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A U D I T S
6/9/06
WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS
The Americas
Siemon – USA
101 Siemon Company Drive
Watertown, CT 06795-0400 USA
Tel: (1) 866 474 1197
Customer Service Direct:
Tel: (1) 866 548 5814
Fax: (1) 860 945 4225
info@siemon.com
Siemon CALA– Latin America
1401 Brickell Avenue
Suite 530
Miami, Florida
Tel: (1) 305 373 7666
Fax: (1) 305 373 7661
info_latinamerica@siemon.com
Siemon – Andean Region
Calle.77 No.11-19,
Oficina 601 Edificio Torre 77
Bogota, Colombia
Phone: + 011-571-317-2121
Fax: +011-571-317-1163
info_andino@siemon.com
Siemon – Canada
71 Rossland Road East, Suite 357
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 9K3
Tel: (1) 888 425 6165
Fax: (1) 860 945 8503
info_canada@siemon.com
Siemon – Brasil
Av. Dr. Chucri Zaidan, 920 - 9º
Andar - Sala 9 - Morumbi
Edifício Market Place - Torre I
04583-904 São Paulo/SP, Brasil
Tel: (55) 11 3048 4094
Fax: (55) 11 3048 4099
info_brasil@siemon.com
Siemon – Mexico
Blvd. Manual Avila Camacho
No. 36 Piso 10 Lomas de Chapultepec
Mexico, D.F., 11000
Mexico
Tel: (52) 55 91 71 16 24
Fax: (52) 55 52 84 22 23
info_mexico@siemon.com
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Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Siemon – UK
36-48 Windsor Street
Chertsey, Surrey
KT16 8AX
Tel: (44) (0) 1932 571771
Fax: (44) (0) 1932 575070
info_uk@siemon.com
Siemon – Germany
Mainzer Landstrasse 16
60325 Frankfurt
Germany
Tel: (49) (0) 69 97168 184
Fax: (49) (0) 69 97168 304
info_deutsch@siemon.com
Siemon – France
Paris Axe France
ZAC Paris Rive Gauche
118-122 Avenue de France
75013 Paris, France
Tel: (33) 1 46 46 11 85
Fax: (33) 1 46 46 10 00
info_france@siemon.com
Siemon – Italy
Via Senigallia 18/2
20161 Milano
Italy
Tel: (39) 02 64 672 209
Fax: (39) 02 64 672 400
info_italia@siemon.com
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Siemon – Australia (Melbourne)
Unit 6
109 Whitehorse Road
Blackburn Vic 3130
Melbourne, Australia
Tel: (61) 3 9894 4111
Fax: (61) 3 9894 3446
info_asiapacific@siemon.com
Siemon – China (Guangzhou)
Rm. 1104,
Middle Tower, Times Square
28 Tianhebei Road
Guangzhou, 510620, P.R. China
Tel: (86) 20 3882 0055
Fax: (86) 20 3882 0575
info_china@siemon.com
Siemon – Australia (Brisbane)
Level 1
360 St. Pauls Terrace
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Brisbane, Australia
Tel: (61) 07 3854 1200
Fax: (61) 07 3854 1077
info_asiapacific@siemon.com
Siemon – China (Shanghai)
Rm. 3407 - 3408,
Hong Kong Square S.
No. 283, Huai Hai Road
Shanghai, 200021, P.R. China
Tel: (86) 21 6390 6778
Fax: (86) 21 6384 0167
info_china@siemon.com
Siemon – China (Chengdu)
Rm. 1209-1210
Western China Business Tower
No. 19,4 Section, Renminan Road
Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
Tel: (86) 28 6680 1100
Fax: (86) 28 6680 1096
Siemon – Southeast Asia
46 East Coast Road
#07-01/02 East Gate
Singapore 428766
Tel: (65) 6345 9119
Fax: (65) 6345 1120
info_singapore@siemon.com
Siemon – China (Beijing)
Suite 1108 SCITECH Tower
22 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Beijing 100004, P.R. China
Tel: (86) 10 6559 8860
Fax: (86) 10 6559 8867
info_china@siemon.com
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Siemon – Australia (Sydney)
Unit 9/252 Allambie Road
Allambie Heights
NSW 2100
Sydney, Australia
Tel: (61) 2 8977 7500
Fax: (61) 2 8977 7501
info_asiapacific@siemon.com
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Japan
Siemon — Japan
10F Meguro G Bldg.
1-4-16 Meguro,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-0063 Japan
Tel: 81 (3) 5437-1580
Fax: 81 (3) 5437-1581
info_japan@siemon.com
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SIEMON
NETWORK CABLING SOLUTIONS
YOU
installed good equipment. You
chose a cabling system that would meet your
needs. You even performed a network audit.
But, can you really be certain that your
network is ready for the next killer
application? No matter how good your
active equipment, it is at the mercy of your
cabling. And your cabling, regardless of the
grade chosen, is only as good as the
installation. Did your audit cover these
physical layer performance challenges?
YOUR NETWORK
audit, like
most IT network audits, may have stopped at
an inspection of active electronics. When
planning for real time systems such as
VoIP/IPT or high-speed applications such as
10G transmission, a full network audit is
critical. A GridWork audit provides a full
assessment of your physical network.
GRIDWORK
delivers actionable
reports and recommendations, tracking
problem channels to their root causes,
whether they reside in the active equipment
or the cabling channel.
With studies
showing that over 50% of systems do not
perform to their printed specifications, you
cannot
benchmark
your
network’s
performance by the label on your
components. Factors such as quality of
design, installation and maintenance play a
critical role in reliable network transmissions.
A GridWork audit can help ensure that your
network performs as it should and is ready to
handle your next generation applications.
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WHAT IS A GRIDWORK AUDIT?
Performed by a Siemon Certified
Infrastructure Auditor, the GridWork
audit process is a unique combination of
upper layer information and physical
layer testing. This allows a company to
bridge the gap between the performance
of
passive
and
active
network
components.
On the upper level, a software-based
autodiscovery process maps out the
network
without
violating
security
parameters and points out potential
physical layer problems. The auditor then
uses this information to find physical
layer issues that are causing errors in the
upper layers.
Each GridWork audit is tailored to your
needs. Number of channels tested and
depth of physical inspection is up to you.
WHAT DOES A GRIDWORK AUDIT
DELIVER?
DO YOU NEED A GRIDWORK AUDIT?
ASK YOURSELF:
Enterprises spend countless dollars every year implementing
network changes to overcome errors, retransmission and
transfer speeds. A GridWork audit, as a one-time event, or
as part of a regular network review, can help move a
company from chasing symptoms to permanently
addressing the underlying issues.
• Do I want to implement VoIP/IPT and need to be sure that my
network can handle the additional traffic without errors?
• Do I have an older infrastructure that has undergone numerous
moves adds and changes?
• Will my category 5 or category 5e cabling support gigabit
ethernet to the desktop?
• Has anyone tested my infrastructure since installation?
• Did I see test reports when my channels were installed?
• Do I have ports that drop and/or autonegotiate to lower speeds
than they should?
• Have I spent over 4 hours addressing problems with my active
electronics within the last 90 days?
• Am I planning a network expansion?
• Is my network documentation up to date?
This intensive combination of network mapping and handson expert inspection offers many benefits including:
• Validation of performance and network capabilities prior
to adoption of next generation applications.
• Identification of network errors and performance
problems that cause slowtime — enjoy the full potential of
your network.
• Discovery of nonessential, unused or unauthorized
channels — regain network assets and increase system
security.
• A review of cabling practices — an expert "second
opinion" on the quality of the install and system
maintenance.
• Cost savings through decreased need for internal
troubleshooting.
• Every audit produces a detailed report covering:
- Performance test results, highlighting poor performing assets.
- Listing of all live devices in tested areas.
- In-depth listing of all potential performance-effecting
physical issues such as poor installation procedures.
- Actionable remediation steps to put your infrastructure
back in order.
WHAT DOES DOWNTIME COST YOU?
Reported hourly cost of network downtime
23%
42%
4%
ABOUT SIEMON
In business since 1903, at Siemon we develop, manufacture and
support the products and services to design and build an IT
infrastructure capable of serving your strategic business needs.
Siemon built its heritage providing the highest quality, best
performing network cabling systems available, anywhere.
We are the cabling specialists.
One of the strengths of the Siemon culture is that we do not rest
upon achievements of the past. We have built our brand on
understanding future trends — on our knowledge of technology
and our ability to create innovative products and services that fill
future needs.
To complement the GridWork network performance audit ask
your Siemon representative about DuPont Abandoned Cable
Services. DuPont, a company with an unsurpassed reputation
for safety, has assembled a team of highly qualified auditors who
will perform a customized safety audit of network cabling
infrastructure. The resulting existing conditions report covers
abandoned cable, fire-stopping and other conditions which
increase fire hazards and could affect Code compliance. DuPont
and Siemon can recommend qualified contractors in your area
that can help you address any concerns, and if you already have
a program for removal of abandoned cable, DuPont can help
with environmentally sound cable recycling and disposal.
5%
LEARN MORE ABOUT A GRIDWORK AUDIT
26%
Find a Siemon Certified Infrastructure Auditor™ by visiting:
www.siemon.com/gridwork. Or, contact Siemon’s Project
Assistance Department at: 1-800-365-2285.
$1,000
$10,000
Up to $50,000
Over $50,000
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