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OTI Unveils First-of-its-Kind Completely Automated Laser-Based Production Line for Dual Interface Smartcards

On Track Innovations Ltd., a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, announced today that it will be showing a first-of-its- kind new and innovative, completely automated production line for Dual Interface Smartcards at Cartes 2007 in Paris.

13 Nov 2007

WLSC Introduces Latest Laser System

Worldwide Laser Service Corporation is Pleased to Announce the Latest Laser System the LP9XYV with a Programmable XY Table and Vision System

13 Nov 2007

Telstra Signed Agreement to Carry Live Images of 2008 Beijing Olympics

TELSTRA has signed an agreement with China Netcom and the Seven Network to carry live images of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Australia. The telco will monitor the international broadcast feeds as they travel from Bei...

13 Nov 2007

Fiber Test and Inspection Kits Unveiled by Fluke Networks

Fluke Networks has introduced three new fiber-optic kits designed to offer faster and safer installation, testing, troubleshooting, and operation of fiber links than with older methods.

13 Nov 2007

ArrowSpan Delivers Last-Mile Solution for Japanese Wireless Provider

ArrowSpan Inc., a global provider of switching wireless Wi-Fi mesh solutions, today announced that CAN Corporation, a wireless Internet service provider based in Tokyo, is using ArrowSpan technology to wirelessly extend its fiber-optic backhaul and deliver high-speed broadband services in Nagayo Village, Nagasaki-Prefecture, Japan.

12 Nov 2007

GigaBeam Received Orders from U.S. Defence Department to Support U.S. Navy

GigaBeam Corporation, deploying WiFiber(R) "wireless fiber optics" technology to economic centers across the globe, announced today that it has received an order for one WiFiber link from a key reseller, Solana Technologies (STI), to be implemented by the United States Department of Defense to support the U.S. Navy. The Company continues to penetrate the multibillion dollar Defense market with 27 links already sold to the Department of Defense, and more than 75 links sold to major government agencies around the world.

12 Nov 2007

Thermo Fisher Introduces LDTD Technology in a Strategic Partnership

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces a strategic partnership with Phytronix Technologies, a Canada-based company, for the use of Laser Diode Thermal Desorption (LDTD) technology.

12 Nov 2007

U.S. Army Selects Raytheon for Common Sensor Payload

The U.S. Army has selected Raytheon Company to provide a common sensor payload for manned and unmanned aircraft in a program that could represent more than $1 billion in potential sales.

12 Nov 2007

Alma Lasers Ranked 9th in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award

Alma Lasers Ltd., a global leader in the development and commercialization of innovative aesthetic laser, light-based, and radiofrequency systems, today announced that it has been named Israel's 9th fastest growing company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program. The program is presented by Deloitte Brightman Almagor. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2002-2006.

12 Nov 2007

Sterlite Technologies to Double Optical Fiber Manufacturing Capacity

Sterlite Technologies Limited (formerly, Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd), India s only global provider and integrated manufacturer of optical fiber today announced that it has decided to double its Optical Fiber annual manufacturing capacity to 12 Million-km from its current capacity of 6 Million-Km.

12 Nov 2007

Improved Cornea Surgery Technique Provides Enhanced Transplant Success

In a research presentation today at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting, Massimo Busin, MD, department head and professor of ophthalmology at the Villa Serena Hospital, Forli, Italy, described a technique that significantly improved results in patients being treated for endothelial disease of the cornea, the transparent covering of the front of the eye that provides much of its optical power.

12 Nov 2007

A Look at the Future of AMD Treatment

Two particularly notable research presentations at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting described new approaches to the treatment of "wet" Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of severe vision loss in the western world in people over age 50.

12 Nov 2007

Making Laser Surgery Safer for RK Patients

A new study being presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2007 Annual Meeting suggests that the laser surgery can help improve and possibly stabilize the vision of patients who have radial keratomy (RK) while preventing previously common side effects from the surgery.

12 Nov 2007

Survey Finds the Eye Health of Americans at Great Risk

To an almost alarming level, a recent survey(1) finds that individuals remain largely unaware of the dangers that extended exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can have on their eyes. The survey, conducted by the New England Eye Institute and Transitions Optical, found that while nearly 80 percent of consumers are aware that UV exposure can cause skin cancer, only five percent know it can harm the eyes.

12 Nov 2007

Scientists Help Solve Mystery of Cosmic Rays

The sprawling Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory in South America has produced its first major discovery while still under construction. The international Auger collaboration has traced the rain of high-energy cosmic rays that continually pelts the Earth to the cores of nearby galaxies, which emit prodigious quantities of ener

12 Nov 2007