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Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
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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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CIM Editorial Guide: Cable Management for High-Speed, High-Density Cabling
The evolution of high-speed networking systems, particularly in the data center, have required corresponding evolution in the network’s physical layer cabling ...
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CIM Editorial Guide: High-Performance Copper Cabling Systems for Data Centers
Today’s best-in-class copper cabling systems claim the bandwidth capacity to handle 10-Gbit/sec data transmission. With the need for speed keeping pace with ...
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From the Pages of CI&M Magazine

Super speeds on the horizon: What will skew do? - Cabling ...
... such as data centers that utilize mostly multimode fiber, we will also discuss the technical issue ofdelay skew and whether it will impact high-speed cable. ...

New Products - Cabling Installation & Maintenance
... control separate loads. HEWLETT PACKARD www.hp.com/go/infrastructure. High-speed cable labeler. Click here to enlarge image. The Rolly ...

New Products - Cabling Installation & Maintenance
... In combination with high-performance connectors, this high-speed cable can be used for up to 1000 MHz, enabling transmission of 10 Gigabit Ethernet. ...

Making the most of cramped telecom rooms - Cabling Installation & ...
... may actually end up being Division 67 in the revised MasterFormat, details products and methods needed to budget and install a high-speed cabling infrastructure ...

A new chapter for telecommunications and testing - Cabling ...
... may actually end up being Division 25 in the revised MasterFormat, details products and methods needed to budget and install a high-speed cabling infrastructure ...

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