PRODUCT NEWS
Blue Helix to offer Mighty Mo frames
Blue Helix has announced that they now offer the Mighty Mo range of frames with advanced cable management from Ortronics. The patented Mighty Mo 10 and Mighty Mo 6 racks are designed for higher density cabling system applications such as data centres, SANs and main cross connect areas. Developers state that they are easy to assemble and offer many configuration options. The vertical managers provide capacity for a minimum of 48 category 6a patch cords per rack unit on a single side of the equipment, which is often necessary to avoid a fan tray, power supply or other removable part of the equipment. Daniel Hall, Sales Director of Blue Helix commented
on the adding of Mighty Mo to the Blue Helix portfolio: “Mighty Mo frames are an ideal solution for all customers wanting speedy deployment of equipment on site. Over the past seven years, Blue Helix has been committed to growing its product range with solutions the customer wants and the Mighty Mo frames reflect this commitment”
New IP telephone system for SMEs
Gigaset Communications has released a range of new professional class IP telephone systems and user-friendly systems phones tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. The Gigaset pro portfolio comprises several IP telephone systems and IP
system phones to allow companies to select a telecommunications solution to match its size. The DX800A All-in-One supports home based workers and small branch offices with up to 5-7 employees, while the T300 PRO telephone system is designed for up to 15 employees and the T500 PRO comes with 10 user licenses and can be expanded to handle up to 100 users. The company has focused on making the telephone systems as easy to configure as possible. Simple and clear access to the wide range of telephony functions is very
important in everyday work, and the company has stated that users will benefit from its many years of experience in the consumer market.
New modular data centre solution from SGI
SGI has introduced a new line of modular data centres (MDC), called Ice Cube Air. This line has been designed to reduce data centre costs, deployment times and maintenance. It is also suitable for field deployment, and developers say it can be deployed in nearly any location in any environment. The MDCs utilise an innovative cooling solution. Highly efficient fans, along
with a three-stage evaporative cooling system, allow the data centre to run with outside air and evaporative cooling in most climates, achieving a Power Utilization Efficiency (PUE) ratio of 1.06 or less. Supplemental direct expansion (DX), or chilled water cooling coils, provide an optional backup cooling system for customers deploying in extreme environments. Developers also state that this cooling method uses one percent of the water needed by standard water- chilled containers and needs only standard water from a garden hose at a rate of no greater than two gallons per minute. The new expandable
line is intended to be an alternative to brick-and- mortar or co-location sites, and can either supplement or replace traditional data centre facilities.
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Future Facilities introduces new CFD tool
Future Facilities has announced a new addition to its 6SigmaDC data centre design and operations software suite. Designated 6SigmaRoom Lite, the new tool has been designed to meet the need for a high quality, low-cost, and easy-to-use data centre simulation tool. The new software offers a clear and accurate view of conceptual design and environmental issues in critical facilities and data centres. “We developed the new software in response to our customers’ requests for
a less feature-rich and less complex application to provide a more immediate CFD analysis of data centre space,” said Hassan Moezzi, CEO, Future Facilities. “We wanted even those unfamiliar with Computational Fluid Dynamics to be able to make accurate visualisations of data facilities with a minimum of training.” Simulation is an effective way of managing both risk and cost when
designing and upgrading data centres and computer rooms, because it allows the effects of design decisions to be modelled in the virtual world before being implemented in the real world. The new application is compatible with tools such as AutoCAD, and can
import data from asset management software like Aperture. It uses industry- standard sensible defaults for library items and defaults, and is able to import tabular data for cabinet and IT equipment objects. “We believe that 6SigmaRoom Lite will prove popular as a first step in
data centre simulation and visualisation. As the need for additional accuracy grows so that in-depth analyses of critical facilities such as energy studies can be performed, and capacity and change management applications implemented, Future Facilities has ensured a clear upgrade path to the greater CFD functionality available in 6SigmaDC,” concluded Moezzi.
SIP session router tackles SIP scalability challenges
Metaswitch Networks has announced the introduction of its SIP Session Router (SSR), a platform designed to meet the needs of operators faced with the rapid growth in LTE devices, SIP-based IM and presence applications, and mobile SIP-trunking services. The SIP Session Router is purpose built to address the problems that come with mass adoption of this lightweight protocol. In the absence of a dynamic route discovery mechanism, SIP has relied upon
static routing tables, provisioned manually on multiple SIP networking elements that include session border controllers, wireless mobile switching centres, IMS call session control functions and Class 4 and 5 soft switches. This has resulted in a complex mesh of direct interconnects and multiple route tables that must be updated manually and are especially prone to operator error. Centralising the routing of SIP messages through a single, highly redundant platform, the new SSR resolves this challenge, to provide unmatched network monitoring, diagnosis and fault isolation capabilities through tight integration with the MetaView Service Assurance Server. The SSR is designed to support 10M BHCA in stateless, transaction stateful and call stateful modes. Sitting between SIP network nodes, the platform also ensures SIP interoperability by normalising disparate protocol implementations, and enhances SIP network service availability through SIP application server load-balancing. “The simplicity and extensibility of SIP has proven to be a major attraction
for operators and application developers, and for good reason,” said Steve Gleave, vice president of marketing at Metaswitch Networks. “But this pleasant exterior can mask the inner realities of complex network design and administration. With mobile networks set to accommodate a ten-fold hike in SIP endpoints and traffic, Metaswitch is delivering a product that lets the core infrastructure and operator administration scale accordingly.”
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