Press Releases
10 December 2001
Circadiant Earns Best in Test Award for its A3303 Optical Standards Tester
Distinction validates innovative appoach to fiber optic
testing market.
Allentown PA - Circadiant Systems, Inc., the company making optical
testing simple, announced today that only one month after launching
its flagship product, the A3303 2.5 Gb/s Optical Standards Tester,
it has earned a "Best
in Test" award from Test & Measurement
World, the premiere publication covering electronic
test and measurement of devices, instruments, software and systems.
The A3303 2.5 Gb/s Optical Standards Tester is the first product
in a new class of purpose-built, intelligent testing systems that
enable optical equipment and component makers to significantly
reduce development and manufacturing costs while accelerating the
time-to-market for optical networking solutions.
"To win a `Best in Test' award, a product must
go through a rigorous screening process with a panel of experts
who have covered the test and measurement industry for years," said
Roy Forsberg, publisher, Test & Measurement World. "To
receive this distinction is quite an achievement for a young company
like Circadiant. We will be watching them carefully as they move
forward in their product development."
Now in its ninth year, the editors of Test & Measurement
World annually survey a wide variety of products used in the test,
measurement or inspection of electronic components, products and
systems to select the winners of the award. The recipients are
recognized for creating a product that the editors consider "particularly
innovative or useful." Circadiant was one of only 12 companies
selected from a field of over 250 entrants spanning a number of
sectors of the electronics industry.
"Having tested optical components ourselves,
we saw a significant void in the test equipment market and set
out to develop the industry's first purpose-built tester for fiber
optic components and equipment," said Joey Thompson, co-founder
and chief technology officer, Circadiant. "To receive an honor
such as this from a publication that follows the test and measurement
industry closely so early in the product's development cycle is
a terrific boost for our company. We feel it's a strong validation
of our efforts and look forward to building on the early momentum
we have established."
About OSTs
OSTs are an important new
class of test instrumentation. They have received
numerous awards as innovative test instruments
that reduce manufacturing test cycle times and
shorten a new product's time-to-market. Components
and instruments that measure layer 1, 2 and 3
that are commonly used to test optical communication
systems are consolidated into an OST. This enables
sophisticated algorithms and complex testing
procedures to be calibrated and automated by
Circadiant, instead of the user, and produces
a test instrument that is fast, accurate and
purpose-built for optical communication system
testing. Individual and group test results are
displayed on appropriate scales with statistical
confidence levels clearly shown to help users
understand the behavior of a Device Under Test.
An OST also allows the user to degrade test signals
to simulate worst-case operating conditions.
Degradation includes control over jitter, OSNR,
interfering source, extinction ratio and optical
power as well as the ability to inject errors
into the layer 2 and 3 protocol signals.
About Circadiant Systems, Inc.
Led by test industry veterans and staffed by a team of distinguished physicists
and engineers, Circadiant is a privately-held company based in Allentown, PA.
The company provides optical component developers, network equipment manufacturers,
and telecom service providers with award-winning test systems. Circadiant’s
Optical Standards Testers generate real-world optical test signals that greatly
improve network reliability and interoperability. Circadiant received venture
funding from EnerTech Capital, Intel Capital, PA Early Stage, and TL Ventures.
Media Contacts:
John French
Circadiant Systems, Inc.
610.871.0500 x101
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