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Archive for August 22nd, 2006

MITEQ Introduces New Line Of Bias Tees And DC Blocks

August 22nd, 2006 by

In addition to its high frequency 40 Ghz Bias Tees and DC Blocks, MITEQ has now introduced a new line of low frequency, low…

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Panero Resigns From Vonage Board

August 22nd, 2006 by

Hugh Panero, CEO of XM Satellite Radio, has resigned from the board of Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage…

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Harmonic Introduces New Encoder

August 22nd, 2006 by

Harmonic announced details of the new DiviCom Electra 5400, third generation MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) standard definition (SD) encoder, which it hopes will…

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General Atomics Awards Jadoo Contract For Advanced Fuel Canister Design

August 22nd, 2006 by

Jadoo Power Systems Inc., a supplier of portable fuel cell power systems, announced Aug. 21 that General Atomics Space Power Division…

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UDcast To Outfit High- Speed Sites For Algerian State Banks

August 22nd, 2006 by

UDcast, a provider of solutions enabling full IP over broadcast and satellite media, announced Aug. 21 it would supply 1,500…

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Wildblue Secures $350 Million Debt Financing

August 22nd, 2006 by

Wildblue Communications Inc. completed a $350 million debt financing round intended to fund the growth of the company’s satellite broadband business, Wildblue announced Aug. 21. The financing round, led by Liberty Media Corp. and Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC, includes a credit facility that…

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GOES-P completes environmental tests

August 22nd, 2006 by me

Boeing announced that GOES-P, the third of three Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) built for NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing.

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Space Link Extension (SLE) reference implementation proven interoperable

August 22nd, 2006 by me

RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., announced that their CCSDS Space Link Extension (SLE) implementation is interoperable with reference implementations used by NASA, JAXA, and ESA.

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