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  JDS Uniphase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was formerly known as JDS Uniphase, prior to a re-branding of its corporate image on September 14, 2005.
JDSU was formed by the 1999 merger between two fiber optic companies, JDS FITEL and Uniphase Corporation, and became known as JDS Uniphase subsequent to the merger.
JDS Uniphase formerly had two corporate headquarters, one at 3000 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario and the other one in San Jose, California.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/JDS_Uniphase   (488 words)

  
 CNN.com - JDS Uniphase warns - Jun. 14, 2001
Shares of JDS Uniphase (JDSU: Research, Estimates) fell 37 cents to $13.81 on Nasdaq ahead of the earnings warning, which was released after the closing bell.
JDS also said in April that it will aggressively cut costs by cutting 5,000 jobs, or 20 percent of its work force, and closing 25 facilities.
JDS Uniphase executives are expected to provide additional details about the restructuring measures and their longer-term outlook when the company reports its fourth-quarter results on July 26.
edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/06/14/jds   (570 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase
JDS Uniphase is to close its two fibre optic component factories in Plymouth with the loss of up to 120 jobs, and the remaining workers will be transferred to its Torquay plant.
JDS Uniphase is to shed 250 of the 590 jobs at its Sifam fibre optics factories in Plymouth and Torquay.
JDS Uniphase is planning to recruit up to 1,600 people at its two fibre optic factories in Plymouth over the next three years, with the exact figure depending on how the plants perform compared to other sites worldwide.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /jde23619.htm   (216 words)

  
 JS Online: JDS Uniphase Lowers 4Q Outlook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JDS now anticipates sales for the three months ending June 30 will be about $600 million, a 14 percent decrease from the previous estimate of $700 million.
JDS Uniphase, like other suppliers of high-tech communications equipment, has been hard hit in spending by major telecommunications companies during the economic downturn.
JDS reported a net loss of $1.29 billion, or $1.13 a share, in its third fiscal quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of $240.9 million, or 32 cents a share, in last year's third quarter.
www.jsonline.com /bym/tech/ap/jun01/ap-jds-uniphase-ou061401.asp?format=print   (372 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase Corporation
JDS Uniphase (JDSU) as it is now known after the merger with JDS Fitel, makes laser subsystems and equipment for fiber-optic telecommunications, signal processing, and laser-based semiconductor wafer inspection and analysis.
JDS Uniphase Corporation reported combined pro forma sales for its fourth quarter ended June 30, 1999 of $191.6 million and pro forma net income of $41.7 million or $0.24 per diluted share after giving effect to a two-for-one stock split on July 23, 1999.
Uniphase on its own has been growing at a rate of over 60% and after the merger with JDS Fitel is expected to continue to grow at least at 45% annually for the next five years.
www.venuscapital.com /Articles/jds.htm   (992 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / Technology / JDS Uniphase Posts Loss, Shares Drop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JDS Uniphase Inc. , a maker of equipment to build fiber optic networks, on Wednesday posted a wider operating loss and warned that its loss in the current quarter will exceed expectations, pushing shares down 8 percent.
JDS Uniphase's net loss narrowed to $43.5 million, or 3 cents per share, in the fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a year-earlier loss of $58.5 million, or 4 cents per share.
JDS did not write down any long-term assets in the second quarter of fiscal 2005, whereas it wrote down $38.4 million in such assets in the second quarter of fiscal 2004.
www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2005/01/26/jds_uniphase_posts_loss_shares_drop   (373 words)

  
 Fool.com: StockTalk With JDS Uniphase (StockTalk) January 28, 2000
JDS Uniphase had sales in excess of $280 million for fiscal year 1999, a number nearly equaled by its first quarter 2000 revenues of $230 million.
JDS Uniphase has been one of the darlings of Wall Street and of Fooldom over the last year, with a share price that increased more than 850% over the last 12 months.
Anthony Muller, JDS Uniphase's chief financial officer and senior vice president, spoke with The Motley Fool about the fiber optic industry, JDS Uniphase's recently announced $15 billion merger with E-Tek Dynamics (Nasdaq: ETEK), and about the growth potential for bandwidth demand.
www.fool.com /foolaudio/transcripts/2000/stocktalk000128_jdsu.htm   (2320 words)

  
 Fool.com: JDS Uniphase: A Fiber Optic Double[Daily Double] March 30, 2000
JDS Uniphase used to make only certain subsystems needed in fiber optic networks, but the company has been acquiring firms that offer complementary products to its own.
JDS Uniphase is the world's leading supplier of optoelectronics equipment for the fast-growing optical fiber-based communications industry.
JDS Uniphase stands to benefit greatly from the enormous high-speed network building boom that is expected to continue for many years.
fool.com /ddouble/2000/ddouble000330.htm   (1006 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase (formerly Uniphase Corporation) - The BioLaser: A Compact Blue Laser for DNA Diagnostics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Uniphase and Perkin-Elmer proposed a research program that would result in the BioLaser, a solid-state, blue-light laser hoped to be half the cost, 10 times smaller, and 250 times more efficient than existing lasers used in DNA analysis machinery.
Uniphase's proposed solid-state laser (as opposed to the argon-based lasers), which would be manufactured using novel methods adapted from other industries, could be smaller, more efficient, longer lived, and half the cost of argon-based lasers.
Uniphase's proposed solid-state laser would work by directing infrared laser light originating in a semiconductor diode laser through a waveguide (material that amplifies and alters the laser light to a useful frequency) made of nonlinear optical materials (materials used to significantly increase the frequency of the laser light).
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 JDS tumbles on losses - Jul. 27, 2001
Executives of JDS Uniphase said they see no signs of a reversal in the downward trend in demand for their products and expect fiscal first-quarter revenue to be below their earlier estimate of $450 million.
As have most of its peers in the telecom-equipment market, JDS Uniphase has been stung by a sharp slowdown in capital spending by telecommunications service providers in the face of a slowing and uncertain economy.
JDS Uniphase is the No. 1 supplier of components used to transmit light waves across fiber-optic networks.
money.cnn.com /2001/07/27/technology/jds   (699 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase to cut 5,000 jobs in restructure
JDS expects to take a one-time charge of about $400 million due to the job cuts, and from closing some smaller manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada and moving them to China, Miller said.
JDS is among several potential buyers, including Corning, Alcatel and Pirelli, that have informally expressed an interest in acquiring Lucent's optical-fiber business.
JDS Uniphase, in San Jose, and Nepean, Ont., is at www.jdsuniphase.com
www.networkworld.com /edge/news/2001/0424jdscut.html   (655 words)

  
 Globeinvestor.com: JDS Uniphase Enables Growth of Intelligent Networks
JDS Uniphase's planned product line extensions include high-performance components for transmission and amplification applications, highly reliable datacom modules for storage and enterprise systems, components and modules for fiber-to-the-home, wavelength management modules for long haul, metro, and enterprise networks, and integrated optical subsystems for high power amplification and cable television broadband networks.
JDS Uniphase is also previewing future members of its wavelength management portfolio, including the multi-port wavelength switch (MWS), which provides colorless add/drop functionality for both 50 and 100 GHz, ideal for both long- haul and metro markets.
JDS Uniphase, the first to announce 4 Gb/s SFF/SFP transceivers for high- performance storage applications last year, is previewing RoHS-compliant 4 Gb/s models that provide multi-rate services, a wide operating temperature range from -15C to 85C and support for an extended set of digital monitoring diagnostic options.
www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20050308&archive=prnews&slug=2005_03_08_13_0807_1324831   (896 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - JDS Uniphase posts Q2 loss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Excluding the reduction of goodwill and other long-lived assets, JDS Uniphase lost $255.3 million, or 19 cents a share, compared with a profit of $207.6 million or 21 cents, a share a year ago.
JDS Uniphase, which is based in San Jose and Ottawa, Ontario, was hit hard by the economic downturn as demand for communications equipment weakened.
Shares of JDS Uniphase closed up 3 cents to $7.89 in Thursday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market before the fiscal second-quarter results were announced.
www.usatoday.com /money/earns/2002-01-24-jds-uniphase.htm   (410 words)

  
 Fool.com: JDS Uniphase on the Prowl [Motley Fool Take] October 28, 2003
JDS Uniphase expects to burn $50 million to $60 million in cash in the current quarter with breakeven currently at $200 million in revenue.
What's left is that JDS Uniphase has an acquisition target -- or, more likely, acquisition targets -- lined up.
We can't offer what those might be, but it seems likely JDS Uniphase is looking at unprofitable units of larger companies, as it did earlier when it bought IBM's (NYSE: IBM) optical transceiver business.
www.fool.com /News/mft/2003/mft03102817.htm   (358 words)

  
 OpticallyNetworked: JDS Uniphase Completes IBM Optical Buy
JDS Uniphase said it paid Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM $100 million in cash and 26.9 million shares of JDS Uniphase common stock in the transaction.
JDS competes fiercely with fellow Canadian firm Nortel Networks (Quote, Chart) and San Jose, Calif.'s Cisco Systems Inc. (Quote, Chart) in sector for which analysts have high hopes.
JDS said it expected lower sales in its third fiscal quarter, which could be 10 percent to 15 percent lower than second-quarter sales.
www.opticallynetworked.com /news/article.php/947221   (339 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase to cut 7,000 additional jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Anthony Muller, JDS Uniphase's chief financial officer, said there is no evidence yet of a turnaround in the industry's focus.
Trading of JDS Uniphase shares was halted Thursday after a hacker broke into a computer system and stole a copy of its earnings release.
For the year, JDS reported a loss of $50.6 billion, or $46.30 cents per share, compared with a loss of $904.7 million, or $1.27 per share, in fiscal 2000.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2001/07/26/financial1647EDT0279.DTL   (682 words)

  
 The Grim Reaper Descends On JDS - Broadband Week 04/26/2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JDS Uniphase Corp. is still struggling to balance its books amid an ongoing spending slowdown.
JDS' revenue tumbled 72 percent from $920 million a year ago to $262 million in its third fiscal quarter.
During the quarter, JDS wrote off $3.9 billion related to goodwill and other assets that have declined in value - the write off reflects the industry lowered forecast for optical components.
www.broadbandweek.com /news/020422/020426_biz_grim.htm   (323 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase Corporation
JDS Uniphase is the market leader in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of advanced fiberoptics products for the telecommunications and cable television industries.
JDS Uniphase Corporation is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol JDSU and the exchangeable shares of JDS Uniphase Canada Ltd. are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under JDU.
JDS Uniphase was formed as a result of the 1999 merger between JDS FITEL—a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of a wide portfolio of passive fiberoptic products, such as wavelength division multiplexers (WDMs), optical switches, and isolators—and Uniphase Corporation—a leading manufacturer of active fiberoptic components, including lasers, modulators, and transmitters.
www.scripophily.net /jdsuncor.html   (785 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase Pushes Back Filing - Mergers and Acquisitions - CFO.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JDS Uniphase Corp. announced that it will be unable to file on time its results for the fourth quarter, which ended June 30, because it was unable to complete its year-end audit.
This is not the first time that accounting related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures has had a heavy impact on JDS Uniphase.
One of the poster companies for the late 1990s bubble, JDS stunned observers in 2001 — shortly after FAS 142 went into effect — when it cut the value of goodwill on its books by more than $50 billion to reflect the decline in the value of its acquisitions.
www.cfo.com /article.cfm/4311496?f=home_breakingnews   (247 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase faces a rough phase | CNET News.com
JDS Uniphase spent billions in the past year bolstering its position in the fiber-optic component business with acquisitions, but now the company must overcome significant challenges created by its binge.
In its third quarter, JDS Uniphase met analysts' lowered expectations when it posted a profit of $160 million, or 14 cents a share, on sales of $920 million.
JDS Uniphase exited the third quarter with $2 billion in cash and short-term investments, giving rise to rumors that it might be interested in acquiring Lucent Technologies' fiber business, long rumored to be for sale.
news.com.com /2100-1033-258256.html   (1351 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase
As one would logically expect from a company, JDS was growing at 100% annually for several years and now their growth is around 25%.
JDS Uniphase is a bit different from Lucent and Nortel in that they manufacture a wider array of products (they actually sell to Nortel, Lucent and Scientific-Atlanta, among others.) So when one segment of the company is slow, perhaps the other will be hot.
Last but not least, in discussing JDS Uniphase I would be remiss not to mention their CEO and Co-Chairman, Jozef Strauss.
www.chickslayingnesteggs.com /arch01/v010313.html   (910 words)

  
 Internet Stock Profile - JDS Uniphase - Investing: Canada
JDS Uniphase is also a leader in the manufacture of industrial lasers.
JDS Uniphase has been a recommended buy by momentum analysts Timothy and Carlton Lutz of the Cabot Market Letter since July 7, 1999.
JDS Uniphase will likely be the key supplier of these companies' components.
www.formeraboutguides.com /investingcanada/library/profiles/blprofilejds.htm   (349 words)

  
 JDS UniPhase review at Business.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JDS Uniphase Corp is to acquire Lightwave Electronics Corp, a provider of...
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www.business.com /popular/JDS_UniPhase_review   (362 words)

  
 Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A longtime fan of (and investor in) optical component makers, Newar woke up that morning to the news that JDS Uniphase and rival E-TEK Dynamics were merging in a deal worth $15 billion.
Companies like JDS Uniphase and Corning (nyse: GLW) are in a race to build the technology that will power an all-optical computer network.
On January 17 JDS agreed to a merger with E-TEK Dynamics--a deal valued at approximately $15 billion and is subject to E-TEK stockholders' vote and regulatory approval.
www.forbes.com /2000/04/12/feat.html   (958 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase Warns on 1Q Sales
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- JDS Uniphase Corp. warned that its fiscal first-quarter sales will fall short of already lowered expectations, but indicated its business was starting to stabilize.
JDS said the current economic climate makes it difficult to predict its performance going forward.
In April, JDS announced 5,000 job cuts and in July it said it would eliminate a total of 16,000 jobs.
www.thestandard.com /article/0,1902,29052,00.html   (629 words)

  
 JDS Uniphase : JDS Uniphase Receives Sun Microsystems' Meritorious Performance Supplier Award for Second Consecutive ...
JDS Uniphase, the only fiber optic manufacturer to be awarded a Sun supplier award, has been working with Sun for nearly a decade to help increase information system bandwidth and provide faster access to large stores of data.
"JDS Uniphase strives to meet our customers' needs by providing a reliable supply of the highest quality products, as well as continuously taking steps to lower costs through improved manufacturing," said Debora Shoquist, senior vice president of global operations at JDS Uniphase.
JDS Uniphase Corporation designs and manufactures products that provide innovative optical solutions for communications, commercial and consumer applications.
www.seomarketwire.com /0409/20040930T233000Z-073436.html   (341 words)

  
 Forbes.com: JDS Uniphase shares plunge as forecast disappoints   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JDS, the world's largest supplier of parts that boost the speed and capacity of fiber-optic networks, reported on Thursday fourth-quarter results more or less in line with estimates, but surprised analysts by forecasting weaker sales for the next quarter.
JDS said on Thursday that it expects first-quarter fiscal 2004 sales of $145 million to $155 million.
JDS said that the decline in sales for next quarter will be due to a decline in its non-telecom business, which considers one of its key customers to be Texas Instruments.
www.forbes.com /technology/newswire/2003/07/25/rtr1038367.html   (511 words)

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