Marine Technology Reporter, June 2006

<BODY> <div> Sohre Turbomachinery PO Box 1099, Monson, Mass. 010507 Tel: 413 267-0590 • Fax: 413-267-0592 info@sohreturbo.com www.sohreturbo.com (See Profile on page 48) QinetiQ Cody Technology Team, Ively Road, Farnborough, GU14 0LX Tel: +44 (0)8700 100942; Fax: +44 (0)252 393399 E-mail: CustomerContact@QinetiQ.com CEO: Graham Love Chairman: Sir John Chisholm Managing Director: Ian Prescott Number of Employees: 11,500+ QinetiQ is a defense and security technology company that was formed in July 2001 from the U.K. Government's Defense Evaluation & Research Agency (DERA). Diver Reconnaissance system, Hullforms and hydrodynamics, Innovative marine concepts, Marine power sys- tem; Communications, Submarine to surface communications, submarine concepts and design, unmanned underwater Vehicles. RBR Ltd. 27 Monk St. Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 3Y7 Tel: 613-233-1621; Fax: 613-233-4100 Email: info@rbr-global.com Web address www.rbr-global.com President: Dr. Frank Johnson Vice-President: Kara-Lee Golota Director Marketing/Sales: Bart Geleynse No. Employees: 15 (See Profile on page 45) RESON Inc. 100 Lopez Road, Goleta, CA 93117 Tel: 805-964-6260; Fax: 805-964-7537 E-mail: sales@reson.com or sales@reson.dk CEO: Allan Vetergaard President: Allan Vestergaard Sales Manager-Global Sales: Kim Christiansen Reson meets the most stringent requirements of advanced offshore surveying activities and marine explo- ration and provide compelling value to its costumers by offering underwa- ter acoustic solutions that span the entire spectrum of high-performance sonar systems, data collection, and presentation software. Reson special- izes in the design, and development of advanced multi-beam sonar sys- tems, single-beam echosounders, transducers, and hydrophones. Ever since 1976, Reson's series of SeaBat multibeam sonar systems, NaviSound Single-beam echosounders, PDS2000 survey software and related hydro- graphic equipment have made Reson a respected partner for customers in the dredging, hydrographic, marine research, naval, and offshore oil and gas sectors. 52 MTR June 2006 Tyco Telecommunications 60 Columbia Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 Tel: 866.892.6611; Fax: 978.656.8131 Email: sales-hq@tycotelecom.com Number of Employees: 650 Tyco Telecommunications, an industry pioneer in under- sea communications technology and marine services, is a leading supplier for today's undersea communications requirements. Drawing on its heritage of technical innova- tion the company delivers the most reliable, high-quality solutions to customers with undersea communications needs vital to their core mission. With more than five decades of operation, Tyco Telecommunications has designed, manufactured, and installed more than 80 under- sea fiber optic systems around the world. Tyco Telecommunications' global presence, backed by industry leading research and development laboratories, manufac- turing facilities, ships, depots, and management team work together to implement integrated repeatered and repeater- less solutions and network upgrades, with unsurpassed reliability, from system conception and design to ongoing maintenance that support the needs of telecommunica- tions, Internet providers, offshore oil and gas and science customers worldwide. Technology Profile Tyco Telecommunications' laboratories continue to build on a legacy of leading technological innovation. Tyco Telecommunications' efficient and effective cycle from research to product realization ensures that customers receive the most advanced solutions available while mini- mizing risk. Current research and development efforts are driven by customer demand for lower-cost solutions that enable long-term growth. Tyco Telecommunications' commitment to forward- looking, customer- focused technology enables the delivery of the most cost-efficient networks on the mar- ket. Technology capabili- ties include: - Repeatered Communication Systems • Tyco SL 17 Undersea Cable - over 128,000 km installed 980 nm Repeaters with high loss loop back supervisory moni- toring - over 355 million amplifier hours without amplifier failures DWDM, 10 Gb/s transmission with Forward Error Correction allows virtually error free transmission - Repeater-less Communication Systems Successfully deployed near 400km km segment capa- ble of carrying 320Gbs Cost effective regional festoon systems - Offshore Oil and Gas Systems Fully integrated solutions for linking rig to land and rig to rig Bill Marra MTR#5 (49-64).qxd 6/16/2006 1:08 PM Page 52 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>