Volume 9, Issue 2

Finding technical info on the Web

Feb. 1, 2001

As you may recall from last month's Crosstalk column, there's plenty of news on the Internet, but locating the specific news that you need is not that simple. The same applies...

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NEC weighs cables on the ceiling system

Feb. 1, 2001

The August 2000 Ask Donna column reported on National Electrical Code 2002--the work in progress-and promised to keep you updated. The following are recent notable changes.

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Testing suggests longer distance capabilities for 62.5-micron fiber

Feb. 1, 2001

Testing recently conducted in Anixter's Levels Lab suggests that some 62.5/125-micron multimode fiber has the capability to handle Gigabit Ethernet traffic over distances far ...

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Safety considerations for the cabling installer

Feb. 1, 2001

Job site safety calls for corporate planning, specialized training, and on-site checklists

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Identification equipment makes marked improvements

Feb. 1, 2001

Tools that enable compliance with plant-administration requirements now do even more

More content from Volume 9, Issue 2

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Anicom liquidating, sells Canadian operations

Feb. 1, 2001

Cabling-product distributor Anicom Inc. (Rosemont, IL) has given up its fight for survival, planning to file for bankruptcy protection and sell or liquidate its remaining operations...

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Cabling considerations for 10-Gigabit Ethernet

Feb. 1, 2001

The technical details of the forthcoming IEEE standard will impact many network managers

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Premier Products

Feb. 1, 2001

The 2Quick fiber-optic, crimp SC- and ST-style connectors are non-adhesive devices that assemble onto the fiber in roughly two minutes, according to company claims

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Nothing runs like this network

Feb. 1, 2001

A wire and cable management system provides flexibility for the corporate offices of John Deere Credit

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Fiber's new frontier: Small-form-factor connectors

Feb. 1, 2001

Countless engineers channel their energy into developing new technologies to make field installations faster and easier while accommodating a wider range of installers

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Agilent upgrade may signal the end of Cat 6 test adapters

Feb. 1, 2001

The WireScope operation of Agilent Technologies (Marlborough, MA) is suggesting that the introduction of its Version 2.1 software for the WireScope 350 may signal the beginning...