2009 News

Please refer to the press releases and announcements below to keep on top of Averna company news in North America, Europe, and beyond, and feel free to contact us for further details.

December 22, 2009

Averna named double finalist for 2010 Best in Test awards

Averna is pleased to announce that two of its products, Proligent® Analytics and URT™ 5.0, have been selected as finalists for the 2010 Best in Test awards by editors at Test & Measurement World magazine.
 
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November 30, 2009

Averna strengthens partnerships with Vericast and Digital TV Labs

Averna announced strengthened partnerships with Vericast Limited and Digital TV Labs. Averna has selected these UK-based partners to equip its URT RF test platform with signal generation capabilities for the DAB+, DMB and Mobile DVB-T standards.
 
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November 15, 2009

Averna recertified for ISO and CSIA

Averna has been recertified for the ISO 9001: 2008 quality management standard, and for Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Best Practices and Benchmarks. This attests to Averna's ongoing commitment to deliver a superior customer experience ...

 
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October 28, 2009

Averna named one of North America’s fastest-growing companies for third consecutive year

Averna has been awarded a #224 position on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of 500 of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. This is Averna’s third consecutive Technology Fast 500 win, and a significant improvement over ...
 
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October 27, 2009

Averna Announces New Portable DOCSIS 3.0 Protocol Analyzer

Averna, global test engineering company and makers of the world’s only commercially available DOCSIS 3.0 protocol analyzer, has announced a new portable model that provides mobile troubleshooting and network monitoring capabilities for the cable ...

 
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October 13, 2009

Averna celebrates 10 years of success with Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® win

CEO Pascal Pilon and COO Richard Maltais of Averna, premier provider of test solutions to the world’s largest communications and electronics device makers, have won the coveted Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year ...

 
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October 01, 2009

Averna climbs Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ ranking and wins jury prize

Averna has been recognized by the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ as the 26th fastest-growing tech firm in Canada, making the list for the second consecutive year and capturing the Jury’s Favourite award for special achievement ...

 
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September 23, 2009

Averna’s URT™ 5.0 – The most comprehensive platform for GPS receiver testing

Averna has announced the launch of URT™ (Universal Receiver Tester) 5.0, the simplest and most complete line of turnkey solutions for GPS receiver testing. For this new version, the URT design team collaborated with leading Personal Navigation Device ...

 
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September 02, 2009

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life for the DAQTron 260C DOCSIS 2.0 Protocol Analyzer product Family

We would like to inform you of the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the DAQTron 260C DOCSIS 2.0 Protocol Analyzer product Family. These devices are discontinued as a result of aging hardware technology, and the introduction of the DP-360 DOCSIS 3 ...

 
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August 31, 2009

Joseph Cavalancia named Chief Financial Officer of Averna

Averna is proud to announce the appointment of Joseph Cavalancia to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective August 10, 2009. This appointment is the result of a thorough talent search performed by Averna’s board of directors, and follows ...

 
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July 13, 2009

2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® salutes two Averna finalists

Averna’s Chief Operating Officer Richard Maltais and CEO Pascal Pilon have been named finalists in the Quebec edition of the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Awards, Technology category.

 
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June 10, 2009

Averna’s Proligent 5.0 responds to important needs of manufacturing and test with three new products

Averna has announced the release of Proligent 5.0, an Enterprise Test Software (ETS) solution offering three products geared to different needs in manufacturing and test for communications and high-tech electronics OEMs ...

 
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June 02, 2009

Averna tackles the international market by tripling its Channel Sales Partners network

Averna triples the number of Channel Sales Partners (CSPs) within only six months of program inception. Averna's products and solutions are now represented in 13 countries worldwide to gain greater presence in US and international markets. ...

 
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June 01, 2009

Averna ranked among the 100 fastest growing companies in Canada, according to PROFIT 100

Averna is pleased to announce that it has been named the 56th fastest-growing company in Canada, according to PROFIT 100. The PROFIT 100 table ranks the 100 fastest-growing companies in Canada by percentage revenue growth from 2003 to 2008.

 
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May 21, 2009

Averna CEO Pascal Pilon named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™

Averna is proud to announce that President and CEO Pascal Pilon has been named a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2008. This prestigious award program honours 40 Canadians in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors under the age of 40 ...

 
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May 05, 2009

Interview with Pascal Pilon, President of Averna, on Canal Argent

Watch the interview of Pascal Pilon, conducted last May 5th on the Canal Argent, during which Mr. Pilon discusses Averna’s recent acquisitions, the future of the company and his recognition as a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2008.

 
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May 01, 2009

Averna releases version 4.3.0 of its Universal Receiver Tester™

Averna is pleased to announce the release of its Universal Receiver Tester (URT™) version 4.3.0. This newest version of the URT brings great enhancements to the URT Record and Playback System, such as ...

 
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April 16, 2009

Averna acquires U.S. competitor to strengthen test solutions offer for communications OEMs

Averna today announced that it has acquired U.S.-based DAQTron Inc., a successful, privately-owned leader in the design and implementation of test systems for communications OEMs. This move strengthens Averna’s broadband product portfolio ...

 
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April 01, 2009

Averna triumphs as #1 Mover and Shaker in 2008

Averna has been named by Backbone Magazine as #1 on its 2008 Movers and Shakers list. Averna earned this accolade by ascending an amazing 103 positions in the ranking, as compared to the previous year. ...

 
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March 27, 2009

Novero™ replaces current test platform with Proligent™ to improve time-to-quality for hands-free telecommunications systems

Averna and Noffz ComputerTechnik GmbH are pleased to announce that novero, a supplier of hands-free telecommunications systems for the automotive industry, has chosen Proligent Enterprise as its manufacturing test platform.

 
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March 17, 2009

ARISTA Provincial Competition honors Averna’s own Roger T. Duguay

We are proud to announce that Roger T. Duguay, Averna’s VP of marketing and human capital, has been named a finalist in the 2009 ARISTA Provincial Competition, in the category Young Executive in Quebec. Mr. Duguay is responsible for all marketing, ...
 
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February 25, 2009

Interview with Pascal Pilon, President of Averna, on Canal Argent

Watch the interview of Pascal Pilon, conducted last February 25th on the Canal Argent, during which Mr. Pilon discusses Averna’s progression throughout the years, the test industry and his recognition as the "CEO of the Year - SGF" during the CEO ...

 
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February 20, 2009

Averna President Pascal Pilon wins SGF-CEO of the Year Award

Averna President and CEO Pascal Pilon has won the 2009 SGF-CEO of the Year Award, presented to a visionary CEO who demonstrates leadership and innovation in the ICT community. Sponsored by Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF) and the Quebec ...

 
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February 17, 2009

Averna's Proligent™ 4.1 enables automatic remote test updates, superior data reporting

Averna today announced the release of Proligent 4.1, The Test Engineering Platform, giving OEMs capabilities for updating remote test stations automatically, and for gaining quick access to massive amounts of test data. These companies will use the ...

 
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January 20, 2009

Test & Measurement World honors Averna’s Universal Receiver Tester (URT)

Editors at Test & Measurement World have nominated the Universal Receiver Tester (URT), the company’s breakthrough RF test platform, for a 2009 Best in Test award in the RF/microwave instruments: Application/standard specific category

 
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January 15, 2009

At the speed of light: MergeOptics tests ultra-fast lasers with flexible Averna system

Averna is pleased to announce that Germany-based optical communications solution provider MergeOptics GmbH has purchased an Averna Photonics Burn-in & Life-test System for high-accuracy laser diode testing. MergeOptics, selected as one of Germany’s 25 ...

 
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