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NEWS -- as a techy kinda guy, this is a good PR
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Clearfield Guarantees Industry's Lowest Insertion Loss With FiberDeep Patchcords
Clearfield, Inc. (MM) (NASDAQ:CLFD)
Intraday Stock Chart
Today : Tuesday 1 March 2011
FiberDeep Sets New Standard at no More Than .2db Loss; Lower Power Consumption
New Product to be Available Without Price Premium
Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD) has unveiled FiberDeep, a new class of fiber patchcords that guarantees performance at .2dB insertion loss -- fully half that of the industry standard. This metric extends the link loss budget effectively, extending the distance upon which fiber can be deployed. The company announced that FiberDeep will be available immediately, without price premium on every single-mode patchcord and every 12-fiber assembly deployed within a Clearview Cassette.
"A better performing patchcord is an obvious need for today's demanding networks," commented Larry Johnson, founder of The Light Brigade, the industry's leading fiber optic training resource. "A performance guarantee of this type will help broadband service providers to gain headroom in their optical budget for unplanned events, cut fibers, re-splices and extensions."
Improving the Environment
A 2dB improvement in optical budget reduces power consumption by 10%. The power savings, multiplied by even a small thousand home network, is a significant contribution to a community's "go-green" efforts. "As a manufacturer of optical amplifiers, such as EDFAs, we see this performance guarantee as a significant enhancement for our customers," commented Eric Liu, president of Titan Electronics. "A 2dB improvement on 10 mated pairs in an optical link, will not only reduce your carbon footprint, but will reduce the cost of the EDFA required while extending distance 10 kilometers."
Taking Fiber Seriously
"Quality performance of the fiber patchcord is perhaps the most overlooked yet critical element of a network design," explains Johnny Hill, chief operating officer of Clearfield. "FiberDeep goes beyond improving the performance and lowering the cost of network deployment and maintenance. Additionally, the end-face geometries necessary to achieve this kind of performance improves the long-term reliability."
"As specialists in fiber management, Clearfield has a long history of raising the standard on a quality fiber termination," commented Cheri Beranek, president and CEO of Clearfield. "By adhering to the highest standards for every one of the millions of terminations we have supplied to our customers, we don't have to 'cherry-pick' our assemblies to deliver the highest quality. Every assembly in this class is guaranteed at these performance levels -- taking the guess-work out of fiber deployment and giving our customers the ultimate piece of mind."
Whitepaper/Video Presentation Available
To learn more about how quality performance reduces the cost of today's broadband marketplace, a whitepaper has been posted on http://www.fiberpuzzle.com/whitepapers. To learn more about the FiberDeep program, an informational video can be viewed at http://www.clearfieldconnection.com/resource-center/demonstration-videos/.
About Clearfield, Inc.
Clearfield, Inc. designs the FieldSmart fiber management platform — the only fiber management platform designed around a single architecture – the Clearview Cassette — for the inside plant, outside plant and access network. Scaling from 12 to 1728 ports, FieldSmart supports a wide range of panel and cabinet configurations, densities, connectors and adapter options, and are offered alongside an assortment of passive optical components. Clearfield provides a complete line of fiber and copper assemblies for inside plant, outside plant and access networks. Clearfield is a public company traded on NASDAQ: CLFD.
CONTACT: Gary Young 612-247-8123
garydyoung@comcast.net
Consolidation here in the high 4s - 5s ? Missed the opp this morning .. geesh I hate management meetings.
GLTA
With regard to the weakness, I would think the contrary. As foreign oil becomes more expensive and problematic to obtain, political posturing will lend itself to justifying more activity in the Gulf.
While the Libya sit will likely not last very long, the spectre of foreign controlled oil resources has yet again demonstrated just how quickly things can change and just how volatile the price swings will be - Goldman Sachs aside -
But perhaps the "speculative" company part of your post does bear some merit.
GLTY
Id say none of those and instead, just lazy.
Out - eom
Todays dips, and nice dips they were, coming down to get my bids were worth the short wait. Back in @ 5.40 and 5.52 for another 2500 ..
**Sigh** these swings - I hate trading, I love trading. I hate ...
Bounding back nicely now ..
And the bears have entered the building ...
**waits for re-entry point**
not even skin deep.
A fluke? Sold the rest now at the very same price.. some nice profit taking going on me thinks.
Going to watch it now again.
According to your last response (deletion)... I'll stay out of DPDW. I can see a change of ownership on the horizon.
Unfotunately, as the market speaks, I think the current is a reflection of current state, and is correct - sloppy open n 'all
GLTA
Maybe .. at 50 bucks ,...I believe your assesment to be a tad high, mostly because its early ...but your point is solid. Revenue will move the current PPS and most likely, a change of exchange venues. who knows though, if the earnings/profit comes in way above expectation .. 50 bucks might just be in the cards if the OS isnt too high.
There is much talk of 100 dollar oil:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/how-will-canadian-companies-deal-with-100-oil/article1906918/
this being only one of many articles. As that pressure continues to rise, JBII's viability only grows.
I stand by my post. We agree to disagree.
Not sure about what you're saying, only glad that I didnt take it too seriously ...
Ugh .. couldnt take the suspense anymore. Riding "free shares now. Sold half my position today ...2500 @ 6.21
Ummm... Hank ... u seen CLFD ?
Wow. 5.50+ .... Mes quite happy now ..
Still not sure how this generated any confusion. ... CLFD still solid ...
Nearing 5 bucks now ... Nice.
Actually I made a boo-boo. I'm about 32% cash. I still have one American holding that is doing well.
I will still watch this one though .. always interested in how it will evolve .. and not devolve ...
GLTA
Which is why I exited again over the past weeks.
**Sigh**
Vitriol indeed. I no longer have much faith in mgmt. I am now 40% cash and 60% Canadian Equites Long term. Made some nice trades here but trade is not what I wanted. I had expected/hoped for more by now.
GLTA
Your'e going to drive a truck ?... through a post that I beleive you said was .. and I quote " ... most informative and filled with detail .." Which is it ?
Trying to assimilate labor costs and benefits packages at this stage of this evolving companys' life is IMO, moot at best.
Good post. I was once invested here, with high hopes, but sold from 1.07 into the 5.**+ frenzy.. several months ago .. more than year at least....
Sadly as anticipation waned, I went short and did OK there too. However, that was just trading, as I still hold out promise for this enterprise.
I am wondering what it is, that is STILL holding this company back. With 3 independant labs citing written reports, what is it that has to be the fuse lighter.
How many processors does the company have in operation? and what are the revenues from that?
Mina who ? LOL
trending nicely again. If it keeps this up, I might just start posting regularily again.
trending nicely again. If it keeps this up, I might just start posting regularily again.
trending nicely again. If it keeps this up, I might just start posting regularily again.
Hank, todays trading in the 4 range .. curious as to why you bailed ...
- .075s now on sale hmmmmmmm
Chamberland Effect ?
Watching closely, seems to rise/spike any time I head on a computerless vacation.
The Ibox shows 481 or so Million shares. Is that now 481k shares post split ? Is that correct ?
LLC = Limited Liability Corporation.
Took a while eh? Was worth holding wasnt it? Its not over by a long shot. I'm glad to see you held it.
GLTA
The acquistioin language leaves lots of room for doubt unfortunately - as does the debt descriptions. Apr 2011 is not that far away .. but 3.x million should at least be managable...
Good work Mod. Staying on top of things I see.
Regal Capital. Your account needs to speak for itself as you are assessed on an individual basis. You cant just call them up and ask .. you need to PROVE it.
Actually, not only did my broker allow me to short this OTCBB back in Feb but they even allowed me to add to it ,, just pay interest costs, AND carry forward as the profit margin grew....
Most profitable short I have made in recent history. Sadly though as I had previously believed we'd be worth more ... but events since Feb changed my mind.
I covered the final 5k today..and am looking to go long here soon.
Follow the links to the BP version for the more detailed version...
Thanks for that post Spec.