Franklin Road Academy Installs ADC's CopperTen Cable in Campus-wide Technology Upgrades.MINNEAPOLIS -- 10 Gigabit-Capable Data Cabling Provides School with Advanced Technologies, Unmatched Reliability ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ) (www.adc.com) today announced that Nashville, Tenn.-based Franklin Road Academy Franklin Road Academy is a Pre-K-12 private, non-denominational Christian school located in Oak Hill, a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, with approximately 1,000 students. It was established in 1971. Its Head of School is Margaret W. ("Sissy") Wade. , a Pre-K-12 college preparatory school preparatory school: see school. preparatory school School that prepares students for entrance to a higher school. In Europe, where secondary education has been selective, preparatory schools have been those that catered to pupils wishing to enter , is installing ADC CopperTen(TM) Cable as part of a massive construction and renovation that includes a new math new math n. Mathematics taught in elementary and secondary schools that constructs mathematical relationships from set theory. Also called new mathematics. and science building, a new library and technology center and extensive campus-wide technology upgrades. The renovations are expected to be complete when students return to school later this month. With the installation of CopperTen, the world's first Augmented Category 6 cabling solution, Franklin Road Academy will be at the technological forefront of the country's best academic institutions. "Our school has always been on the cutting edge of embracing new technology," said Steven Compton, director of IT for Franklin Road Academy. "With our new CopperTen-enabled, 10-gigabit infrastructure, Franklin Road Academy faculty will have classroom capabilities such as streaming movies directly from the Internet, streaming live video, projecting DVDs, and wirelessly connecting to projectors using their Tablet computers." The academy is home to 960 students and 140 faculty members. "ADC's CopperTen is a critical portion of the network infrastructure computer users use to connect switches, servers, and workstations; it gives students and teachers previously unattainable technological capabilities such as supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. while maximizing network uptime," said Jaxon Lang, director of product management, 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. for ADC. "We're pleased to partner with Franklin Road Academy which recognizes the necessity of bringing advanced technology to the classroom." CopperTen, part of the ADC TrueNet(R) line of cabling solutions, is designed to last for the life of the academy's building infrastructure. In contrast, IT professionals must upgrade computers, switches and other technology hardware and infrastructure every three to five years. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lang, CopperTen gives ADC customers the long-term ability to introduce new emerging technologies into their networks. Tennessee-based System Integrations, Inc. provided design, installation and testing services to Franklin Road Academy for the large-scale project. The company also was responsible for converging data, security, IP phones and video into a single platform. About TrueNet Structured Cabling Solutions ADC's TrueNet Structured Cabling System is a highly reliable, end-to-end system designed to meet the unique network infrastructure needs of enterprises, backed by the industry's only true Zero-Bit Error Warranty that guarantees signal integrity and network throughput. Featuring proven cable, connectivity, and cable management solutions for Fiber, augmented Category 6, and Category 6/5e from the data center to the desktop, TrueNet is installed in high-performance networks worldwide. About ADC ADC provides the connections for wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world. ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC (NASDAQ:ADCT) has sales into more than 140 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com. |
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