Siemon, the network infrastructure specialist, has appointed Prem Rodrigues, RCDD, to its Middle East operation. Rodrigues takes the newly created role of business development manager for the Middle East and will work across the region from Siemon’s base in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Siemon, Rodrigues worked for Syscom Emirates LLC (a subsidiary of M’sharie, which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments). Syscom specialises in turnkey networking, ICT and physical security installations and Rodrigues was a senior sales manager for them, leading all project teams through … [Read more...]
Higbie talk on fibre futures at FIA Summer Seminar
May 29, 2010 By
Infrastructure thought leader and data centre expert, Carrie Higbie of Siemon, is due to speak on the topic of the changing face of fibre in the data centre for higher speed communications - at the forthcoming FIA Summer Seminar on 9 June 2010. Her talk will focus on the impact of 40/100GbE and offer predictions on how it will change fibre plans in the data centre. Explaining her topic, Carrie said, “With 40/100GbE on the horizon, two strand field terminated fibre will be going away for multimode fibre. So what does this mean for a data centre? It surely means that designs are more … [Read more...]
New distribution partner
May 24, 2010 By
Brand-Rex, the UK’s market leader in the manufacturer and supply of high performance copper and fibre cabling systems for communication systems, has appointed specialist communications company Webro as a distribution partner offering the full range of Brand-Rex products. Established in 1980, Webro is a major supplier of composite and bespoke communication cables and connectors to a wide range of industries including rail networks, automotive, fire alarm, security, tv and satellite as well as large scale commercial installations. Announcing the partnership, Ian Wilkie, Brand-Rex … [Read more...]
Alistair Black Takes New Operational Role at Brand-Rex
May 14, 2010 By
Brand-Rex has appointed Alistair Black as their new Operations Director with a specific remit to ensure the structured cabling specialist achieves its ambitious manufacturing improvement objectives and continues to offer excellent levels of customer service. Alistair’s wide ranging career includes five years in the Scotch Whisky industry and over ten years with Japanese manufacturing company Minebea, where he held board-level positions in its European and American subsidiaries. Amongst his responsibilities, Alistair ran Minebea’s European and US Power Electronics operations, and gained … [Read more...]
Siemon Launches Online Educational Resource Centre on Shielded Network Cabling
May 4, 2010 By
Siemon, a globally recognised leader in network cabling solutions, has launched a new online resource centre, dedicated to helping IT networking and data centre professionals get clear facts on shielded network cabling. This includes systems such as category 6A F/UTP and category 7A S/FTP and outlines the benefits of shielded twisted-pair copper cabling. Focusing on key network infrastructure issues such as 10Gb/s performance requirements, noise resistance, installation considerations, cost savings and future-proofing, http://www.siemon.com/uk/learning/shielded/ provides an easily … [Read more...]
