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Volume 1, Issue 1



NETcomm Prairies 2009 Conference February Update
The NETcomm Prairies 2009 Conference in Saskatoon, Sask., this April is poised to outdo the inaugural conference in Halifax last September; the education track is really coming together, exhibit spaces are going fast and workshops are booking up. If you’re involved (or are thinking about becoming involved) in communications infrastructure, then you owe it to yourself to check out NETcomm.

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Cisco forecast highlights growth in mobile traffic
Global mobile traffic is forecast to increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 131% over that same period.

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Videotron will create 500 jobs in Quebec
Videotron is pursuing its program to create more than 500 full-time positions in 2009. More than 330 full-time jobs are currently available on the Videotron website in every area from engineering and information technology through to customer service, technical support, finance, marketing, construction, network maintenance and human resources.

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Ambit Microsystems undergoing change
NETcomm has learned that Ambit Microsystems, a supplier of communications products to service providers, is about to undergo a rebranding. Here are the details:

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Improving the fire safety of Canada’s plenum cables
Canada’s current National Building Code (NBC) places no limits on the smoke generation potential of computer cables installed in air plenum spaces. In March 2009, the Standing Committee on Fire Prevention will be voting on a proposal that only FT-6 (plenum) -rated cables may be installed in the air plenums of Canada’s commercial buildings.

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HCM and HellermannTyton H2Max Partnership
Hitachi Cable Manchester (HCM) and HellermannTyton have partnered to form H2Max, a new end-to-end solution offering high-performance network infrastructure solutions, including the connective devices of HellermannTyton and communications cables of HCM.

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Thomas & Betts Canada Frédéric Bougard
John Sencich, vice-president, Utility & Other, with Thomas & Betts Canada, announced the promotion of Frédéric Bougard to national sales manager, communications.

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Exfo acquires PicoSolve
Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has acquired Sweden’s PicoSolve Inc., a private test and measurement company offering optical sampling oscilloscopes for 40G and 100G R&D, manufacturing and deployment applications.

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Seacliff completes Canem West acquisition
Seacliff Construction Corp. has completed its acquisition of Canem West Services Inc. and Canem West Operations Inc. (Canem West), an independently owned electrical and data communications contractor based in Vancouver, B.C. Seacliff says the $8-million acquisition strengthens the competitive position of Canem Systems (Canem), its existing electrical and data communications contracting arm.

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Mississauga Training Consultants for sale
Bill Graham (“Mr. Fiber”)—electrical contractor, certified fiber optic specialist and a director of the Fiber Optic Association (FOA)—is selling Mississauga Training Consultants (MTC). MTC is a player in industrial skills training that includes certification for fiber optic installers, instrumentation, network cabling systems inspection and many other industry-specific courses for the electrical and communications industry.

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D-Link and Crossover enter into nationwide agreement
D-Link Canada, an end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, has contracted with Crossover Distribution.Com Corp.—a North American value-added distributor of wireless broadband, in-building cellular, telecom and CATV technologies. The latter now offers the full line of D-Link information technology, small-to-medium-sized (SME) and enterprise solutions throughout Canada.

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Altronix takes Canadian security pros to the ice
Altronix recently hosted several of its security partners at a Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre, with proceeds going to The Gift of Life Inc.—a non-profit organization that provides life-saving heart surgery for children around the world.

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BICSI Winter 09 Conference delivers a fresh start to the new year
Comprising two full weeks of courses, credentialing exams, educational presentations, exhibits and networking opportunities, the 2009 BICSI Winter Conference in Florida last month hosted over 4800 attendees, more than 1600 of which were registered “information transport systems” (ITS) professionals.

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Chatsworth opens RD&T centre
Chatsworth Products Inc. (CPI) opened a new research development and training (RD&T) centre that allows visitors to learn about—and interact with—CPI products and solutions.

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In the January/February digital edition:

The 10th Annual Automation Education and Training Guide

Countdown to WorldSkills 2009

Building a skilled workforce through training

The top five technologies in '09

And more!



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