Volume 11, Issue 3

Entry-level cabling techs will be "ready for the recovery"

March 1, 2003

As most of us wait in angst-filled anticipation for the economy in general and the cabling market in particular to post a recovery, executives at one training company say they...

Connectivity

UTP copper, multimode optical-fiber evolving at the speed of life

March 1, 2003

Industry professionals examine how far we have come, where we are now, and how much further we will go.

Cabling Installation

The old crystal ball proves partly cloudy

March 1, 2003

Some of the predictions we made five years ago are still pending.

Cabling Installation

They're savvy and they know what they want

March 1, 2003

Installers need to 'partner' with today's end users, who understand a lot more about cabling than they did 10 years ago.

Home

Eleven vendors pass Graybar's VIP Fiber qualifications

March 1, 2003

Graybar (www.graybar.com) recently announced that 11 industry vendors have passed the testing and certification procedures of its VIP Fiber program.

More content from Volume 11, Issue 3

Cabling Standards

Premier Products

March 1, 2003

Handheld fusion splicer; Fire-rated wall pathway; Industrial, residential cables; MORE...

Connectivity

New Products

March 1, 2003

WLAN analysis tools; Media-converter modules; Physical-layer management upgrade; MORE...

Cabling Standards

Standards, CSI, and residential cabling

March 1, 2003

To commemorate CI&M magazine's 10th anniversary, we asked our monthly columnist, Donna Ballast, to reflect on the progress she has seen in the industry over the past decade.

IP Security & AV

Industry Spotlight

March 1, 2003

Anixter unveils surveillance-over-twisted-pair system; Entry-level cabling techs will be "ready for the recovery"; Eleven vendors pass Graybar's VIP Fiber qualifications; MORE...

Cabling Installation

A decade of issues

March 1, 2003

As the cover of this month's issue indicates, we're using these pages to commemorate this publication's 10th anniversary.

Cabling Installation

Burgers, teenagers, and optimism for cabling's future

March 1, 2003

If you really want to know where all this zaniness we call life in the 21st Century has its roots, go back no further than the debut of the first drive-up burger franchise.