PARIS, June 13 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. announced that its subsidiary, EXFO Europe, has moved to new facilities in Meudon la Foret, a suburb of Paris, to accelerate business development and to better serve the needs of a growing customer base in Europe.
    The change in location enables EXFO to strengthen sales, application engineering and marketing services throughout Europe. The new facilities include a larger service center, calibration room and system integration cell. In addition, customers will benefit from a training center and showroom where EXFO's key products are displayed.
    "The European market is critical to EXFO's growth strategy," said Lionel Chmilewsky, general manager of EXFO Europe. "This latest move demonstrates our commitment to providing best-of-class products and services to meet our customers' increasing requirements in Europe and abroad."
    EXFO, which derives its name from expertise in fiber optics, is a designer and manufacturer of fiber optic test, measurement and automation solutions for the telecommunications industry. EXFO markets its products to more than 2000 customers in 70 countries around the world.