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To: Rande Is who wrote (18934)	1/19/2000 11:16:00 AM
From: Joe Smith	Respond to of 57584

Grabbed ANCR this time as it dropped to 35 1/2 LPTHA nice

To: Rande Is who wrote (18934)	1/19/2000 11:21:00 AM
From: xcr600	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Bought some APAT today (little late to the party, but...) on this news- biz.yahoo.com Tuesday January 18, 1:15 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: APA Optics, Inc. APA Optics, Inc. Begins Shipments of Multi-Mode DWDM Product MUX/DEMUX Product Expected to Play Important Role in Growing Use of Fiber Optics in Short Haul Applications, Such as LAN, Campus and Metro Networks MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- APA Optics. Inc. (Nasdaq: APAT - news) has announced the first shipments of its new multi-mode multiplexer/demultiplexer, a component for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems intended for applications that use multi-mode fiber, such as local area network (LAN), campus and metro networks. Initial quantities of the new product have been supplied to a leading optical network company. APA is now actively pursuing the commercialization of its multi-mode DWDM. The new DWDM product incorporates technology, patent applied for, that is built on the company's proprietary bulk diffraction grating system and incorporated in the company's single-mode DWDM component. Terry VanderWert, APA's business manager for fiber optic products, said the company understands that the demand for higher bandwidth services has prompted the increased use of DWDM in LAN and other networks. Along with the higher bandwidth from DWDM, network designers are implementing ways to provide greater flexibility in managing the bandwidth, such as through the ability to add/drop wavelengths at various points on the network. ``We are pleased to bring this important new product to the fiber communications marketplace,' said Anil K. Jain, president and chief executive of APA Optics. ``This multi-mode product builds on the work we have done previously to develop DWDM products with extremely low insertion loss, providing increased flexibility over some competing devices.' APA's initial multi-mode product is a 16-channel 200-Gigahertz DWDM, with the capability to add/drop from one to eight channels. ``We are pleased with the performance of the multi-mode product,' said Jain, noting that typical insertion loss is around 2 dB, polarization dependent loss (PDL) is less than 0.4 dB, and crosstalk is better than 30 dB. The device can be used as both a multiplexer and a demultiplexer, able to alternate between the two roles as required. An added product feature is that it gives the customer the ability to shift the operating wavelength bands by relocating the input fiber. ``This is a significant benefit,' said Jain, ``giving network designers and manufacturers greater flexibility.' APA believes that strong worldwide demand for additional transmission capacity for voice and data, and projections for future growth, will increase the need for fiber optics communication and necessitate the greater use of DWDM products. ``This new product provides network designers with a tool for implementing DWDM with existing installations of multi-mode fiber,' VanderWert said. ``Multi-mode fiber is also preferred in some new construction because of the lower cost of multi-mode connectors and cable assemblies.' Evaluation units are available to qualified prospects, designers of multi-mode network systems. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and judgments about future developments in the Company's performance and may be affected by several factors, including, without limitation, delays in or increased costs of production, delays in or lower than anticipated sales of the Company's new products, and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect actual events. SOURCE: APA Optics, Inc.