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| GRAYBAR
OFFERS CABLING CLIENTS ETL VERIFICATION |
| New "VIP" Program Provides Clients with Expanded
List of Products, Third-Party Verified Performance Data, and Field Testing
of High-Speed Networks |
| Clayton, Mo.,
August 24, 1999 -- Graybar, the leading national
independent distributor of communications and data products, today announced
it is joining forces with Intertek Testing Services (ITS), the world's largest
product and commodities testing organization, to offer an industry-unique
initiative, called the Verified Independently for Performance (VIP) program.
Through third-party testing, the VIP program verifies cabling manufacturers'
product performance claims, both in a controlled laboratory setting and,
if the customer wishes, in the field. |
| For Graybar, the VIP program
provides independent testing of the cabling systems it distributes -- above
and beyond standard, pre-market cabling safety and performance testing requirements.
In turn, ETL-verified cabling systems and components tested by ITS laboratories
and its field engineers will provide Graybar's clients with third-party
verification of top performance for mission-critical applications running
within high-speed networks. 0. |
| "Graybar's VIP program is providing
our clients with the value-added service of independent verification that
cabling systems, in part or as a whole, meet the more demanding transmission
requirements necessary in data communications today," said Dennis DeSousa,
vice president, Comm/Data Marketing, Graybar. |
| The VIP testing regimen is based
on random product samplings from Graybar's 260 U.S. locations -- products
that have been tested to industry standards and national product performance
and safety standards using the latest equipment by the ITS/ETL Wire and
Cable laboratory in Cortland, N.Y. The ITS/ETL equipment is capable of testing
out to 1.3 GHz, exceeding the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers'
(IEEE) requirement for testing to 100 MHz for Gigabit Ethernet connections.
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| The VIP program consists of two
testing options for verified cabling systems. |
- VIP1000 tests systems from cabling and connectivity
manufacturers to determine if those connections will provide end users
with sufficient performance to run high-speed networks (measurements
are based on the proposed TIA/EIA Category 5e channel specification).
In addition, this classification examines improved transmission characteristics
that provide more headroom and more bandwidth for future applications,
without end users having to reinstall updated cable and/or connections.
- VIP2000 tests for higher speeds and additional frequencies
to provide similar headroom beyond the IEEE standard for cabling systems
designed to work within the Category 6 TIA/EIA.
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| Established in 1869, Graybar,
a Fortune 500, employee-owned company, is the leading national independent
distributor of communications and data products. Representing thousands
of manufacturers in the United States, Graybar distributes more than 800,000
different products and components while investing time and resources dedicated
to providing valuable distribution services for both manufacturers and customers
alike. For more information on the VIP program, please call Rob Bezjak,
National Market Manager at Graybar corporate headquarters: (314) 512-920 |
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