[Company connections]
Dwight --
You've sent me on a treasure hunt. Besides MacDonald and Dettwiler, I understand Mr. Spencer was also formerly with Glenayre Technologies:
<<<<Glenayre Technologies Inc. is a worldwide provider of telecommunications infrastructure products and systems serving the paging, cellular, PCS, telco, voice processing, and point-to-point wireless service provider markets. Glenayre's net sales exceeded $390 million in 1996 and the company employs approximately 2,400 people worldwide. >>>
SSPIF's press release states his other affiliations:
<<<In addition to these achievements, Dr. Spencer is well known for his mentoring skills. He has been an active leader in The AceTech Academy for CEO's and is celebrated for the mentoring he has provided to the various executive teams and boards he has been involved with. Dr. Spencer is a former member of the Science Council of British Columbia and is a Director of Creo Products Inc., British Columbia Institute of Technology , DE-NOVO Enzymes, and The AceTech Academy.>>>
Creo:
<<<Creo Products Inc., a Vancouver, Canada-based company, is the world's leading supplier of Computer-to-Plate Systems. It has the largest installed base of eight-page color production systems, and has sold more than 200 units worldwide. Creo's innovation, technical excellence and employee commitment are focused exclusively on providing computer-to-plate system solutions for the graphic arts industry. >>>
creo.com
Press releases:
creo.com
A quick glance at the company indicates Dr. Spencer's connections with Creo probably are not as important to Spectrum as his other affiliations. At least I couldn't find any mention of DSPs and that seems to be the core of Spectrum's work. I'm guessing KS connects people and technologies --- a networker in the best sense of the word. His long involvement in various corporatiions and his position with BC Institute of Technology no doubt will open doors that otherwise might have been difficult.
In my digging around, I also found this:
spectrumsignal.com
While Spectrum's VME is based on ADI's SHARC architecture, I notice TI also has a similar line-up:
ti.com
I also re-read an earlier SSPIF press release and noticed several comments I'd missed earlier:
spectrumsignal.com
<<<<After conducting a thorough survey of 'C6x product offerings in the market, the U.S. DoD chose Spectrum's 'C6x solution to fulfill its communications requirements on a key program. They also indicated that they are looking at utilizing Spectrum's 'C6x architecture for future projects.
Anyone know what these might be? And in the same article:
<<<Similarly, the CD-ROM technology provider, who asked to be unnamed due to the competitive advantages this solution provides, chose the high-performance features and technical details of Spectrum's 'C6x products over all other competitors. Spectrum's boards will be embedded into their flagship product which is currently in volume production. An ongoing flow of orders for Spectrum's 'C6x products is expected from this customer. >>>
This indicates Spectrum has something others will want. Again, what's involved here?
Sorry, I lost the Spender M-D trail, but if you want me to head out again, throw me another clue and I'll be off and running --- especially on a quiet Sunday afternoon.
What specifically should I look for in wireless base station applications?
Thanks in advance.
Pat |
