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Power and Cooling News & Products
Legrand veteran takes executive sales post at Middle Atlantic Products
(Feb 3, 2012)
Dan Tarkoff has been named vice president of sales, a new position within Middle Atlantic Products.
Schneider furthers IT, data center energy management integration with Cisco
(Jan 31, 2012)
At Cisco Live, Schneider Electric announced plans to expand upon its existing relationship with Cisco to broaden its IT communications and data center energy management product offerings.
TE Connectivity launches data center, physical layer management software
(Jan 30, 2012)
TE has introduced its Infrastructure Configuration Manager (ICM) software, designed for users of the company's Amptrac ninth wire system and Quareo connection point identification technology.
Panduit boosts data center infrastructure management platform
(Jan 24, 2012)
Panduit announced the launch of its Physical Infrastructure Manager (PIM) Software Platform Version 4.4, as an extension to the company's data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution.
Exec says cabinets will be put to the test in 2012
(Jan 12, 2012)
Heat dissipation is issue number one, but more-advanced access/security and software control are also coming as data centers push enclosures to their limits.
Data center-themed 2012 calendar available
(Jan 10, 2012)
The comic duo Kip and Gary make a return in a new calendar from Communications Supply Corporation.
Inlet ducting for Nexus 7009 switch
(Jan 9, 2012)
Passive system from Panduit prevents hot-air recirculation.
Legrand Ortronics adds modular, configurable cabinets to Mighty Mo line
(Jan 5, 2012)
The Mighty Mo GX cabinet series is available in 29 different frame sizes.
POE-enabled monitoring of racks and enclosures
(Dec 20, 2011)
Rittal Corporation's Computer Multi Control III can monitor dozens of IT component and environmental functions.
Emerson infographic sizes up data centers in 2011
(Dec 15, 2011)
Among the numerical factolitos in the graphic: The amount of online commerce conducted over Cyber Weekend exceeded the entire economy of Bulgaria.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
CWA likes what it hears from President Obama during State of the Union
On Tuesday, January 24, as President Barack Obama wrapped up his State of the Union address, the Communications Workers of America issued a statement praising the president "for his focus on creating an America that is built to last with an economy that...
FOA says, 'We have your standard right here ... on one page'
In its January 2012 online newsletter, The Fiber Optic Association stated that it is starting a program "to make standards more accessible to the world of users, contractors, designers and installers." Specifically, the association is creating one-page...
Video demonstrates how to test patch cords for standard compliance
In a five-minute video posted to YouTube, Adrian Young, senior technical support engineer with Fluke Networks, demonstrates the procedures for using the company's Category 5e, 6 and 6A patch-cord adapters with the DTX-1800 CableAnalyzer.In the video Young...
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