LightPointe Communications, Inc. Announces November 2006 Promotion, Drastically Reduces Price on Four-Beam, Gigabit Ethernet Optical Wireless System.Announcement Sends Ripples Through the Industry as Competitors Scramble to Save Sales Opportunities and LightPointe Continues to Build Momentum in International Markets SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- In a bold move to continue accelerating its international sales and maintain its leadership as an Optical Wireless solutions provider, LightPointe Communications, Inc. today announced that it has drastically reduced the price of its Four-Beam, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. Optical Wireless System in November 2006. The FlightStrata[TM] Gigabit system will be offered at a manufacturer's list price of US$8,900.00. This price represents a discount of more than 65% from the company's current list price. The announcement hits right at the heart of the company's primary competitors who manufacture and distribute similar products. "The FlightStrata[TM] Gigabit system is our best-selling product right now," said P. Alexander van Dillen, LightPointe's Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development. "This promotion is our way of accelerating our business into new markets and offering our current customers the opportunity to upgrade to our flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. ." "In addition to the discount," added Dr. Cathal OScolai, LightPointe's general manager, "the company will be offering its standard 12-month warranty coverage with an option to extend that coverage to 24-months." Optical Wireless or Free Space Optics See FSO. (FSO (Free Space Optics) Transmitting optical signals through the air using infrared lasers. Also known as "wireless optics," FSO provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission at very high speeds without requiring a government license for use of the spectrum. ) is the term given to products produced by LightPointe Communications since the company was started in 1998 in Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county . Operating them does not require a license by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. . The company is now marketing, selling and distributing products from its worldwide headquarters in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. , following a brief period of reorganization earlier this year. LightPointe Communications, Inc. sells its products through an international network of distributors and systems integration partners. Interested parties are encouraged to contact LightPointe Communications or one of its partners to take advantage of this opportunity. About LightPointe Communications, Inc. LightPointe designs and manufactures high-speed optical wireless products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology for cost-effective "last mile" connectivity. LightPointe products have been deployed in more than 60 countries, and the company is recognized worldwide for the highest standards of quality and service. For more information please visit www.lightpointe.com. |
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