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CommScope Unveils New Nano Amplifier Under Signal Vision Subscriber Drop Product Line

With the growing demand for DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed data services, high definition television (HDTV) programming and a requirement to reduce size and costs, many cable operators desire the convenience of having amplification in a Nano-compact housing. To help meet this demand, CommScope has introduced a new Nano amplifier to the Signal Vision line of subscriber drop products.

30 Oct 2009

Silicon Line Extends Physical Layer IC Set's Data Rate Range to 3 Gbps

Silicon Line GmbH, a provider of ultra-low power analog ICs, today announced that it has extended the data rate range of its world record setting physical layer IC set for optical data transmission to 3 Gbps.

30 Oct 2009

Novartis Completes Installation of New Solar Array Near Vacaville Biopharmaceutical Site

Novartis announced today the completion of the new 1 megawatt (MW) solar array near its Vacaville biopharmaceutical site. The announcement was made at a ceremony which celebrated the collective effort of state and local officials, employees and business partners in championing the approval, construction and completion of the $7 million dollar power plant. The five acre array will supply 20% of the manufacturing facility’s electrical needs.

30 Oct 2009

eASIC’s Nextreme NEW ASICs to be Incorporated in Mitsubishi Display Wall Cube Systems

eASIC Corporation, a provider of NEW ASIC devices, today announced that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Kyoto Works), a leading global manufacturer of display wall systems, has selected eASIC’s Nextreme NEW ASICs for its Seventy Series Display Wall Cube Systems. Mitsubishi Electric used eASIC’s Nextreme devices to replace existing gate-arrays and improve the video processing system performance by 50%.

30 Oct 2009

IDGA to Launch New Products at Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo in North Carolina

The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA), in conjunction with Adams Industries, Inc and Threat4 Xacore has announced new products that will be released during the Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo in Fayetteville, North Carolina this November 17-18.

30 Oct 2009

Telescopes Help See Jewel Box Star Cluster in New Light

The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the ESO Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal, the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla observatory has allowed the stunning Jewel Box star cluster to be seen in a whole new light

30 Oct 2009

Moritex Launches New Long Working Distance Lens Featuring 0.5x Magnification

Moritex Corporation, a leading machine vision and digital imaging manufacturer, has added a new long working distance lens, ML05-250N, to its existing lineup

30 Oct 2009

Research Report Suggests PV Manufacturers Must Be Ready for Market Saturation by 2013

Companies at every step of the solar photovoltaic value chain must prepare for saturation in key markets by 2013, according to the latest research report Solar Annual 2009: Total Eclipse from PHOTON Consulting. While PHOTON’s near-term outlook for sector growth is very positive, PHOTON’s team of analysts, researchers and consultants believe saturation of a key large PV market within the next five years will drive a downturn for PV manufacturers more severe than anything the sector has faced to-date.

30 Oct 2009

Perceptics Unveils New Color LPR System for Middle Eastern Border Security Applications

Color System Designed for Critical Border Security Applications and High-Profile Government and Commercial Facility Security

30 Oct 2009

Resolve Optics Offering Instrument Manufacturers Development and Supply of Custom Compact Zoom Lenses

Drawing upon the knowledge gained from its unique Model 207 motorised miniature zoom lens - Resolve Optics Ltd. is able to offer instrument manufacturers and systems integrators development and supply of custom zoom lenses that uniquely combine compactness with no compromise performance.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 29 Oct 2009

Leading Manufacturer of High Precision Optics for Ground Telescope and Satellite-Based Space Observation Systems

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high precision optics for ground telescope and satellite-based space observation systems.

29 Oct 2009

Altitude Joins Ambient Devices for New Information Display Product Designs

Product innovation firm collaborates with leading provider of information-rich ambient displays

29 Oct 2009

LaserCare Technologies Obtains OPS Partner Status from Hewlett-Packard

LaserCare Technologies, a Los Angeles, CA based print-copy-fax document solutions company recently achieved Office Printing Solutions (OPS) partner status, Hewlett-Packard's highest level of partnership. LaserCare delivers the complete line of HP printers, multifunction systems and workflow solutions, as well as on-site support services and consumables including toner cartridges.

29 Oct 2009

Aurora Networks Launches GEPON and RFPON CPE Devices for Cable Market

Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, today introduced GEPON CPE and RFPON CPE (customer premises equipment) devices for the cable market, solutions that will help cable operators evolve their networks for an all-fiber future.

29 Oct 2009

Aurora Networks Introduces New QAM Transmitter

Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, today introduced a new QAM transmitter that – among other things – will help cable operators extend and evolve their narrowcast services.

29 Oct 2009