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To: fibrehound* who wrote (714)	9/8/1999 12:19:00 AM
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Latest Headlines Return to News & Analysis Home Galileo Gets Receipt of Order for DWDM Optical Filters 9/7/99 The Optical Filter Corp. (OFC) subsidiary of Sturbridge, MA-based Galileo Corp. is filling a purchase order for dense wave division multiplex (DWDM) optical filters in the amount of $5.2 million. Deliveries are expected to be made over the next four to six months. In addition, OFC is negotiating and expects to conclude shortly a longer-term supply agreement with the same customer, expected to total approximately $15 to $20 million for DWDM filters, for delivery during calendar year 2000. DWDM filters are a key component used by telecommunications equipment manufacturers to split a single fiber optic channel into multiple wavelengths, thus permitting a substantial increase in communications capacity. The need for increasing capacity stems from the surge in demand for fiber optic capacity fueled, in part, by the growth of Internet traffic. Worldwide growth The company has established a subsidiary in Germany with the specific objectives of conducting research in the area of optical filter design and processing systems as well as manufacturing DWDM filters. Together with the optical filters manufactured by OFC's Natick, MA plant, the new operation should allow Galileo to offer customers a range of optical telecommunications filters on a global basis. The facility, located near Frankfurt, Germany, is expected to be in operation by March 2000. New name Lastly, in recognition of the emergence of the company primarily as a manufacturer of optical telecommunications components, its board of directors has voted to change the name of Galileo to NetOptix Corp. The new corporate name is expected to be effective September 30 or shortly thereafter. Forward This Article To An Associate