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IN THIS ISSUE
Anatomy of a ROADM Network (Part 2)—What Should You Test?
As in any network, ROADM test requirements cover three different aspects: characterization of the fiber, characterization of the light and characterization of the transmitted service. This is true for the network element but also for the complete end-to-end network.
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Live Fiber Detectors: New Technologies Meet CO Challenges
As today’s central offices continue to expand, their complexity also increases, bringing about significant fiber-management issues. This is particularly true when fiber labeling practices are inconsistent—or even worse, non-existent. The task of identifying fiber can seem insurmountable, but new live fiber detectors make it considerably easier.
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More Industry Recognitions for EXFO Products
We are pleased to report that EXFO products continue to take the industry by storm. These latest recognitions do not apply to just one particular product type, but rather to a variety of solutions.
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TRAINING EVENTS
Did you know that in addition to traditional on-site training, EXFO’s Be-an-Expert program provides web-based learning activities? Multimedia training capsules are available online, 24/7.  Scheduled web-based training sessions are offered regularly, and on-demand web-based training sessions can be scheduled upon request (offered in English, French or Spanish).

Scheduled web-based training sessions being given in the next few weeks include:
Training RegistrationDate
FTB-200 Compact Platform Maintenance Thursday, September 04, 2008—10:00 am
Introduction to IQS-12001B Cable Assembly and Component Test System Friday, September 05, 2008—10:00 am
RFC 2544 Dual Test Set Wednesday, September 24, 2008—2:00 pm
AXS-200/360 Fiber Certification Test Set Thursday, September 25, 2008—2:00 pm
AXS-200/630 VDSL2, ADSL2+ and IP Triple-Play Test Set Thursday, October 09, 2008—10:00 am
Understanding critical OTDR parameters Tuesday, October 21, 2008—10:00 am
RFC 2544 Dual Test Set Thursday, October 30, 2008—10:00 am
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UPCOMING TRADESHOWS
TradeshowsLocationDateBooth
EXFO teams up with Fiber Instrument Sales, Inc. at Northeast Fiber Optic Conference Verona, NY, USA 9/8/2008—9/9/2008  
ECOC 2008 Brussels, Belgium 9/21/2008—9/25/2008 357
2008 FTTH Conference & EXPO Nashville, Tennessee 9/21/2008—9/25/2008 210
Ethernet Expo 2008 New York, NY 10/20/2008—10/22/2008 322
OSP Expo 2008 Baltimore, Maryland 10/21/2008—10/23/2008 338
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LATEST PRESS RELEASES
7/24/2008EXFO Launches Comprehensive 10 Gbit/s Multiservice Fibre Channel and Ethernet Testing Solution for R&D, Manufacturing and Software Verification
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, July 24, 2008 — EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the launch of the IQS-8525 and IQS-8535 Packet Blazer modules, providing R&D, software verification and manufacturing groups with the versatility, flexibility and affordability required for Ethernet validation and Fibre Channel testing of network equipment.

7/24/2008EXFO’s Life Sciences and Industrial Division Releases a New Member to the Burleigh Gibraltar® Fixed-Stage Platform Family
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, July 23, 2008 — EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.’s Life Sciences and Industrial Division (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the release of the latest Burleigh Gibraltar® fixed-stage platform for the new Carl Zeiss Axio Examiner Microscope.

7/23/2008EXFO Launches Comprehensive Test Module for Fibre Channel and Ethernet Service Turn-ups
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, July 23, 2008 — EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the launch of the FTB-8525 and FTB-8535 Packet Blazer modules, providing comprehensive testing capabilities for Fibre Channel network deployments. The FTB-8525/8535 modules also support an optional test suite for complete performance validation of Ethernet services.

7/14/2008EXFO’s Life Sciences and Industrial Division Introduces a New Product Family and Introductory Product
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, July 14, 2008 — EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.’s Life Sciences and Industrial Division (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) is pleased to announce the launch of the Excelerate™ Product Series and its introductory product, the Excelerate™ PIN-100, available now for shipping in September. It will be on display at the upcoming Labelexpo Americas 2008 Exhibition September 9th - 11th at Booth 6547 - in Chicago Illinois. The Excelerate™ PIN-100 is a UV LED Pinning System that targets integrators and machine manufacturers focused on the short-run, narrow-web labels market.

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ABOUT EXFO
EXFO delivers the transport/datacom, copper access and optical test technologies required to optimize network performance and triple-play efficiency. Whether for FTTx, IPTV, VoIP, DSL, 10 GigE, next-gen SONET/SDH or DWDM applications, EXFO’s got the total T&M package—within your reach. For more information about EXFO, visit www.exfo.com.