ADC KRONE announced today that it has won a contract from Absa Bank in SA to supply the CopperTen structured cabling system.
The CopperTen solution is the first to provide 10Gbps capability over unshielded twisted pair (UTP). The new system has been successfully installed at Absa Bank to connect all servers and firewall systems within its data centre. It will also be used to integrate Absa`s internal network and its dedicated client network, both linked to the data centre.
Absa Bank is one of SA`s leading financial services organisations and has the largest Internet banking customer base in the country.
"We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with ADC KRONE for many years," said Neville Perry, network architect for Absa Bank. "With the rapid growth in Internet banking, it has been necessary for us to explore the most robust, high-performance and future-proof technology available in the industry and we chose ADC KRONE`s latest solution, CopperTen. We strongly believe that deploying CopperTen is crucial to delivering mission-critical services to our retail and corporate customers throughout SA now and in the future." "This is a milestone for ADC KRONE, not only because this is our first CopperTen sale in SA but because the deployment of the solution at Absa Bank represents the first LAN network to support 10Gbps over copper both in SA and across the entire African continent," said Richard Worth, general manager for SA for ADC KRONE.
"We look forward to working with Absa Bank to help them deliver the highest levels of service, which their customers have come to expect and on which they have built their superior reputation in the financial services marketplace."
ADC KRONE`s CopperTen solution enables users to install a system today that works with existing 10/100/1000 Mbps equipment and yet has the capacity for 10Gbps when the electronics are introduced this coming year. All ADC KRONE CopperTen cables, connectors, patch panels and patch cords also exceed the TIA/EIA and ISO standards for Category 6. As a result, they can be used as a direct replacement for existing Cat 6 systems ensuring full backward compatibility.
Since ADC KRONE launched CopperTen in March 2004, it has been successfully deployed throughout the world in a wide range of organisations including banks, financial institutions, universities, law firms, engineering consultancies, aerospace companies and one of the world`s leading animation studios.
For further information on ADC KRONE`s Enterprise Networking Solutions, please visit www.adckrone.com.
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