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Spacenet Inc. received a contract to provide enterprise-grade, network management services to Texas-based H-E-B retail stores, Spacenet announced Sept. 28. Spacenet has provided network services to H-E-B since 1988, and...

William Keiper and Carl Myron Wagner were elected to Radyne Corp.’s board of directors Sept. 26, the company announced. The elections expand the Phoenix-based company’s board to seven members. Wagner...

Ottawa-based International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) named Edward DiCarlo vice president of sales and marketing, overseeing IDC’s sales, marketing and new product/service development worldwide, the company announced. DiCarlo is a senior-level...

A Federal District Court issued a Sept. 27 order dismissing Darlene Investments LLC’s fraud action against DirecTV, and holding Darlene liable for breach of contract, DirecTV announced. The dispute, argued...

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 28 plans to raise about $500 million through a debt offering by subsidiary Echostar DBS Corp. The net proceeds of the debt securities offering are...

SES Astra signed a transponder contract with British commercial TV broadcaster Five, SES Astra announced Sept. 26. The broadcaster will initially take half of a transponder at the orbital position...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Sept. 27 that York Capital Management has exercised its option to convert all of its $70.4 million loan, plus accrued interest of about $1 million,...

Iridium Satellite reported that the number of ships using its maritime crew calling ship-to-shore service increased by 54 percent during the first six months of 2006. Using prepaid scratch cards,...

Boeing Co. completed thermal vacuum testing for the first of the Wideband Gapfiller Satellites. The tests, conducted throughout a two-month period, evaluated the spacecraft’s ability to withstand the extreme temperatures...

Sirius Satellite Radio announced Sept. 26 the availability of its Stiletto 100, the company’s first portable live radio. Available for a suggested $349.99, the Stiletto 100 lets users listen to...