Berk-Tek Cable Verified to Latest Cat 6 Drafts

May 15, 2001 Intertek Testing Services (www.itsqs.com) recently verified that the LANmark-2000 and LANmark-1000 series of unshielded twisted-pair copper cable and patch cables from Berk-Tek (www.berktek.com) meet the current draft (Draft 8) of the TIA's Category 6 specifications. Intertek also verified that the cables meet Draft N506 of the ISO/IEC's Category 6 specs.

"Berk-Tek feels that it is very important to offer cabling solutions that meet the latest standards being developed, " said Eric Lawrence, RCDD, a technical marketing manager with Berk-Tek. "This gives end users the maximum value for their investment, since the cabling infrastructure will support emerging network technologies."