someone mentioned anixter, a major data centre supplier, hope it...

someone mentioned anixter, a major data centre supplier, hope it is these guys, certainly seem well connected, no pun intended.

Anixter and a Panel of Leading Industry Experts Educate
Anixter and a Panel of Leading Industry Experts Educate Customers on Data Center
Best Practices in a Unique Learning Environment

PR Newswire

GLENVIEW, Ill., March 24

GLENVIEW, Ill., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anixter, a leading
global supplier of communications products used to connect video, voice,
data and security systems, announced today its lineup of industry experts
that will participate in its 2009 Seminar Series: Solving the Data Center
Optimization Puzzle. The seminars will bring together leading industry
experts from across the country to share best practices and discuss future
trends around data center security, infrastructure and sustainability.

An innovative video presentation focusing on data center optimization will
be broadcast in movie theaters in 10 cities across the U.S. The seminars
will also give attendees a chance to participate in live discussions with
industry experts. Speakers from IBM, the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA), the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
(IEEE) and Security Technology Executive magazine will participate in the
live panel. Many industry-leading manufacturers will also be present for
networking. Topics covered will be those that are most pressing to
contractors, integrators, end-users, architects, consultants and
engineers--from sustainability and the green movement to physical security
and data center infrastructure.

"As economic times are changing, organizations are looking for ways to
save money and ensure their network is running efficiently," said Andy
Jimenez, Anixter's Vice President of Technology for Enterprise Cabling
Solutions. "These seminars were designed to help give customers some of
the tools and best practices to make certain that the nerve center of
their organization -- their data center -- is reliable, efficient, secure
and sustainable."

When designing a data center, applying industry standards is essential in
creating an infrastructure that supports an organization's growing network
needs. "Data center bandwidth requirements are escalating to 40 gigabit
and 100 gigabit requirements. To account for increased bandwidth needs, a
standard around 100 Gigabit Ethernet is currently in development within
the IEEE," said Chris DiMinico, a key member of the IEEE and President of
MC Communications.

According to Steve Lasky, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Security
Technology Executive magazine, convergence is an economy of scale that
provides a tangible return on investment. "The convergence of physical and
logical security affects the data center in several areas. Now that we
have video intelligence built into the networks, we are able to audit the
breaches that are of a physical nature better, but we are also providing
audit trails for people that are manning servers and the administrative
positions inside the data center."

According to the EPA, data centers continue to consume a significant
amount of the nation's energy supply -- an amount roughly equal to the
electricity consumption of approximately 5.8 million U.S. households. The
continuing increase in power consumption will dramatically impact business
operations, energy utilities and the environment. Anixter's 2009 Seminar
Series provides attendees with information to help design and secure an
energy efficient data center to reduce power and cooling costs and
streamline deployment.

"We're seeing major trends around the whole green movement," said Steve
Sams, IBM's Vice President of Site and Facilities Services. "This trend is
causing customers to increase their spending. Two thirds of them want to
focus their spending on where there is a significant return on their
investment. For every dollar we save on energy, we find an equivalent four
to six dollars of savings in other operational costs."

Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with leading
infrastructure and security manufacturers, and to take advantage of the
new theater setting, guests will be treated to a private screening of a
current blockbuster movie following the event. Guests will also be given
two free movie passes for use at a later date.

Dates include Orange, CA (April 9); Union City, CA (April 16); Atlanta, GA
(April 23); Phoenix, AZ (April 30); New York, NY (May 14); Raleigh, NC
(May 21); Orlando, FL (June 4); Houston, TX (June 11); Chicago, IL (June
18); and Boston, MA (June 25).

To register for Anixter's 2009 Seminar Series: Solving the Data Center
Optimization Puzzle, visit www.anixter.com/events or call 1.800.ANIXTER.

About Anixter

Anixter International is a leading global distributor of communications
products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other
small parts. The company adds value to the distribution process by
providing its customers access to 1) innovative inventory management
programs; 2) more than 425,000 products and over $1 billion in inventory;
3) 237 warehouses with more than 6.5 million square feet of space; and 4)
locations in 271 cities in 52 countries. Founded in 1957 and headquartered
near Chicago, Anixter trades on The New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol AXE.