Volume 7, Issue 3

Need a Y2K assistant?

March 1, 1999

OK, you`ve documented all the elements of your network with asset-management software. Now comes the part you really dread: contacting all those manufacturers to determine their...

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Mining the millennium for revenue opportunities

March 1, 1999

Over the last year, we have heard a lot about concerns for the year 2000 and its effect on the communications systems and software that businesses use today. By now, most organizations...

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Redefining distribution for todays contractors

March 1, 1999

A working relationship with a good distributor can help contractors and installers grow their business.

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Multimedia outlets get needed face-lift

March 1, 1999

Multimedia outlets are those ugly, square boxes that are available in any color you want, as long as it`s ivory, gray or white, and they end up somewhere behind or over a desk...

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Plastic optical fiber eyes home-networking market

March 1, 1999

Proponents of plastic optical-fiber (pof) technology may discover, much like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz did, that truly there is no place like home. After several years attempting...

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Networks keep assembly lines rolling

March 1, 1999

Installing a structured cabling system in a 3-million-square-foot area is a big job. Installing it in a manufacturing plant that produces vehicles `round the clock is an even ...

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wgna-approved plug

March 1, 1999

The 37 series 8-pin modular plug has been accepted by the WideBand Gigabit Networking Alliance (wgna) for WideBand network installations. The manufacturer says the 37 series plug...

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CMS mitigates doomsday scenarios

March 1, 1999

With fewer than 300 days to go until January 1, 2000, the countdown has begun. Most companies are rushing to finalize implementation of their Y2K plans. The programmer troops ...

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Cable management for the year 2000

March 1, 1999

Y2K. The Millennium Bug. The worst-case scenario is familiar to us all by now. At the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999, the master clock on every computer system in the...

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250-MHz connecting hardware

March 1, 1999

The max 6 module uses Tri-Balance technology--a combination of pair-balancing techniques in the modular jack, printed circuit board, and punchdown block--to exceed all proposed...

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Upgraded 4-pair cable

March 1, 1999

Originally introduced in August 1997, the lanmark-1000 unshielded twisted-pair 4-pair cable has been improved to meet draft Category 6 component and channel performance. The manufacture...