FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOLS Members to Speak at KMI's 27th Annual Newport Conference

 
October 15, 2004: John Struhar, Chair of the Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS), and Herb Congdon, FOLS Standards Chair, will each speak at KMI's 27th Annual Newport Conference: Winning Strategies in Fiberoptics Markets,October 18-20, 2004.  
 
Struhar, who serves as Director, Fiber Structured Cabling Systems Solutions for Ortronics (New London, Conn.), will speak on "Data Centers and Storage Area Networks: Trends in Fiber Optics & Cabling Systems."  
 
Congdon, who is Global Fiber Product Manager, AMP NETCONNECT, for Tyco Electronics (Harrisbury, Penn.) will speak on "The Impact of LAN Standars on Fiber Development."  
 
"It is always an honor to be invited to speak at KMI's Annual Conference," said Struhar. "We are very pleased that they have such a strong focus this year on premise cabling and the advances that are being made in this market segment."  
 
Copies of the two presentations will be posted on the FOLS web site after the conference.  
 
The FOLS focuses on educating end users and influencers about the technical advantages and affordability that optical transmission brings to local area networks and fiber-to-the-desk applications. FOLS members are leading fiber cable, component and electronics companies including, AMP NETCONNECT/Tyco Electronics, Berk-Tek, CommScope, Corning, Corning Cable Systems, Leviton Voice & Data, OFS, Ortronics, Optek Technology, and Panduit. Visit the FOLS at www.fols.org.  
 
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