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Nov. 1, 1998
ValpeyFisher (Hopkinton, MA) has changed the name of its piezoelectric optics group to the Ultrasound and Optics Division.

ValpeyFisher (Hopkinton, MA) has changed the name of its piezoelectric optics group to the Ultrasound and Optics Division. . . . Focus Software Inc. (Tucson, AZ) has purchased the SIGMA 2000 optical-software product line from Kidger Optics (Crowborough, England). . . . Spindler & Hoyer (Göttingen, Germany) celebrated its 100th year in business in September. . . . Money-management fund Ailouros Ltd. (London, England) will buy up to $15 million of stock in Research Frontiers Inc. (Woodbury, NY) to fund the development of suspended-particle devices for controlling light.

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Neil Savage was an associate editor for Laser Focus World from 1998 through 2000.

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