Brand-Rex Does The Double At The 2012 Comms Expo Awards

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Brand-Rex, the leading supplier of copper and fibre optic based network infrastructure solutions for enterprises, data centres and extreme environments, recently received two accolades at the 2012 Comms Expo Awards, hosted by Netcomms Europe magazine. The company won the Green Award and the Award for Manufacturing Excellence, with voters recognising its commitment to carbon reduction and the quality of its products. For many years the company has worked towards reducing its impact on the environment and in 2011 it announced that its global organisational and operational activities had … [Read more...]

Cabling Is Going UP In The World!

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It’s ‘all change’ for cable management in the data centre as equipment practices have to embrace change to cope with the massive power and heat densities being implemented and planned per data centre cabinet or rack. There is a very strong move towards overhead raceways for both copper and fibre cabling in order to leave the underfloor area free of the big air dams which masses of Cat 6A 10Gigabit/s cables are now tending to form – which have a serious adverse effect on cooling efficiency and effectiveness. But a major issue with overhead cable trays or raceways is that – if … [Read more...]

Five Green IT Award Nominations For Siemon

Infrastructure expert Siemon is celebrating a flush of nominations in the Green IT Awards, due to be announced at a ceremony on 19 April 2012 at the world famous London Zoo. The five categories that Siemon is shortlisted to win include Manufacturer of the Year, Sustainable Design Project of the Year, Team of the Year, Product of the Year and the Minister for Energy Award. Now in its third year, the Green IT Awards aims to showcase and reward the technology, tools and organisations that are judged to have made a significant contribution to improving the IT industry’s environmental … [Read more...]

NetworksCentre Launches Free Training Bundle With Fluke Test Equipment

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Bundled free training is NetworksCentre’s value-add bonus with the revolutionary new Optifiber™ pro OTDR just launched by Fluke Networks NetworksCentre - now one of the major distributors for fibre and cooper structured cabling systems, data centre cabinets and network test equipment - is the only distributor of Fluke Networks testers with a Fluke qualified trainer and the only company in the channel able to provide Fluke certified training. NetworksCentre’s qualified trainer is technical manager Keith Sawyer and the company is also offering comprehensive training sessions for all … [Read more...]

Brand-Rex Provides Carbon Neutral Cable For Leading Environmental Consultancy

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Brand-Rex, Europe’s leading supplier of network infrastructure solutions for enterprises and data centres, has announced another first by having its certified carbon neutral cable installed in the new London offices of leading environmental consultancy, Carbon Clear. One of the world’s foremost providers of carbon advisory services and carbon offsets, Carbon Clear has offices in the UK, France, India, Spain, Turkey and the USA. The company’s business development manager, Andy Lowe, commented, ‘Our aim is to shape and promote the low carbon agenda. Businesses choose to work with us … [Read more...]

NetworksCentre

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Networks Centre was founded in 2005 by Managing Director Duncan Lindsay and Sales & Marketing Director Ben Lambert. The company was created with the aim of bringing distribution into the 21st century, by providing customers not only with products, price and availability, but also by providing structured service levels that support the customer. Since day one Networks Centre has and continues to promote and provide carefully formulated “Service Level Promises” that are managed, measured and maintained using advanced data base functions and stringent quality check The business has … [Read more...]

Hamad Medical City Deploys Substantial Multi-Data Network from Brand-Rex

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International structured cabling company Brand-Rex is to supply a diverse, extensive and substantial structured cabling system for the main provider of healthcare in the state of Qatar. Situated in the capital city of Doha, Hamad Medical City (HMC) is the largest on-going government project for data communications. The project has been won by Brand-Rex partner Consolidated Gulf Co. (CGC). It is extensive and wide-ranging and will connect a Women’s Hospital, a physical medical and rehab facility, an ambulatory building, and the Translational Research Institute building. The scope of work … [Read more...]

Brand-Rex Takes High Speed Fibre Optic Cabling To A New Level With SuperSet

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Brand-Rex, Europe’s leading supplier of network infrastructure solutions for enterprise and data centre networks, has taken fibre optic cabling to a whole new level with the launch of the new MT Connect SuperSet solution, an ultra high performance, pre-terminated, modular system based on mechanical transfer push?on (MTP) ferrule connector technology. Part of the company’s innovative FibrePlus portfolio, MT Connect SuperSet provides a reliable foundation for today’s Ethernet, Fibre Channel and Infiniband technologies and will future proof the physical network infrastructure for the … [Read more...]

Exclusive Cannon Technologies Deal For Distributor CMS

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The Cannon Technologies Smart Net range of cabinets, which CMS plc provides on a next-day-delivery basis, offers a wide selection of size options building from six different heights, two different widths, and three different depths. Overall the Smart Net range comprises a choice of over 32 cabinets. This highly flexible and cost effective data cabinet range has a selection of features starting with a cabinet load rating of up to 1000kg; a quick rack installation solution (RAFtTM) avoiding the need to cut floor tiles; a rack mounted cable Raceway that avoids the installation of ceiling hung … [Read more...]

Cannon Technologies

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Established for 34 years (1978) Cannon Technologies began by developing military, 19 inch data and 23 inch telecoms racks and enclosures. It was the first company in Europe to achieve ETSi (The European Telecommunications Standards Institute) certification. Expanding during the 90s into outdoor enclosures for CCTV, Telecoms and Radio base stations, Cannon Technologies continued to develop the data centre and comms room rack and cabinet ranges to include: EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) IP rated (ingress protection) Thermal cooling and management Source Power solutions Remote … [Read more...]

Siemon Highlights Its High Density Solutions At Data Centre World

Siemon, the leading network infrastructure specialist, will attend this year’s Data Centre World Conference & Expo – which takes place at London’s Olympia between 29th February and 1st March 2012 – to demonstrate its innovative high density solutions which have been designed to maximise the use of available space. One of the many highlights on stand D25 will be two of Siemon’s VersaPOD cabinets that will be fully configured with equipment from the company’s 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Plug and Play fibre patching solution that is based on pre-terminated MTP fibre trunks and … [Read more...]

Brady And Siemon Release LabelMark™ 5.4 Software Expansion Pack With Time-Saving Datacomm Wizard

Label design software offers label templates for Siemon hardware manufacturing and models Brady Corporation, a leading manufacturer of label printing systems, and Siemon, a globally recognised leader in network cabling solutions, have worked together to release the latest version of LabelMark™ Label Design Software. LabelMark 5.4 Software features several updates for electrical, lab and voice/data applications. The most noteworthy feature is a time-saving datacomm wizard that offers pre-made label templates based on Siemon's most common network connectivity. "Before, network … [Read more...]

The Cannon Technologies T4 Events Series Helps To Build Better Data Centres

Because the data centre is at the heart of business operations, the roll call of stakeholders has grown, and now regularly includes C-level executives and Business Managers. To help organisations seeking to create, replace or improve their data centre infrastructure, Cannon Technologies is launching the Cannon T4 Event series at Data Centre World 2012. The series is firmly targeted at the growing diversity of disciplines involved in making critical data centre decisions, concerning amongst other things, cooling, power and security. Reflecting that time is at a premium, plus the challenge of … [Read more...]

Cannon Cocoons The Data Centre For 2012

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Long established UK data centre manufacturer Cannon Technologies will be attending the 2012 Data Centre World Conference & Expo (Olympia - 29th Feb & 1st March). Now in its 34th year of supplying a full range of data centre solutions, Cannon alongside its UK premier distributor CMS plc will present its Cold Aisle containment solution - Aisle Cocooning; a component of the Cannon T4 Data Centre Solution range. Visitors to stand B37 will be able to see first-hand how Aisle Cocooning prevents hot exhaust air entering the data hall while, ensuring that cold air passes through the … [Read more...]

Siemon Announces Network Infrastructure Blog

Siemon, a globally recognised leader in network cabling solutions, has launched a new blog dedicated to helping data centre and enterprise network professionals stay up-to-date on the latest advances, global standards updates, market intelligence and strategies in network infrastructure. Combining Siemon’s extensive data centre and enterprise cabling knowledge with news, opinions and guidance from experts across the global network infrastructure market, http://blog.siemon.com/infrastructure/ delivers educational resources, industry intelligence and actionable advice on a wide range of … [Read more...]

Cabinets and racks the critical component for 2012’s data centres

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2012 will be the year when the 19in cabinet and the racks it contains become the key component for thousands of new data centres, according to Cannon Technologies’ Managing Director Matt Goulding. “What was once a straightforward steel structure is now a sophisticated device that is the critical element in delivering the needs of today’s advanced data centres – namely, equipment housing, power density, cooling, monitoring and security,” Goulding says. The vast increase in demand for on-line information and transactional services is forcing companies to pack the maximum possible … [Read more...]

Siemon Launches Interactive Data Centre e-Magazine

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Underlining their commitment to high value information and applied data centre innovation, leading global network infrastructure specialist Siemon has launched the first edition of its new  interactive data centre e-magazine.  Entitled “Data Centre Solutions” this resource-rich e-magazine is designed to guide IT network professionals through critical data centre decisions, placing them in the network infrastructure driver’s seat.  The e-magazine is available for download at http://www.siemon.com/uk/promos/dc-e-brochure.asp. The innovative e-magazine provides in-depth coverage on an … [Read more...]

Cannon Technologies helps Wi-Manx become the host with the most

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Since it first began operating in 2004, Wi-Manx has become one of the Isle of Man’s leading network, voice and hosting solutions provider. In order to continue its growth, the company decided to establish a state-of-the-art co-location data centre at its Heywood House headquarters using cabinet, racking and cooling solutions from Cannon Technologies. The Isle of Man occupies a unique place in the British Isles and as corporation tax is charged at zero per cent, it makes an attractive proposition for businesses. Wi-Manx currently has customers as diverse as e-gaming companies, banks, IT … [Read more...]

World’s First IT Infrastructure Manufacturer to Label Products with Carbon Footprint

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Brand-Rex, the international IT structured cabling manufacturer has become the first company in the IT infrastructure sector to introduce Carbon Footprint marking onto its cable products. Said Brand-Rex CEO Paul Lines, “We announced in June this year that we were the first cabling company to make our operations globally carbon neutral and the carbon footprint marking of our high volume products was the logical next step. Knowing the exact CO2 equivalent of our products will help our customers manage their own environmental stewardship.” According to Andy Lowe  of environmental … [Read more...]

Sivakumar Appointed Siemon Sales Manager for Middle East and North Africa

Siemon, the global network infrastructure specialist, has promoted Iyer Sivakumar, (Siva), to sales manager for the extended region of Middle East and North Africa. Following (three) very successful years growing Siemon’s business in the Middle East Siva will now drive the business forward across the whole region. In this newly created role – which recognises the economic importance of the Middle East and North African region, Siva will be supported by business development manager, Prem Rodrigues and technical manager Narender Vasandari providing local technical support. Siva … [Read more...]