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Honeywell has completed upgrades to the business critical control systems and IT network at the 42 acre Liverpool ONE shopping, residential and leisure complex – delivering significant commercial, operational and energy benefits as a result.
Read more...Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise teams up with TClarke
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has announced a new strategic partnership with TClarke, one of the UK's leading building services contractors, to offer an end-to-end voice and data solution as an integral part of TClarke's Intelligent Buildings offering. In selling, servicing and supporting Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solutions, TClarke will open up new opportunities within the building services market segment through its focus on the design, through to maintenance, of data centres.
Read more...3M and Repsole commit to structured cabling distribution agreement
3M has announced that it has formed a distribution agreement with Repsole, a UK provider of structured cabling products for voice and data network communications nationwide.
Read more...Data centres ill-equipped to meet demands of virtualisation and cloud
A global study commissioned by Brocade has revealed that many organisations still depend on antiquated data centre infrastructures, with a significant impact on both productivity and end user experience. Although three quarters of enterprises have updated their IT environments in the last three years, 91 per cent of IT decision makers (ITDMs) stated that their current IT infrastructures still require substantial upgrades to meet the ever-changing and unique networking requirements created by virtualisation and cloud computing.
Read more...Corning awards Amillan Network Preferred Installer status
Corning Cable Systems has partnered with communications company Amillan.
Read more...Commscope acquires Redwood Systems
To answer the growing demand from business enterprises for full scale intelligent infrastructure solutions, CommScope has acquired Redwood Systems, an industry leader in LED lighting solutions and integrated sensor networks for data centres and buildings.
Read more...ICT architecture delaying cloud adoption
81 per cent of leading CIOs believe their own ICT architecture is the greatest hurdle to cloud adoption, a study, sponsored by NTT Europe, has found.
Read more...Eaton launches Ellipse PRO: The new energy saving UPS
Eaton has launched its new Ellipse PRO range of energy efficient compact uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Developed specifically for the protection of workstations and small servers running demanding applications, the new UPSs feature EcoControl power outlets, which enable energy savings up to 20 per cent. The unit also incorporates a large LCD that provides users with reassurance that they are working securely and advanced surge reduction (ASR) that complies fully with the requirements of the IEC 616431-1 standard.
Read more...Nexans chooses BT to upscale IT and telecommunications infrastructure to support its global operations
Nexans has chosen BT to enhance its IT and telecommunications infrastructure over the next five years after a thorough tendering process.
Read more...New Fluke Networks family of certification tools improve profitability for cable installers
Fluke Networks has announced its new family of Versiv cable certification testers designed to help data communications installers more quickly, accurately and profitably achieve system acceptance for copper and fibre jobs.
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Current Issue: August 2013
- Ken Hodge of Brand-Rex and Paul Goodbrand of Boston Networks offer some practical advice on converged network installations.
- Colin O’Neill from Dieselec Thistle discusses standby power for data centre environments.
- Michael Crane talks to Samsung about its work at Gingerbread Corner Childcare Centre.
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