NetClear/XP Performance Warranty Program

Berk-Tek (New Holland, PA; www.berktek.com), Ortronics (New London, CT; www.ortronics.com), and Anixter (Skokie, IL; www.anixter.com), are jointly offering a 25-year warranty on products and services purchased under the manufacturers' NetClear structured cabling system and Anixter's Levels XP quality assurance program. With the NetClear program (www.netclear-channel.com), Berk-Tek and Ortronics are assuring customers that their systems will maximize network efficiency, minimize CRC or frame errors, provide ample bandwidth for applications like 100BASE-T and 1000BASE-T and beyond, and meet/exceed all Anixter purchasing specifications-Component, Channel, and Expanded Performance (XP). Berk-Tek and Ortronics have been working on the co-development of patch-cord design and the interoperability of cabling and connectivity. Anixter's XP designation is applied to all products sold under the NetClear alliance.