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    Alcatel Data Networks (ADN, Auburn, VA) has signed a three-year distribution agreement with FastComm Communications Corp. (Sterling, VA).
    Aug. 1, 1996

    Alcatel Data Networks (ADN, Auburn, VA) has signed a three-year distribution agreement with FastComm Communications Corp. (Sterling, VA); ADN will market FastComm voice and data frame-relay access devices under the Alcatel name. . . . Harmonic Lightwaves (Santa Clara, CA) will supply fiberoptic components and component-management systems for the Time Warner Milwaukee Network upgrade. . . . Boston Optical Fiber has relocated to a 22,000-ft2 Westborough, MA, production facility roughly five times the size of its previous Marlborough, MA, location. The company produces plastic optical fiber for local-area data-transmission applications. . . . Ortel Corp. (Alhambra, CA) has begun construction of a 63,000-ft2 building designed for nonmanufacturing activities, freeing up space in its existing production facilities. When the building is complete in mid-1997, Ortel will occupy a total of 150,000 ft2. . . . . ILX Lightwave Corp. (Bozeman, MT) has supplied fiberoptic lasers, power meters, and software for a fiberoptic test system monitoring deployment of a 2500-km submarine cable off the coast of Brazil.

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    Kristin Lewotsky

    Associate Editor (1994-1997)

    Kristin Lewotsky was an associate editor for Laser Focus World from December 1994 through November 1997.

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