Black Box Publishes Its Largest Catalog Ever; Web Site Updated With Latest Product Offering.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000 Black Box Corporation (Nasdaq:BBOX) announced today that it published the largest catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. ever in the Company's nearly 25-year history. The Fall/Winter 2000/2001 BLACK BOX(R) Catalog consists of a record-breaking 1,400 pages and weighs 5.2 pounds. Nearly 45,000 infrastructure, cabling, and networking products are featured in it's catalog and Web site at www.blackbox.com. The Fall/Winter 2000/2001 BLACK BOX(R) Catalog features the Company's newest product line -- desktop telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. , including headsets, conference phones, and more. This catalog also offers a new Black Box program -- Certification Plus(SM). This is the industry's first comprehensive, guaranteed-for-life structured cabling Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. program. Although manufacturers' warranties typically cover cable products, Certification Plus expands this coverage to include a lifetime guarantee not only on cabling products but also on the design, installation, maintenance, and long-term support of structured cabling systems installed by Black Box. Black Box, long known for its free, 24-hour hotline Technical Support, is now the largest on-site infrastructure services provider in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the United Kingdom. "We're very proud of our latest catalog," says Prudence Prudence five wise virgins brought lamp oil in case groom arrived late. [N.T.: Matthew 25:1–13] jacinth endows owner with discretion. [Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 82] Metis goddess of caution and discretion. [Rom. Myth. G. Harris, Black Box Director of Worldwide Merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. . "It is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use resource for product and technical information, including our on-site network services. Our goal is simple: to meet our customers' communication and networking needs totally." A five-time Catalog Age award winner, the BLACK BOX(R) Catalog is published twice a year. For a free copy of the new catalog, call 877-877-BBOX (2269). Black Box Corporation is a leading worldwide technical service provider of network services and related products to businesses of all sizes, servicing customers in 132 countries throughout the world. |
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