Tomorrow will likely tell us if this news has legs, at least for the share price. It certainly was a very big and very good surprise! And I agree that this kind of news is better than most news of tech advancements, in that now we have someone with gravitas that can persuade others to take a close look.
A big day for POET! Congrats to management for getting Mr. Manocha on board, and hopefully, someday soon, he'll be thanking whoever brought this opportunity to him!