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( BW)(AZ-MICROTEST)(MTST) Microtest, Inc. and Business Communications
Services Form Alliance; Cabletesting.com to Feature Industry-Leading Cabling
Standards Report
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2000--Microtest(R), Inc., (NASDAQ:
MTST) a technology leader in network test equipment and Business
Communications Services(R), an independent authority on cabling industry
standards progress and information and publisher of Cabling Standards
UPDATE, today announced that the latest standards information will be
available on www.cabletesting.com.
Each week, a new chapter of information will be posted on the
Microtest-sponsored web site. This cabling standards intelligence, extracted
from recent publications, will be available for free viewing and
downloading.
Cabling Standards UPDATE is published by Business Communications
Services and provides a timely and concise summary of standards activities
from many organizations including: subcommittees of the TIA
(Telecommunications Industry Association), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers), CENELEC (Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Electrotechnique), ISO (International Organization for Standardization), IEC
(International Electrotechnical Commission), NEMA (National Electrical
Manufacturing Association), FOA (Fiber Optic Association), NFPA/NEC(R)
(National Fire Protection Association/National Electrical Code(R)), and
others. The UPDATE is expected to be available on cabletesting.com by March
2001.
"We are happy to combine the latest information on cabling standards
with the most in depth and active web site available on cabling information
and issues," said Marilyn Michelson, President, Business Communication
Services. "These two sources of information in one place create a very
powerful tool for everyone in the cabling industry because this information
isn't available anywhere else," she concluded.
Cabletesting.com is the largest Internet site for information on cable
standards information, cabling measurement and link definitions, pass/fail
tables for all international cabling standards, links to hundreds of related
sites, and topical information on current field testing issues.
"Adding Cabling Standards UPDATE increases the quality and depth of
cabling standards information currently available on cabletesting.com," said
Mark Johnston, Senior Director of NTM Technology Development, Microtest.
"Professional cabling installers all over the world view cabletesting.com as
their source for the latest information on new developments in the industry.
We are pleased to form this alliance with Cabling Standards UPDATE to make
cabletesting.com the one site that cable installers must visit on a regular
basis."
About "Cabling Standards UPDATE"
The Cabling Standards UPDATE is independently published by Business
Communications Services. The UPDATE is the quarterly report that notifies
people of the latest changes to cabling specs and standards--as they happen.
It covers groups mentioned in this press release, and also gives tutorials
and interviews. View or order the UPDATE at www.cablingstandards.com, or
call 209-295-3975, or send email to randm@volcano.net.
About Microtest
Microtest's purpose is to bring people and information together with
innovative technology that simplifies evolving networks. Microtest is a
leader in network test and measurement products such as OMNIScanner(TM)2,
PentaScanner(R), CertiFiber(R), and OMNIFiber(TM) and network appliance and
storage products such as FileZerver(TM), DiscZerver(TM), and
LinuxZerver(TM). Headquartered in Phoenix, Microtest has international
offices in Munich, Germany; Crawley, United Kingdom; Beijing, China; Sao
Paulo, Brazil; Guadalajara, Mexico and Singapore. Visit Microtest at
www.microtest.com.
Francine Hardaway, Ph.D.
"It's not what happens to you; it's how you come to it."
francine@stealthmode.com
http://www.stealthmode.com
7240 N. Dreamy Draw Drive, Suite 118
Phoenix, Arizona 85020
602.331.0997
602.331.0689
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