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Latest News & Products Practical options for deploying IT equipment in small server rooms, branch offices (May 17, 2012) Belden webinar to address 40G/100G migration strategies over multimode fiber (May 17, 2012) Optical network spending falls 23% in Q1 on European market dive (May 17, 2012) Schneider Electric launches physical IT infrastructure tailored for SMBs (May 17, 2012) M12 connectors for outdoor use withstand temperature extremes (May 17, 2012) 4-port extender connects remote Ethernet LANs up to 3.4 miles apart (May 16, 2012) Fluke, Cisco team on Wi-Fi planning for SMBs (May 16, 2012) comCables announces national distribution (May 16, 2012) More News & Products > Current Issue , Issue 5 May 2012 Current Issue Past Issues CI&M Magazine White Papers How to Choose a Datacenter OTDR Server and network virtualization, coupled with the consolidation of enterprise networks, is driving significant change in the datacenter infrastructure. Not only ... Sponsored By:  Fluke Networks Are you Ready for 40G and 100G? Core and edge higher-speed Ethernet equipment from Cisco, Force10, Brocade, and numerous other vendors is on the market today; by 2015, 25% of network equipment ... Sponsored By:  Leviton An Overview of Macrobending and Microbending of Optical Fibers Bending can increase the attenuation of an optical fiber by two mechanisms: macrobending and microbending.  Some bending is of course unavoidable, e.g., shipping ... Sponsored By:  Corning Designing a Reliable Cabling Infrastructure for Healthcare Facilities Hospitals and other medical facilities face daunting new IT challenges as every facet of care increasingly relies on networked electronics. Berk-Tek and Legrand ... Sponsored By:  Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company More White Papers >		The Cabling Blog by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent Cable-recycling firm fined after workers suffer lead poisoning An Edmonton, UK-based firm that recycles cable pleaded guilty to exposing workers to lead and has to pay approximately £75,000 in fines and costs. The government agency Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the recycler and described "an abysmal... Elderly cable thieves shut down 46 oil wells in China The next time you fill up your vehicle with fuel and are exasperated by the price per gallon, don't blame the big oil companies. Don't blame President Obama's stance on the Keystone Pipeline. Instead, blame two elderly Chinese men.The Shanghai Daily has... More Cabling Blog > Featured Videos In 2009 Global Data Center Survey commissioned by CommScope, IT professionals from around the world were questioned to discover their priorities, actions and plans for the data center. This video presents the highlights from the survey.; cable; cabl More Videos > Most Popular Articles Editorial Guides CI&M Editorial Guide: Structured Cabling Systems for Healthcare Environments Cultural, regulatory and technological forces have made healthcare a leading-edge industry with respect to information technology systems.  From HIPPA and electronic ... Sponsored By:  NetClear Read the Guide > CI&M Editorial Guide: Considerations for Selecting and Using Multimode Fiber A network manager’s choice to use multimode fiber-optic cable does not end the decision-making process. Next come considerations including cablingsystem architecture, ... Sponsored By:  OFS Read the Guide > More Editorial Guides > Podcasts Data Center Standards This podcast features insights from Jonathan Jew, an award-winning data center design professional who is at the forefront of international standards development. He provides inside information on the in-progress TIA-942 standard revision as well as goings-on with other data center specifications from ISO, CENELEC and BICSI. Jew also discusses best practices for cabling system design and administration in data center environments. Play Now or Download Tyco Electronics - Ken Hall In this Q&A with our chief editor Patrick McLaughlin, Ken Hall describes the bandwidth-consumption trends that are driving demand for cabling technologies in data centers today. He also explains why the infrastructure within a data center is a basic building block of an organization’s business strategy. Play Now or Download 1 - 2 of 2 1 of 1 Previous 1 Next