Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 30 | Page 69

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling POWERED BY Excel announced as a finalist in 2018 DCS awards ///////////////////////////// E xcel Networking Solutions, the copper and optical cabling infrastructure provider, has been announced as a finalist in two categories for this year’s DCS Awards. The categories are Data Centre PDU Product of the Year for the Intelligent PDU Family, as well as Data Centre Cabinets and Racks Product of the Year for the Co-Location Rack, launched into the comprehensive series of Environ racks and cabinets in the fourth quarter of 2017. The DCS awards are designed to reward the product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and providers operating in the data centre arena. The awards ceremony is www.intelligentcio.com taking place on May 24 at The Grange St Paul’s Hotel, London. Tracey Calcutt, Marketing Manager, said: “It is great news that products from the Excel family have been acknowledged by the data centre industry. Our product range is constantly evolving and expanding to ensure we can offer a variety of solutions to a whole host of applications.” The full list of finalists for every category is available to view online. Voting opened on April 9 and will close on May 11, ready for the London-based awards ceremony at the end of the month. Calcutt added: “Excel recently showcased a selection of new products at the Data Centre World show in London and the Cloud Computing Exhibition in Paris, both of which featured new copper and Enbeam fibre products, Enbeam fibre duct trunking and a range of Environ racks with accessories, including the co-location rack in London. “In addition to the products we have also recently published the latest Excel Encyclopaedia edition four, which is an excellent educational tool for any data centre manager to reference with regards to their network infrastructure. Alongside this we have a range of new and informative videos on our Youtube channel.” For further details on how Excel products can provide the right solutions for the Data Centre market, visit the website. n INTELLIGENTCIO 69