Volume 7, Issue 5

New techniques and testing make firestopping complex

May 1, 1999

Cabling has long been viewed as a construction trade, and some in the cabling industry seek to further legitimize that view by adding a place for communications cabling in the...

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Identification tag kit

May 1, 1999

A kit for fasttags miniature markers includes a flexible carrying case that can be clipped onto a cable, conduit, or pipe. The tags mark cables, raceways, and racks and can be...

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Massive cabling project at the EPA

May 1, 1999

Charged with safeguarding the natural environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is also improving its own working environment. As part of the relocation of its...

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Testers of tomorrow available today

May 1, 1999

First, it was Category 5. Then it was Category 5E. Now, local area network (LAN) cable-tester manufacturers have thrown aspects of the proposed Category 6 and the distant Category...

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Adobe Systems cables its new towers

May 1, 1999

Since its founding in 1982, Adobe Systems Inc. has grown to become the world`s third-largest personal-computer software company. The company`s growth and success, however, has...

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LC fiber-optic connector products

May 1, 1999

LC fiber-optic connectivity products are used for voice, video, and data applications. The LC brochure details product specifications and performance standards for this small-...

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Category 6 cable

May 1, 1999

The Velocsity 2000 Category 6 cable installs as readily as Category 5 or Enhanced Category 5 cable. The ultra-slim VeloCSIty 2000 doesn`t have bonded pairs or pair isolators so...

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Fast Ethernet interconnection

May 1, 1999

The 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet Interconnection Solution includes 48-port 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet patch panels, Category 5 25-pair cable assemblies, Category 5 modular-to-110...

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Data/power pole

May 1, 1999

Panduit says it designed the pan-pole data/power pole with data needs specifically in mind. The dual-channel pole can be used to route, protect, and conceal data, voice, video...

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Cable-management system

May 1, 1999

The Enteraprise Glide Cable Integrator is an integrated front, rear, horizontal, and vertical cable-management system. The unit uses a patented rib-cage design that reduces the...

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Mergers, acquisitions, attempted hostile takeovers, oh my

May 1, 1999

Let`s face it: Mergers, acquisitions, and even attempted hostile takeovers are the buzzwords in big business today. And if you`re involved in the data-communications or telecommunicatio...