Released: September 2009 Network infrastructure experts Siemon have developed a short new video demonstrating how the company’s VersaPOD data centre cabinet solution addresses critical requirements in today’s data centres: achieving greater density, improving thermal efficiency and providing greater equipment accessibility. “With data centre real estate at a premium and energy consumption on the rise, pressure on IT infrastructure and cabling has increased” explains Graeme Stoker, Marketing Manager at Siemon EMEA. “This video illustrates how the VersaPOD cabinet can deliver … [Read more...]
ADC KRONE Showcases New TrueNet Frame at IP Expo 2009
September 29, 2009 By
Released: September 2009 New ‘Fold-Pack’ Design Can Save Up to Two Hours Installation Time Advanced Cable Management Features Reduce Operating Expenses Light Weight Ensures Easy Manoeuverability Cheltenham, UK – ADC KRONE (NASDAQ: ADCT; www.adckrone.com) today announced that it will showcase its comprehensive TrueNet® structured cabling portfolio, including the recently launched TrueNet Frame, at this year’s IP Expo in London, UK, 7-8 October 2009, at Booth 301. The TrueNet Frame offers installation time savings of up to two hours per frame, as well as other advanced … [Read more...]
Tests Show that Cat6 UTP cabling cannot support 10GBASE-T
September 28, 2009 By
Released: September 2009 Startling results from interference testing with high performance cabling systems and the recently available 10GBASE-T interface cards have indicated that unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Category 6 cable is seriously susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and Alien crosstalk. Echoing Brand-Rex’s position at least one major global electronics manufacturer advises that shielded cabling, and not unshielded, should be used for 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks. Brand-Rex conducted tests with the application running on different types of cabling in an EMC … [Read more...]
Brand-Rex Introduces Complete High Density Fibre Solution
September 28, 2009 By
Released: September 2009 Global supplier of structured cabling solutions attacks existing cable management headaches with innovations that transform cabinet installation layouts, onsite deployment and on-going system management in data centres and telecoms rooms. The new solution from Brand-Rex is for use in high fibre density cross-connect environments. Comprising high density frames, cabinets, management panels with integrated fibre cassettes, cables and patch cord management, the High Density Fibre Cabinet (HDFC) Solution has been designed with features that benefit both the end … [Read more...]
Siemon’s New XLR8™ Fibre Connector System Cuts Termination Time in Half
September 28, 2009 By
Released: August 2009 Innovative XLR8 tool combines both splice activation and mechanical crimp into a single, optimized step for fast, reliable, high performance fibre terminations Siemon has launched a new XLR8 mechanical splice connector and termination system for fibre optic cabling. The XLR8 system incorporates an exclusive dual-process activation tool which the company claims will dramatically reduce termination time per connector. To maximize termination speed and connector performance, Siemon’s XLR8 system has been designed from the ground up to reduce the termination … [Read more...]
Siemon launches network infrastructure site for Middle East
September 28, 2009 By
Released: August 2009 Global structured cabling experts Siemon have launched a new website specifically for the Middle East region. Available at www.siemon.com/middleeast the site hosts expert technical insight and advice on various subjects across the physical layer - from total cost of ownership of copper cabling systems to cabling choices in the data centre. A range of white papers and brief video training modules are available for download as well as comprehensive product information on Siemon’s broad range of copper and fibre structured cabling systems. The site also … [Read more...]
MicroBlo cables and Protected MicroDucts enhance Brand-Rex air blown fibre range
September 28, 2009 By
Released: August 2009 Brand-Rex has announced significant extensions to its range of MicroBlo™ optical fibre MicroCables and Protected MicroDucts, giving customers a comprehensive choice of Microduct cabling catering for a wider range of optical network applications. A number of new air blown fibre optic MicroCables are being introduced into the MicroBloTM range: 96 fibre MicroBlo and 2-12 fibre MicroBlo. The 96f MicroCables are suitable for metro, access or campus network use, providing eight loose tubes of 12 fibres each in a fully water blocked design. The water blocked … [Read more...]
Robert Budd to focus on the ‘Finance Market’ for Siemon
September 28, 2009 By
Released: August 2009 Siemon, the network infrastructure specialist, has announced the appointment of Robert Budd as finance market manager for EMEA. Robert will be based in the City of London, but his new role forms part of Siemon’s global financial support network, which gives major institutions a co-ordinated source for expertise in the networking infrastructure. The company’s financial focus includes specialists in EMEA, Asia and the Americas which bring together world-leading technical assistance and a dedicated delivery channel. Robert has been promoted from within Siemon … [Read more...]
Brand-Rex geared for 10GBASE-T at Telecoms 09
September 28, 2009 By
Released: August 2009 With 10GBASE-T deployment poised to spread from the data centre into the wider office environment, Brand-Rex will be presenting its latest advances in fibre and copper connectivity at Telecoms 09 – Europe’s leading network infrastructure event being held September 23-24 at London’s Olympia 2. 2009 is the year of 10Gbps technologies. Global structured cabling systems and services specialist Brand-Rex will be demonstrating how its solutions have been developed from the ground up to meet today’s key 10Gbps connectivity challenges across the premises – from … [Read more...]
The importance of good public relations in a recession.
September 26, 2009 By
The world economy is in recession: and most industry has been forced to take stock and tighten its belt. So why not join the tide of lemmings and commit corporate suicide by making your company invisible too? When hard times hit and the industry is fighting for fewer customers with smaller orders, advertising and PR budgets are often slashed first in the fallout. Of course it doesn’t make sense, but that’s the knee jerk reaction of every accountant and 90 percent of MDs. You can see their point – especially when they’ve just announced 12,000 redundancies – they’ve got … [Read more...]
Lynd Morley RIP
September 25, 2009 By
It was with very great sorrow that we heard yesterday of the death of Journalist and Editor Lynd Morley. In recent years, Lynd had been a recent contact of several of the Turtle PR team as Editor at European Communications Magazine. Lynd was a highly professional journalist and Editor and her untimely death brings a very sad loss to the telecoms industry. Rest in Peace. Phil Turtle Very sad to hear this. I met Lynd a couple of times back in the 1980s/early 1990s - a very pleasant lady. I worked with her remotely on a great number of articles and she was a pleasure to deal … [Read more...]
Newham Council equips head office with Siemon category 6A cabling system
September 25, 2009 By
Released: August 2009 Newham Council is installing a high-speed network based on Siemon’s industry-leading category 6A F/UTP (shielded) cabling system at its new head office in Royal Docks, London. Building 1000, off Royal Albert Way, now houses the borough’s Mayor and more than 2,000 key Council staff as part of its drive to embrace new ways of working and realise cost efficiencies. A pilot network was the first element to be established by 2e2, the systems integrator installing the new platform, with Siemon supplying almost 200 kilometres of its category 6A shielded cabling. The … [Read more...]
Siemon launches new Z-MAX patch cords with PCB-based Smart Plug technology
September 21, 2009 By
Release: July 2009 Siemon has launched a new range of category 6A patch cords as part of its ground-breaking Z-MAX™ system. The Z-MAX cords feature an exclusive RJ-45 Smart-Plug design which integrates a precisely performance tuned PCB into every plug. This provides best-in-class category 6A performance margins for both the available UTP and shielded configurations. The Smart Plug’s integrated PCB, normally found only in outlets, provides enhanced signal tuning capabilities, allowing the cord’s transmission parameters to be perfectly matched to the Z-MAX outlet. This … [Read more...]
Siemon’s One Minute Wonder
September 21, 2009 By
Released: July 2009 Online video shows Z-MAX 6A network cabling outlet terminated in under 60 seconds. Siemon, the network infrastructure specialist, has launched a brief online video demonstrating their innovative Z-MAX™ 6A outlet termination process – the fastest category 6A termination in the cabling industry. The new video shows the entire termination of a Z-MAX 6A outlet in real time - including twisted-pair cable preparation, conductor lacing and actual termination with the one-step Z-TOOL™ , proving that the process can be completed in just under one minute. Both … [Read more...]
ADC KRONE 32-Port Angled Patch Panel Provides “Managed-Density” Solution In Data Centres
September 21, 2009 By
Released: July 2009 ADC KRONE (NASDAQ: ADCT; www.adckrone.com) announced today the newest addition to its portfolio of patch panels, the ADC KRONE 32-port TrueNet® angled patch panel for both Category 6 and Category 6A cabling, that provides a solution for managed density issues in today’s data centres. Designed to optimize cable management, the new high density V-Panel reduces installation time up to two hours per panel and maximises available floor space. ADC KRONE’s TrueNet angled patch panel enables the optimum number of patch cords to flow more naturally into the vertical … [Read more...]
Siemon introduces MapIT G2
September 21, 2009 By
Released: July 2009 Next-generation intelligent infrastructure for physical layer network management April 2009 – Network cabling experts Siemon have launched MapIT G2; a high density next generation intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) system that can monitor up to 2880 ports in a single rack space. MapIT G2 offers best-in-class user interfaces, 80 per cent higher density and a 75 per cent reduction in power consumption versus competing systems. MapIT G2 integrates a powerful combination of innovative Smart Patch Panels, user-friendly Master Control Panels and MapIT … [Read more...]
Brand-Rex 96 Way FibrePlus Patch Panel Provides Superior Fibre Management
September 21, 2009 By
Released: July 2009 Designed with an emphasis on useability and accessibility, the Brand-Rex 96 Way FibrePlus Patch Panel allows for up to 96 connections per 1U, making this patch panel a market-leading solution ideally suited to high-density deployments in telecoms rooms and data centres. Brand-Rex, a global provider of premium structured cabling systems and services, has announced the availability of its 96 Way LC Multimode or Single Mode FibrePlus Patch Panel. Designed for use in small, corporate and Internet data centres, as well as conventional backbone cabling installations, the … [Read more...]
10G a decade on
September 21, 2009 By
Released: July 2009 The early adopter’s smile Graeme Stoker of Siemon reviews the 10G choices made by the early adopter’s of a decade ago and explains why he thinks they have a good reason to smile. Many Happy Returns! Of course in our industry a 'return' has a number of meanings. ‘return loss’ springs to mind, as does a 'return to site', but in the current economic climate, a 'return on investment' seems more appropriate. One thing’s for sure, right now the average IT network manager and end user will surely be focusing on this area more than ever before, as … [Read more...]
ADC KRONE Introduces New Space and Time-Saving TrueNet Frame For Data Centres and Enterprises
September 21, 2009 By
Released; July 2009 ADC KRONE (NASDAQ: ADCT; www.adckrone.com) today announced its new TrueNet® Frame that offers installation time savings of up to two hours per frame, as well as other advanced cable management features to help reduce customers’ capital and operating expenses. The frame’s unique ‘fold-pack’ design means that on-site assembly in data centres and enterprises can be completed in minutes compared to the conventional hour or so. Another time-saving feature is the new TrueNet quick-fix panel mounting (patent pending), which eliminates the need for cage-nuts and … [Read more...]
Why do MOST small businesses fail?
What is a small business? A good definition would be … less than 20 employees for non-manufacturing industries, and less than 100 employees for manufacturing industries. Key features of small business Independent from outside control Smallness compared with other firms in their industry which inevitably means that many have major resource problems at two critical points – in the first few months (and even the first year or so) after start-up, and as they start to grow at more than a casual rate. Owner managed whereas larger organisations are managed by professional executives who … [Read more...]