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Jean-Robert Barallon is the new Vice-President of Sales at Newtec, and he brings his more than 30 years of experience to the firm to further consolidate its presence in the Americas. Jean-Robert has enjoyed success in sales, marketing operations, mergers and acquisitions as well as teleport management.
Read MoreTV One has appointed Steven Mattingly as the company’s Managing Director of TV One Ltd after he successfully headed up TV One’s European Offices as their General Manager for more than two years.
Read MoreOctober has arrived and the first tastes of fall imbue our senses. And, on the last two days of the month, our editorial offices relished the first significant snowfall of the season…
Read MoreSES ASTRA, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] announced the company has selected Global Communications, Invacom, and ERA Technology as the winners of the ASTRA INNOVATION CONTEST. Launched at IBC in 2006, this contest is aimed at stimulating research organisations and the satellite industry to develop innovative concepts to further increase the consumer attractiveness and features of direct-to-home (DTH) satellite reception.
Read MoreYou may recall reading about the funding troubles plaguing the European Union’s (EU) Galileo satellite in previous issues of SatNews… processes for an implementation to pay for this positioning system space vehicle continue to have trouble. A week after the EU proposed to pay for the satellite using the bloc’s joint budget to come with the needed 2.4 billion euros.
Read MoreTeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) [NASDAQ: TSYS] has been awarded a five-year, $12.25 million, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the Department of Defense (DoD) with professional services to ensure communications interoperability and provide specialized testing.
Read MoreGlobecomm Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:GCOM] has been awarded two contracts from U.S. Government agencies for Auto-Explorer(R) portable satellite terminals valued at $4.0 million.
Read MoreThere’s a new Chief Financial Officer at Integral Systems [NASDAQ:ISYS] as of Tuesday of this week. William H. Bambarger, Jr., is the new CFO and he replaces William R. Lewis who resigned from his position as the interim CFO.
Read MoreFrom antenna engineer to SR engineer to project manager, Dave Neubauer has worked in companies such as Andrew, broadcast companies, and ESA after graduating with an degree in electronics.
Read MoreCOM DEV International Ltd. [TSX: CDV] has announced Terry Reidel has been appointed to its Board of Directors, as well as the Board's Audit Committee and Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Mr. Reidel is a Fellow Chartered Accountant who had a 39-year career at Ernst & Young.
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