our technology, along with quarter-to-quarter increases in sales to major system vendors," said Peter Clark, 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 LIGHTCONNECT. "Additionally, solid regional support in key areas of demand is crucial to our expansion efforts. Kruvand, Optimark and SACS are the leading representatives in their geographic areas, so they are our ideal partners in those markets. The companies have a strong customer base, which includes OEMs, CMs and start-up companies, making them an important component of our long term strategy." LIGHTCONNECT's products include market-leading Variable Optical Attenuators, Dynamic Gain Equalizers and Dynamic Channel Equalizers, and are currently shipping to over 30 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. customers. The company recently signed a distribution agreement with ATS Ltd., a well-established distributor of opto-electronic components in Israel. LIGHTCONNECT also has distribution agreements with Laser 2000 throughout most of western Europe, Staroptics Italia in Italy, ETSC ETSC ERADCOM Tactical Software Support Center ETSC European Transport Safety Council (East Techno-Service Co.) in China and Marubun Corp. in Japan. For more information about LIGHTCONNECT's sales representatives and distributors, visit http://www.lightconnect.com/contact/contactSales.shtml. About LIGHTCONNECT Inc. LIGHTCONNECT designs and manufactures dynamic MEMS-based, fiber optic components and modules for next generation intelligent optical networks. The company's proven solutions meet the rapidly growing need for configurability in optical networks. LIGHTCONNECT's Diffractive dif·fract intr. & tr.v. dif·fract·ed, dif·fract·ing, dif·fracts To undergo or cause to undergo diffraction. [Back-formation from diffraction. MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. technology utilizes the wave nature of light to build products that offer superior optical performance and best-in-class reliability. For more information, visit www.lightconnect.com or send an email to Rachael Vander Martin; LIGHTCONNECT; 510/284-4340; rachael.v@lightconnect.com |
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