New Video System Brings High-Speed DSS, Cable TV, and CEBus Networks to Homes
Mar 1, 2000, By EC&M Staff
OnQ Technologies, Harrisburg, Pa., recently introduced a new video system to distribute cable television (CATV), digital satellite services ......
Facility Security: Video Monitoring -- Part 1
Mar 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consultant
Understanding the individual components of a closed circuit television system is key to maintaining a successful video monitoring security plan....
Industry Tests Reveal Significant Variances in Cabling Systems
Feb 1, 2000, By EC&M Staff
Leading distributor of cabling and communications products Anixter, Skokie, Ill., recently reported that advanced procedures in its product testing laboratory...
Telecom for Electricians - Part 2
Feb 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consultant
Networks are the heart of communications in most large businesses today. Learning the veins of these systems can help you improve the flow of vital information....
Facility Security: Keeping Them Away
Feb 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consultant
Protective lighting is a smart addition to any security system. Using light to deter intruders is cheaper and more effective than you think....
Industry Analysts Predict VoDSL Market to Explode
Jan 1, 2000, By EC&M Staff
According to a new Allied Business Intelligence (ABI) report, “Voice Over DSL Integrated Access Devices: Customer Premise Equipment and Voice Gateway...
The Scary Post-Cat. 5 World
Jan 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consultant
As the industry continues to struggle with a Cat. 6 standard, you’re stuck choosing between obsolete (Cat. 5), problematic (Cat. 6), and unconventional (Cat. 7) technologies....
Telecom for Electricians - Part 1
Jan 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consultant
How do we get our signal transmissions to their destinations without distortion or diminishment?...
New Correspondence Course for the Year 2000
Jan 1, 2000, By EC&M Staff
With high school shootings and disgruntled employee violence on the rise, companies are understandably concerned about safety. And while protection against...
Facility Security: New Threats, New Strategies
Jan 1, 2000, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consultant
As workplace violence becomes more prevalent in our society, we must develop new systems and strategies to counteract crimes against humanity....
Bringing Your Internet Presence to Center Stage
Jan 1, 2000, By Mark Lamendola, Technical Editor
You decided to develop a presence on the Internet. So now what?...
Correspondence Lesson 11: Building Systems Controls
Dec 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, EC&M Data Consulting Editor
After a half-hour commute by train, Mary arrives at the office to begin her workday. As she approaches the building's front door, a smart security system...
What’s new at BICSI?
Dec 1, 1999, By EC&M Staff
BICSI introduces new residential cabling installation course and prepares for annual telecommunications conference....
Fiber Versus Copper: The Battle for Supremacy
Dec 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consulting Editor
Will optical fibers to the desk ever see the light of day?...
A New Fiber-Optic Installation Standard
Nov 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
When installing optical cable, what you don't know could really hurt you or damage your cable. Familiarizing yourselfwith Standard 301 is a smart step to avoid such problems....
