JDSU Receives Frost & Sullivan Service Award for Service Offering Strategy Leadership
August 22 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- JDSU's (Nasdaq: JDSU;
TSX: JDU) services portfolio earned recognition for commitment to
high quality and performance by receiving Frost & Sullivan's
2006 Award for Service Offering Strategy Leadership. JDSU's
complete suite of services includes test equipment management,
system management, education solutions, lab and automation
services, onsite diagnostic services and certified refurbished
equipment. The Frost & Sullivan Award for Service Offering
Strategy Leadership is presented each year to a company that has
demonstrated intelligent insight into what customers need to
succeed. Frost & Sullivan looks for a company that can prove
its ability to optimize its offerings by leveraging products,
services, and solutions with the various price, performance, and
feature points required by the market. Selecting the award
recipient required an analyst team to track all end-user
requirements and market dynamics within the industry, conducting
interviews with suppliers, end users and industry experts. Company
offerings are then compared and matched against customer demands.
JDSU's Global Service Solutions continues to strengthen its
reputation for success and dependability among its customers. Its
track record in the services space includes the following recent
highlights: -- Launched the industry's only radio frequency
identification (RFID)- enabled asset management solution that
addresses the specific needs of network equipment manufacturers and
government communications providers. -- A major service provider
lab contracted JDSU for test equipment and test automation services
to perform fault emulation for verification of network equipment
before deployment. "Frost & Sullivan is proud to present JDSU
with our Service Offering Strategy Leadership Award for setting the
standard of excellence in the industry - the company's extensive
professional test services capabilities are positioned ideally in
the market to give customers the services support they need for
next generation network performance and triple-play services
deployment," said Olga Yashkova, research analyst for Frost &
Sullivan. "The comprehensive services portfolio from JDSU and the
high-quality of their offering made them a natural choice for this
year's award." "JDSU is proud to have our commitment to deliver a
complete portfolio of exceptional services be recognized by Frost
& Sullivan -- we are honored to have won this year's award for
Service Offering Strategy Leadership," said Bill Howden, vice
president of the Global Service Solutions business unit of JDSU's
Communications Test and Measurement (T&M) group. "Our robust
package of services gives customers a distinct competitive
advantage in the marketplace and helps enable the rapid deployment
of next-generation networks by simplifying network deployment,
improving workforce effectiveness and maximizing asset
utilization." About JDSU's Global Service Solutions JDSU's proven
services portfolio equips customers around the world with strategic
advantages in an intensely competitive marketplace by helping to
enable the rapid deployment of next generation networks. The
portfolio includes: Test Equipment Management, that provides a
single source for repair, calibration and asset management; System
Management that helps customers achieve improved business results
through effective test system implementation and expert OSS
integration; Education Solutions to improve the effectiveness of
communications professionals by teaching test and network
management techniques and best-practices; Lab and Automation
Services that provide expertise in process management and test
automation; Onsite diagnostic services for cost-effective specialty
test, tools and network optimization resources; and, Certified
Refurbished Equipment that gives customers access cost-effective
JDSU test equipment that is manufacturer-certified and covered by
warranty. About JDSU JDSU is committed to enabling broadband &
optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer
markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and
measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications
service providers, cable operators, and network equipment
manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is a leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental
instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand
authentication, aerospace and defense applications, and decorative.
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