Multimedia Cabling Demands Flexible, Creative Solutions

摘要

Multimedia applications have just taken over networks. Long gone are the days when the most taxing task for any network was moving data files through itself. Fast-forward to the new era of doing business―video teleconferencing, unified messaging, graphic-intense PowerPoint presentations, streaming media coverage―the list is seemingly endless. Before things became so fuzzy and ever-evolving, Category 3 was used for voice, Category 5 for data and, if you had a customer with some major initial public offering (IPO) or venture capital funding, you could ultimately sell him or her a comprehensive, yet costly, fiber-to-the-desk solution. But, most of our customers need to know the bottom-line figure (with at least an up-front "guesstimate" of potential moves, adds and changes) and assurance that they will get a return on their investments. The client has most likely done ample amounts of research well before making initial contact.