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VOO Upgrades ADVA FSP 3000 Core Optical Network with ROADM Technology

ADVA Optical Networking SE / VOO Selects ADVA Optical Networking and Arcadiz Telecom for Belgian ROADM Network. Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

11 Oct 2012

RiT in Final Development of New Indoor Wireless Optical Network Product

RiT Technologies today announced that it is in final development of the first product in its revolutionary new Indoor Wireless Optical Network (IWON) product family, positioning it for market launch during the third quarter of 2013.

11 Oct 2012

Synopsys Releases CODE V Optical Design Software v10.5 with Improved Optimization Capabilities

Synopsys, a global leader accelerating innovation in the design, verification and manufacture of chips and systems, today announced the availability of Synopsys' CODE V® Optical Design Software, version 10.5, which offers new and improved optimization and tolerancing capabilities for the design of high-performance optical systems with reduced sensitivity to manufacturing and alignment errors.

10 Oct 2012

Leica Geosystems Introduces Ultra-High Speed Laser Scanner

Leica Geosystems today announces the Leica ScanStation P20, bringing unprecedented performance to ultra-high speed laser scanning.

10 Oct 2012

Cree Launches High Performance Color LEDs

Cree, announces commercial availability of XLamp® XB-D color LEDs and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs. The high performance color LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with discrete and multi-color LED options to more cost-effectively address a wider spectrum of applications such as architectural, vehicle and display lighting.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 10 Oct 2012

AOptix Reorganizes Company into Two Business Units

AOptix, a technology innovation company that applies optics to transform identity verification and wireless communications, today announced that it has reorganized the company into two business units: Identity Solutions and Communications. This news follows the recent announcement from AOptix that it has closed a $42 million Series E round of funding.

10 Oct 2012

ViewSonic Launches LED Display with Dual Point Optical Touch Technology

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, today announced its latest touch-enabled LED display -- the TD2220.

10 Oct 2012

Finisar Launches Widely-Tunable Optical Transmitter for Cable Access Networks

Finisar Corporation today introduced the industry's first 1 GHz RF-modulated, widely-tunable optical transmitter in a Small-Form Factor module for cable operators' access networks.

10 Oct 2012

Cyan Introduces G.709 Optical Transport Network Switch Fabric to Enhance Router Bypass

Cyan today announced a significant upgrade to its Z-Series platform -- a multi-terabit packet and G.709 optical transport network (OTN) switch fabric that enhances the economics for router bypass in metro software-defined networks (SDNs).

10 Oct 2012

Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System Helps Ardo UK Reduce Energy Costs

Digital Lumens today announced that Ardo UK, a leading supplier of high-quality frozen fruit, vegetables and carbohydrates (potato, rice and pasta), has upgraded an 80,000-cubic-meter mobile racking cold storage facility in Kent, England to the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System, saving 97% of its lighting-related energy costs annually.

10 Oct 2012

Trimble Expands Construction Laser Portfolio

Trimble introduced today new additions to its industry-leading line of construction lasers—the Spectra Precision® GL612 and GL622 Grade Lasers.

10 Oct 2012

Leica Geosystems Launches RCD30 Oblique Camera for 3D Urban Mapping Applications

Leica Geosystems, the world’s leading manufacturer of airborne mapping solutions, released the Leica RCD30 Oblique medium format camera. The camera system is specifically designed for high accuracy 3D urban mapping and 3D corridor mapping applications.

10 Oct 2012

Scientific, Technical and Educational Presentations to be Highlighted at Frontiers in Optics 2012

Innovations from nearly 900 scientific, technical and educational presentations will be highlighted during the Optical Society’s (OSA) 96th Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2012, being held Oct. 14 - 18 in Rochester, N.Y. Co-located with Laser Science XXVIII, the annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Laser Science (DLS), the meeting will cover the breadth of optical science and engineering in five days of cutting-edge content, as well as provide opportunities for networking and scientific exchange.

9 Oct 2012

Astronics Max-Viz Enhanced Vision System Improves Flight Safety in Cirrus SR22 Airplanes

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, announced it has delivered the 600th Max-Viz enhanced vision system (EVS) for installation on Cirrus SR22 airplanes.

9 Oct 2012

PENTAX Medical to Unveil HD+ Endoscopic Platform at United European Gastroenterology Week

PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, will release the next generation High Definition (HD+) EPK-i7000 video processor and i10 series endoscopes during the United European Gastroenterology week from October 20-24, 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

9 Oct 2012