CommScope, Inc. (NYSE:CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions
for communications networks, through its SYSTIMAX Solutions™ brand, won
the award for ‘Best Cabling Product Range’ at the Network Middle East
Innovation Awards 2007 that were held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in
Dubai.
"The Best Cabling Product Range Award recognizes a fundamental part of
any IT infrastructure, which is crucial to the long-term prospects of an
enterprise. The award goes to CommScope, for its SYSTIMAX iPatch
Real-Time Infrastructure Management Solution, from the recognized market
leader in structured cabling systems," announced Steve Marney, master of
ceremonies at the NME Innovation Awards 2007.
Dominic Morris, Regional Channel Manager, SYSTIMAX Solutions accepted
the award and commented, “I believe that this award validates the
SYSTIMAX Solutions approach to product development, which is to commit
significant resources to our research and development efforts” he said.
“The Best Cabling Product Range award recognizes our continuous efforts
to push the boundaries of structured cabling performance.”
The iPatch solution enables data center managers real-time remote
control over the network’s physical infrastructure. This affords
increased levels of security, improved manageability, especially when
faced with situations such as disaster recovery whilst accommodating
reduced running costs with increased productivity.
“Many data center managers are faced with different network challenges
than IT managers. For security reasons, many data centers have moved to
remote locations, making administration an issue. Risk management is
also a major concern and the iPatch System is designed to reduce the
burden of technology risk management,” added Morris.
Nominations for these categories must come from a party other than the
nominee – companies or i SYSTIMAX Solutions was honored by a panel of
judges made up of industry experts for their innovative range of cabling
products available throughout the region. Nominations for the iPatch
System came from a combination of end-users, distributors, resellers and
integrators.
“SYSTIMAX Solutions has a long history of innovation that stretches back
to the inception of structured cabling, and we believe it has been the
first to market nearly every UTP-based cabling breakthrough. The iPatch
Real-Time Infrastructure Management Solution continues this tradition
and it is exciting to have our commitment to innovation recognized by
one of the region’s most respected networking publications,” concluded
Morris.
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About SYSTIMAX Solutions
SYSTIMAX Solutions from CommScope (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. Drawing on their Bell Labs
heritage, the people of SYSTIMAX Labs 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
more than 130 countries worldwide.
For further information please visit http://www.systimax.com
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