ILX Lightwave of Bozeman, MT Establishes Service Center in Wuhan, China

Partnership to Provide for Outstanding Support for ILX Customers

ILX Lightwave http://www.ilxlightwave.com and ETSC Technologies Co. http://www.etsc-tech.com announced today that they have signed an agreement to establish a service center in Wuhan, China to provide improved customer service for ILX Lightwave’s instrumentation and test system products. The service center will provide repair and calibration of ILX’s instrumentation products as well as installation and support of the company’s laser diode test systems.

Dr. Larry Johnson, ILX Lightwave’s President and CEO commented, “The new service center in Wuhan strengthens our ability to provide excellent customer support throughout China. ETSC is an ideal partner due to their strong knowledge base in optical technology and offices in Wuhan and Shenzhen.” Repair and calibration services for ILX Lightwave products are also available through Kyosai Technos located in Jiangsu.

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About ILX Lightwave Corporation:

ILX Lightwave is a market and technology leader in instrumentation and test systems for photonic component research, development and manufacturing. ILX Lightwave customers include Fortune 500 corporations, national research laboratories, government and educational institutions. ILX Lightwave is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. As an industry leader in laser diode instrumentation and test systems for almost 20 years, ILX products offer customers the highest levels of performance and reliability. This is backed by its over 60 application and technical notes and its extensive on-line knowledge base. For more information about ILX Lightwave, visit its new website at http://www.ilxlightwave.com.

About ETSC Technologies Co.:

ETSC Technologies Corp., founded in 1998, is a professional hi-tech distribution company for optical communication products and test instruments. ETSC sells test equipment for Chinese active and passive component manufacturers. ETSC Technology is located in the East Lake Hi-Tech Development Zone, China’s Optics Valley in Wuhan. Wuhan is an important Chinese optoelectronics and information industries base, which is increasing on an unprecedented scale with great possibilities. The company’s charter is “Technology, Quality, Credibility.” ETSC has been distributing ILX Lightwave products for five years. Visit ETSC on the web at http://www.etsc-tech.com.