SYSTIMAX SolutionsTM, the worldwide leader in structured
connectivity solutions for organizations, today announced that the
Alliade Groupe has chosen the SYSTIMAX® GigaSPEED® X10D Solution to
re-cable its headquarters in Lyon, France. The GigaSPEED X10D Solution
provides the company with end-to-end, 10 Gigabit network connections
that comply with the latest IEEE 802.3an task force guidelines for
10GBASE-T.
Alliade, a leading residential property company in France’s Rhône-Alpes
region, is extending its headquarters into an adjacent office block to
provide more space for its real estate management division. This
presents the company with the task of modernizing and extending its
cabling infrastructure, which currently consists of a token ring network
in the existing building but no cabling at all in the recently acquired
block.
The GigaSPEED X10D Solution will be used to migrate the token ring
network in the existing building to an Ethernet solution and connect
this to new cabling in the adjacent building. In total, more than 2,100
information outlets will be installed in the two office blocks. To
supply these, Alliade chose SYSTIMAX Solutions, relying on a SYSTIMAX
Business Partner - part of the Anixter distribution network to install
the system.
“We already had experience with SYSTIMAX Solutions and we were very
satisfied with them,” said Thierry Bonnaud, Manager of Alliade’s
Systems, Networks and Production Center, “And so, when we opted for the
new SYSTIMAX GigaSPEED X10D UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cabling, we
were confident that this 10G solution would meet all our bandwidth
requirements for present and future applications.”
Alliade’s choice of GigaSPEED X10D UTP copper cabling was a strategic
decision that will let the company realize the full potential of 10
Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-T). By committing to this new technology,
Alliade is ready to implement not only today’s applications, but
tomorrow’s as well.
With its new cabling, Alliade expects to increase the speed and
efficiency of its administrative processes, which should improve service
to more than 60,000 clients.
“Alliade will have the first GigaSPEED X10D installation in France,
giving them the potential to run 10 Gb/s channels over copper cabling,”
adds Olivier Alquier, SYSTIMAX Solutions’ Director for France and North
Africa. “This new solution is ideal to meet their requirement for a
quality cabling system that offers the performance needed by
network-intensive applications such as high-resolution video, grid
computing and Storage Area Networks.”
SYSTIMAX Solutions believes it is the first vendor to provide a full UTP
solution that complies with the latest IEEE 802.3an specifications for
10GBASE-T as well as proposed TIA and ISO/IEC specifications for
Category 6a/New Class E cabling. By meeting these new standards,
GigaSPEED X10D cabling provides a next-generation total solution that
supports both the bandwidth needs of today and even more demanding
applications expected in the future.
The new cabling is a progression from the Category 6/Class E GigaSPEED
solution pioneered by SYSTIMAX Solutions in 1997. It is also covered by
the same 20-year warranty and application assurances as all SYSTIMAX
cabling solutions.
The GigaSPEED X10D product portfolio comprises:
• GigaSPEED 91 Series Cable, available in plenum, non-plenum and low
smoke zero halogen versions
• The new, innovative Universal Modular Patch (UMP) Panel
• MGS500 outlets
• GS10E patch cords
About SYSTIMAX Solutions
SYSTIMAX Solutions, a CommScope company (NYSE:CTV), is a worldwide
leader in structured cabling systems and provides integrated end-to-end
connectivity solutions for voice, data, video and building management
applications in both wired and wireless enterprise networks.
SYSTIMAX Solutions supplies its high performance and market-leading
range of products through a network of highly skilled BusinessPartners.
The product range includes the copper based GigaSPEED® X10D and
GigaSPEED XL Solutions, the fiber-optic LazrSPEED® and TeraSPEED™
Solutions and the intelligent patching iPatch® System. The SYSTIMAX
AirSPEED™ Solution adds a wireless option to the portfolio. SYSTIMAX
Labs and the people who have spearheaded these innovations will continue
to play an integral role in the future success of SYSTIMAX Solutions.
Currently the company’s BusinessPartners install an average of over
1,000 miles (1,600km) of SYSTIMAX cable every day in approximately 120
countries worldwide. For further information please visit www.systimax.com.
About Alliade
The Alliade group was created in February 2004 when the Caisse
Interprofessionnelle du Logement de Lyon (CILL) – with a 1% direct
involvement in housing – pooled forces under a single identity with its
many subsidiaries in the construction sector and in public and private
housing management.
With this broad and solid background, the Alliade group is one of the
leading housing companies in France’s Rhône-Alpes region with more than
38,000 social housing units, 20,000 privately managed properties, and
47,000 financial loans and guarantees a year.
From revitalizing social housing districts to developing major urban
planning projects, from managing and improving property assets to
promoting programs in line with changing modes of living and new
behavioral configurations, Alliade has its eyes set firmly on the future.
For further information on Alliade: www.netlogement.com
