Released on: October 22, 2008, 4:43 am

Press Release Author: Nirmala D'souza / OAK Consulting FZC

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: The new LANsense NGA reduces power consumption and heat
output considerably, which is a key feature in supporting 'Green IT' initiatives of
companies

Press Release Body: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 22, 2008: Nexans, the
worldwide leader in the cabling industry, today announced the launch of LANsense
Next Generation Analyser (NGA) at GITEX Technology Week 2008. The new LANsense NGA,
a green technology product designed to reduce energy consumption and heat output in
data center environments, represents a significant step forward in analyser
functionality and in the flexibility available to system designers and end users.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Tarek Helmy, Regional Director Gulf & Middle East of
Nexans Cabling Solutions said, "With the focus at GITEX being Green Technology this
year, Nexans is pleased to announce the launch of our green initiative product - the
LANsense Next Generation Analyser, which not only saves power but also reduces heat
output in data center environments. It is a well known fact that data centers
consume a lot of energy and more and more companies today are trying to join the
global green technology initiatives by deploying solutions that reduce the carbon
footprint on the environment. Nexans is the only global vendor to offer this
innovative product."

The New Generation Analyser is part of LANsense intelligent infrastructure
management (IIM), a tool promoted by Nexans. LANsense provides accurate information
of cable routing, connectivity and device identification, status and location.
LANsense uses hardware, such as analysers, and software to manage the physical
infrastructure and integrate information from the network layers to provide
information about the active devices, which are connected to the cabling.

Network Managers are increasingly seeing IIM as a valuable tool in their green
technology initiatives as it helps to monitor and manage the network more
efficiently and optimizes usage of network resources.

The new LANsense NGA has a simplified and flexible design. The analyser
functionality is separated from the display functionality allowing the display unit
to be placed in a convenient location within a rack and the analyser chassis to be
placed elsewhere thereby saving valuable rack space. The product also features a
System Master Card (SMC) running Linux OS and a self diagnostic test and health
status. The installation of the LANsense NGA is as easy as 'Plug and Play'.

"The NGA is an exciting new development which opens up many possibilities for
efficient analyser network design and advanced functionality to support the LANsense
platform. The power consumption and heat output of the NGA have been dramatically
reduced in comparison to other analysers, a key feature in supporting customer's
'green IT' initiatives. The NGA monitors connections and flags disconnections as and
when it happens thereby saving on any potential network downtime," explained Mr. Rob
Cardigan, Senior Product Manager LANsense within Nexans.

The display unit or Human Machine Interface (HMI) panel of the LANsense NGA features
3 multi-line LCD's capable of displaying work order information, connectivity
information and the results of "pen tests" to interrogate the attached database to
retrieve data relating to the infrastructure. The analyser chassis is a 3u device,
which can accommodate between 1 and 19, 48 port analyser cards, allowing flexibility
in system design. Multiple chassis can be interconnected using shielded patch cords
to create a network large enough to manage even complex data centre infrastructure.
An interchangeable front plate allows the creation of master analysers (with a
system master card for Ethernet connectivity) or link analysers, which are connected
to a master.

Nexans is holding live demonstrations of their new LANsense NGA in Hall No. 1,
Stand: B-45 at Gitex Technlogy Week.

About Nexans
With energy as the basis of its development, Nexans, the worldwide leader in the
cable industry, offers an extensive range of cables and cabling systems. The Group
is a global player in the infrastructure, industry, building and Local Area Network
markets. Nexans addresses a series of market segments from energy, transport and
telecom networks to shipbuilding, oil and gas, nuclear power, automotive,
electronics, aeronautics, handling and automation.
With an industrial presence in more than 30 countries and commercial activities
worldwide, Nexans employs 22,000 people and had sales in 2007 of 7.4 billion euros.
Nexans is listed on Euronext Paris, compartment A. More information on
http://www.nexans.com

Nirmala D'souza
OAK Consulting FZC
Mobile:+971507343840
Email: nimi@oakconsulting.biz


Web Site: http://www.nexans.com

Contact Details: Nirmala D'souza
OAK Consulting FZC
Mobile:+971507343840
Email: nimi@oakconsulting.biz