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TCS Group, Inc Newsletter

November 2009 Volume 1, Issue 2

TCS Group Building		3922 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33065 954-846-8787 1-800-826-6266 www.tcsgroup.net
		Happy Holidays from TCS Group

TCS Group Installs Cabling at Cleveland Clinic Weston
TCS Group, Inc. is nearing completion on it’s cabling project for the new PACU and ICU departments at the Cleveland Clinic Florida Hospital in Weston, FL. The installation includes more than 1,235 Category-6 horizontal cables, a 300-pair copper backbone cable, and a 12-strand multi-mode fiber optic cable. In addition, a new telecommunications room was built out with equipment racks, ladder runway and wire managers to accommodate these renovations. TCS Group provided Berk-Tek cable and Ortronics connecting hardware for this project.

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Enemy # 1 of
Telecommunications
Cable is liquid.

TCS Group, Inc. is participating in a Holiday Gift Drive for local children this year, sponsored by the Spirit of Giving Network. Spirit of giving Network is a collaborative, non-profit organization with a focus on children and families in South Palm Beach and North Broward County.

In 2008, this partnership allowed 2,300 children to receive a special holiday wish. This year you can make a special wish of a child come true by providing a new unwrapped gift and dropping it off at TCS Group, 3922 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065. We are here Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm.

We are accepting donations through December 11, 2009.

They simply do not mix. It is a misconception that because copper (UTP and FTP) cables are covered with a durable plastic-based jacketing material to protect copper conductors, that they are also impervious to water or any fluids. NOT SO. Cable manufacturers precisely engineer and develop jacketing compounds that will be tested to pass safety codes which are then classified to determine where they can or can not be installed. The cable jacket is designed to be the primary barrier to flame propagation while minimizing smoke generation. But coming in contact with water, paint, chemicals or anything liquid, with the jacket may disrupt or reduce the ability of the jacket to perform this job.

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Ensure Your Business Success

In today’s highly competitive business environment, effective and reliable communication is critical to the success of your business. Providing the latest Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology and comprehensive desktop solutions that deliver superior performance, efficiency, flexibility and reliability when and where you need it, is key to survival and growth in today’s information-driven business environment. With over 100 years of building powerful communication and technology solutions, NEC understands the numerous and ever changing demands and challenges that exist in today’s growing market. NEC accepts these challenges and meets the customer’s demands for a connected world—head on!

Please call 954-846-8787 for more information.

NEC Awards “TCS Group, Inc.” Diamond Dealer Status

Special Loyalty Upgrade Discounts for Existing NEC Customers! Expires December 31, 2009
There’s never been a better opportunity to upgrade to the feature-rich technologically advanced UX5000 IP Communication Server. NEC is offering a Customer Loyalty Program to existing NEC clients who move from their current qualifying NEC systems to the UX5000.
	Ask TCS About 0% Financing on the NEC UX5000 Communication Server

DID YOU
KNOW?

The Obama Stimulus Plan Extends Tax Benefit for Equipment Purchases

A provision buried within the Obama Adminstration’s nearly $800 billion stimulus package will extend a piece of the earlier Bush Administration plan designed to aid small businesses that purchase new equipment including business telephone systems, computer hardware and software and security systems.

The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has extended for one year Section 179 of the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act which allows businesses to 100% depreciate the cost of their equipment purchase in the first year for purchases up to $250,000. The ARRA also allows for 50% bonus depreciation on all purchases from $250,000 to $800,000.

Under the ARRA, the equipment must be new and must be purchased and placed in service in 2009.

Please visit the following website for additional information www.section179.org

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Enemy # 1 of telecommunications cable is liquid.

There are versions of outdoor, water-resistant cables, but indoor LAN cables, used in critical data, voice & video applications are quite the contrary. The reason is that water-resistant materials used for insulation and jacketing for outdoor cables are not rated for indoor fire-resistant usage and would not pass local or national electric safety codes and regulations.

Purposely painting cable, or even done by accident, such as incidences where walls and ceilings (most often occurring in the telecom room) are being spray painted after the cable is already installed can alter the performance. Water based paints typically contain water and other solvents. These solvents can attack the cable jack, which in turn can alter the cable’s mechanical properties, as well as change the flame characteristics of the cable (the cable may no longer meet plenum or riser requirements). Removing the paint can become even more of a detriment as it may contaminate the jacket with inflammable solvents. This can affect the durability of the cable and electrical characteristics.

Painting the cable also covers up legends or markings, including any standards’ listing which is critical, especially when installed in plenum spaces. These markings specify that the cable has been manufactured and test with the applicable safety requirements, such as UL and ETL listings. Painting may also be in violation of local building codes enforced by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). It is the responsibility of the AHJ to investigate the acceptability of the modification is acceptable and the product still meets safety requirements.

It is best to protect cables from long term detrimental effects of any liquid matter (including condensation) by installing them in environmentally controlled areas. Painting the cable jacket is considered a field modification to the cable. Cable manufacturers provide extensive product warranties, as long as they are properly installed, but that they have not been altered through “field modifications”, which includes painting. Be aware that painted cables negates warranties and the owner, not the manufacturer, will have to assume any future liabilities for any degradation of the performance of the cable. As a result, cable manufacturers can not guarantee performance if any properties of the cable, including the jack have been altered.

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