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Industrial Ethernet patch cord gets new jacket (Aug 26, 2010)

Siemon's Max Cat 5e line of cords is now available with flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomer, polyurethane, or polyvinyl chloride jackets.

Microsemi Power-over-Ethernet extender doubles reach for PoE midspans (Aug 11, 2010)

The PowerDsine Extender is a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) midspan that can deliver 25.5 Watts over 200m Ethernet cabling with 10/100/1000 Mbps support.

PoE touchscreen terminals suit digital signage, industrial automation apps (Aug 10, 2010)

American Industrial Systems Inc. (AIS) has introduced another line of Power over Ethernet (PoE) touchscreen panel PCs, available in 5.7”, 7”, and 10.1” compact form factor sizes.

Tripp Lite adds S-Video/stereo audio over Cat 5 extender kit (Aug 3, 2010)

The B137-101 can transmit audio and video signals to a remote TV or projector up to 700 feet from the source.

24-pair Cat 5e handles high-density GigE (Aug 2, 2010)

The MRJ21, developed by Tyco, is now available through Electro Standards Labs.

The three truths about virtualization and cabling (Jul 30, 2010)

Virtualized data centers' network architectures are changing cabling topologies and requirements.

Cat 6A shielded system verified ISO 11801 component compliant (Jul 23, 2010)

Siemon's Z-Max system is also Cat 6A/Class EA channel compliant.

Cisco to pay $100M+ in Power-over-Ethernet patent suit (Jul 20, 2010)

Foundry, Extreme, Enterasys, and 3Com have also settled with the PoE patent acquirer.

Tyco Electronics acquiring ADC (Jul 13, 2010)

The $1.25 billion deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

BNC connectors for plenum cable (Jun 30, 2010)

Nickel-plated brass construction resists corrosion and is durable in the field.

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Guest Blog: Master Format 2010 - What's new?

by Felix ZayasJuly 28, 2010In the telecommunications field the term "MasterFormat" can be somewhat of a convoluted term. For the next 350 words or so I will go through the finer details of MasterFormat and how it relates to telecommunications.MasterFormat...

Tweet this: New data center for Twitter is overdue

Twitter announced on its Engineering Blog that later this year it will open its own dedicated data center in the Salt Lake City area. The microblogger's Jean Paul Cozzatti said in his post that the dedicated data center will allow Twitter to "have full...

Legal investigation underway in Tyco's ADC acquisition

Several law firms are taking a look at the Tyco Electronics acquisition of ADC for approximately $1.25 billion to determine whether or not ADC's board accepted an offer from Tyco that represents the best value for shareholders. Such investigations are not...

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