Polatis to Unveil New Kit at OFC

BOSTON -- Polatis Inc, a supplier of high performance optical switch products, today announced its plans to release several core new products at OFC/NFOEC 2006. Polatis will be demonstrating these products as part of an exhibit aimed at users in the video broadcast, Government systems, instrumentation & test, and telecommunication networking segments. Attendees in Anaheim will be able to interact with switching demonstrations as part of a high definition video network, a remote fiber test system for network monitoring & fault location, and an automated test solution for optical modules. The live product demonstrations will take place in the Polatis booth #1940, during exhibition hours Tuesday March 7 through Thursday March 9.

OFC/NFOEC 2006 is the first tradeshow after the merger of Polatis Ltd with Continuum Photonics late in 2005, and the company will now be exhibiting as the combined business, Polatis Incorporated. With the merger, Polatis has strengthened its position in the optical systems industry, emerging as a world leader in optical switching. All of the Polatis products are based on the DirectLight platform – a beam-steering technology that sets the standard for optical performance. Polatis has carried this momentum forward, with an expanded product line, multiple manufacturing locations, and Sales and Support in North America, Europe, and now Asia.

At OFC/NFOEC 2006, Polatis will announce several entirely new products, marking a significant expansion to its existing product line of optical switches. These product introductions include:

Polatis will also be showing previously released products, including its OSM (Optical Switch Module) products, available in both hermetic and non-hermetic configurations, and its widely-deployed OST (Optical Switch Tray) product in 4x4 to 32x32 sizes, available with user-assignable port asymmetry. Many of the Polatis products are available in both single mode and multimode configurations.

“This OFC tradeshow is a testament to how seriously Polatis views its goal of leadership in the optical switch market”, stated Dave Lewis, Polatis CEO. “We continue to demonstrate our ability to innovate and deploy products that solve important customer needs. We have the widest family of optical switch products, enabling us to address the largest number of markets. In every product, we deliver unparalleled performance – setting the benchmark for others to follow. Over the next six months you will see more exciting products, including those that address switching in the core of the network.”

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