CAMP

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.calamp.com
Employees: 384
Employee growth: (8.6%)

CalAmp adds a little boost even to the weakest of TV programs. The former military supplier makes microwave amplification and conversion components that improve reception in satellite television, wireless cable, and wireless broadband access systems. Its products include antennas, amplifiers, and transceivers and receivers for broadband wireless transmission. CalAmp made the MultiCipher cable signal-scrambling system that prevents unauthorized viewing of cable programming. The company's leading customers include DIRECTV (about 10% of sales) and DISH Network (nearly 16%). Most of CalAmp's sales are in the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending March, 2009:
Sales: $98.4M
One year growth: (30.2%)
Net income: ($49.7)M

Officers:
Chairman: Frank Perna Jr.
President, CEO, and Director: Richard B. (Rick) Gold
COO: Michael J. Burdiek

Competitors:
GE MDS LLC
Motorola, Inc.
Sharp Corp.

CAMP may stand for:

• Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
• Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide
• Campaign Against Marijuana Planting
• Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
• CAMP, an Italian manufacturer of climbing equipment.
• CAMP (band), a Swiss indie rock band
• CAMP-phenomenon, a diagnostic method in microbiology, named after Christie, Atkins and Munch-Petersen
• CAMP, Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership
• CAMP, Center for Advanced Molecular Photovoltaics

See also

• Camp
• Camping (disambiguation)

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