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Follow up on FEP Supply and Pricing

Date: September 22, 2011
Connectivity Point was able to protect our customers against the potential shortage of plenum rated (fire resistant type CMP) cable that was projected for this summer. 

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Regarding Patch Cords, The Weakest Link is You!

Regarding Patch Cords, The Weakest Link is You!

Date: July 21, 2011
Author: James Donovan
James Donovan , Director of Education Services at CommScope, recently blogged about the importance of the often ignored and underappreciated Patch Cord.  Could cheap patch cords be the cause of your intermittent network issues?

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Visit us at the MTUG Conference, June 2, 2011

Date: April 21, 2011
Author: Tim Hooper
Connectivity Point Design & Installation will be exhibiting at the 24th Annual MTUG Telecommunications and Computer Networking Conference, scheduled for Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, ME.

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Daikin halts FEP shipments from Japan

Date: March 25, 2011
Author: Cabling Installation and Maintenance Magazine
Daikin, one of two suppliers of the fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) used in plenum-rated cable, has been forced to shut down one of its two FEP-manufacturing facilities because of the natural disaster in Japan earlier this month.

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Hampton Inn, Portland, Maine

Hampton Inn, Portland, Maine

Date: March 21, 2011
Connectivity Point Design and Installation was awarded the communications cabling installation for the new Hampton Inn & Portside Condominiums now under construction in Portland, Maine. 

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The Berk-Tech OneReach System

Date: March 1, 2011
The OneReach System is an integrated power and data cable system with three distinct segments; Power Injection (PI), OneReach Cable Assembly (OCA), and Remote PoE Port (RPP). The components of each segment have been designed to work together seamlessly to ensure simple installation and ease of use.
 

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Copper Prices Continue Their Upward March

Date: March 1, 2011
The increase in copper prices has occurred even faster than predicted.

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OM4, Meet The Next Generation of Fiber

Date: March 1, 2011
Author: BICSI News Magazine May/June 2010
As stated in BICSI News magazine May/June 2010, the latest in optical transmission media for the enterprise is called OM4 optical fiber.

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Seeking National Project Coordinator, Auburn, ME

Date: February 10, 2011
 Connectivity Point Design and Installation is currently seeking a National Project Coordinator.  This position will be one of the primary points of contact for several existing national customers.

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Connectivity Point Now Offers VoIP Telephones

Connectivity Point Now Offers VoIP Telephones

Date: January 25, 2011
Connectivity Point has recently begun offering voice over internet protocol (VoIP) telephone systems from Asterisk® and Vertical®.

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Connectivity Point Design & Installation Adds to Staff with Sales Engineer

Connectivity Point Design & Installation Adds to Staff with Sales Engineer

Date: January 25, 2011
Connectivity Point has continued to strengthen its capabilities with the announcement that Tim Booth has joined the team as Sales Engineer.

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Connectivity Point is Extron Certified

Date: January 20, 2011
Connectivity Point is proud to announce the successful completion of the Extron Certification Program.

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Check out CSM in the Boston Globe!

Date: December 3, 2010
Cambridge Sound Management, LLC, is proud to announce that the company was recently the subject of a feature article in the Boston Globe's Business Technology section.

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Insights for Facility Managers

Date: September 1, 2010
Author: Cambridge Sound Management

In your role as facility manager, you are the expert; you anticipate problems with your work environment and respond to complaints. You need to know about sound masking and you need to know about Qt Quiet technology™ distributed audio solutions!


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Copper Prices on the Rise

Copper Prices on the Rise

Date: August 23, 2010
As reported in the Cable Installation and Maintenance Magazine, the steady rise in copper prices over the past 24 months, coupled with recent changes in the FEP supply available to cable manufacturers, could soon drive up the price of UTP cable as well as other twisted-pair cable constructions.

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An Effective Data Center Strategy Can Stretch Your Dollars

Date: August 16, 2010
Author: Matt Pollard as taken from AFCOM
AFCOM reports, for IT executives, developing a comprehensive data center strategy can take time, energy and planning.

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The Difference Between Cat 5e, Cat 6 and Cat 6A Performance Levels

Date: July 26, 2010
Different applications may require different cabling performance levels to achieve desired distance requirements.

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Now Authorized Distributor of Cambridge Sound Management

Date: March 1, 2010
Author: Tim Hooper
Sound Masking - also sometimes referred to as "white noise" - is a means of covering up unwanted or distracting conversations. 

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PlumChoice Opens New Call Center

PlumChoice Opens New Call Center

Date: October 20, 2009
Author: Tim Hooper
PlumChoice, a provider of technical help desk services, opens their newest Center of Excellence in Scarborough, Maine.

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UNION ONLY ORDER SHUTS NEW HAMPSHIRE WORKERS OUT OF FEDERAL

Date: September 30, 2009
"The Obama administration is about to significantly drive up the costs of federal building construction" states the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. of New Hampshire.

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New Hannaford Supermarket is First to Achieve LEED-Platinum Green Rating

New Hannaford Supermarket is First to Achieve LEED-Platinum Green Rating

Date: July 24, 2009
Author: Tim Hooper
Connectivity Point Design and Installation (CPDI) ...

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Visit us at the MTUG Conference May 28

Date: May 18, 2009
Author: Tim Hooper
Please visit us and our booth co-sponsor, TriNet S...

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New Website Goes Live

Date: March 25, 2009
Author: Kay A. Pebble
Today Connectivity Point launched it’s newly...

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The Point - the latest Connectivity Point email newsletter

Date: February 9, 2009
Author: Leigh Milley
Read the latest email newsletter, The Point, in which we discuss the effect good planning has in reducing Change Orders and unnecessary costs. 

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Poland Spring Opens New Bottling Plant

Poland Spring Opens New Bottling Plant

Date: February 3, 2009
Author: Tim Hooper
Poland Spring yesterday opened its third bottling plant in Maine, a new $60 million facility in Kingfield.

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RapidRun audio visual cables now offered

Date: January 31, 2009
Author: Tim Hooper
Connectivity Point is pleased to announce that we are now an authorized distributor for RapidRun audio visual cables. 

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InterMed Building Completed

InterMed Building Completed

Date: January 29, 2009
Author: Tim Hooper
The new InterMed building in Portland, Maine is completed and now open for business.

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L.L. Bean - Burlington, MA Retail Store

May 5,2006

Connectivity Point would like to congratulate L.L. Bean on the grand opening of its first Massachusetts store at Wayside Commons, Burlington. CPDI installed Category 6 cabling throughout the new store. Data locations were terminated to wall outlets as well as floor boxes to accommodate L.L. Bean's need for flexibility ... Read More