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System Compatibility Tops Clients’ Requirement Lists
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Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| February 2002
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  • Systems

System compatibility is not only a growing trend, it also seems to be an unmistakable necessity. This term appears to be evolving from an industry “buzzword” to a way of life for contractors.

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Save Time and Money on Structured Cabling Systems
January 2002
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  • Systems

The practice of installing cabling systems for a specific application or each new application is outdated.

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Get a Hold (Up) on Bank Security
December 2001
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  • Systems

Financial institutions, bank branches, and a variety of other lending organizations generally have one thing in common—money. And, that money sometimes has to be protected from unscrupulous persons who might want to grab what’s not legally theirs.

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Fire Alarm System Panels: Conventional versus Addressable
November 2001
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  • Systems

Should you install conventional or addressable fire system panels? The answer ultimately lies upon close examination of the application and the protected premises.

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Balancing Fiber and Copper in Networks
October 2001
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  • Systems

There are many options when choosing the correct cabling media for your network installation. Category 5e, Enhanced 5e, Category 6, single-mode, and multimode fiber are among the selections you have.

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VDV Cabling Systems Update
October 2001
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  • Systems

In a period marked by turmoil in high-tech businesses, voice, data, and video (VDV) cabling technology continues to progress toward better standards and higher bandwidth for commercial applications.

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10 Gigabit Ethernet Is on the Horizon
August 2001
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  • Systems

Experts expect the 10 Gigabitt Ethernet (10Gig-E) standard to be completed by March 2002. One of the first questions to ask is, why should we need 10Gig-E when 1Gig-E was only standardized a couple of years ago?

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Ethernet’s Uses Continue to Diversify
July 2001
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  • Systems

A recent survey of network executives published in Network World revealed the “typical” business network architecture today.

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Gigabit Ethernet Expands into a WAN Technology
June 2001
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  • Systems

Recently, there has been a surge of interest and activity in using Ethernet as a wide area network (WAN) technology. This is surprising because Ethernet was developed as a local area network (LAN) technology, serving to deliver data between computers within the same building.

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Understanding Cable Materials and Tester Measure Categories
May 2001
| under
  • Systems

Various Gigabit Ethernet testers are available.

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Integrating Audio with Other Systems
April 2001
| under
  • Systems

Several times each week, someone calls, saying, “HELP!

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What and Why? Testing Gigabit Ethernet
April 2001
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  • Systems

Last month we looked at the state of Gigabit Ethernet today and recognized that it will be confined to backbone networks and server connections for the reasonably foreseeable future, simply because most desktops can’t use such speed.

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Lighting Controls: Profiting from Mood Lighting and Dimming
April 2001
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  • Systems

True story: A few weeks ago I went to a major retail store to buy a new television. The model I liked was on sale and had all the features I wanted. Or so I thought.

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The State of Gigabit Ethernet in LAN Wiring Today
March 2001
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  • Systems

Let’s begin this series on Gigabit Ethernet by recognizing the state of local area networks (LAN) wiring today. (My Gigabit Ethernet article in the September 2000 issue of Electrical Contractor provides background.)

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System Solutions Start with Intercoms and Paging
February 2001
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  • Systems

Bells and whistles don’t always sell low-voltage products. It’s the tried-and-true equipment that has become indispensable to commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. This equipment holds a market, and intercoms and paging systems are a perfect example. New they’re not.

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CCTV Integration with Optical Fiber
January 2001
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  • Systems

As with so many other areas of technology, optical fiber is making serious inroads in the traditional copper and coax segments of the new-installation business for closed-circuit television (CCTV).

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Ensuring Backwards Compatibility of Cable Connecting Devices
December 2000
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  • Systems

Electronic technology is among the fastest changing industries in the world. As technology changes, more sophisticated equipment is developed. With new technology and equipment come changes in the method of connecting the equipment in both new and existing buildings.

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Fire Safety Binds All Code Requirements
November 2000
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  • Systems

Fire protection is serious business. Fire, smoke, and toxic fumes take a terrible toll in lives and property every year. Every major building code is meant to reduce the threat of fire.

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Segue from Residential Electrical Wiring into Telecommunications Wiring
October 2000
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  • Systems

Having specialized in residential electrical wiring design and installation for many years, I felt excited about the opportunity to jump into the residential communications wiring game. This additional revenue stream could significantly increase electrical contractors’ bottom line.

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Clean Power for Network Systems
August 2000
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  • Systems

In this age of fast food, cellular phones, and instant lottery tickets, people want action, and they want it now. So why should power conditioning for computer networks be any different?

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