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ABcom expands to serve North Dakota

January 12, 2012

Williston, North Dakota – ABcom, an industry-leading provider of data center design, structured cabling installation and infrastructure management, is now serving the rapidly expanding market in western North Dakota, with a base of operations and employee housing in Williston, ND.

As global oil exploration and production companies move into this region, demand for the growth of infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, retail and office space is expected to rise dramatically, and ABcom is ready to support this growth with cabling and systems installation and service:

Voice / Data • Paging • Fiber Optic • M.A.C. Work • Wireless Networking • CCTV • Card Access • Audio-Video

For more information, contact:

John J. Karel, RCDD/OSP
701-557-9292
Cell: 612-366-6224
jkarel@abcomllc.com

ABcom Welcomes Chris Bisgrove as VP of Operations

November 4, 2011


Chris Bisgrove
Phoenix, Arizona – Applied Business Communications (ABcom) an industry-leading provider of data center design, structured cabling installation and infrastructure management welcomes Chris Bisgrove to the Arizona team as Vice President of Operations.

Chris’ technology leadership career began to accelerate in 2002 with roles as Director of Engineering and Director of Operations for a large regional converged enterprise IT solutions provider. Chris oversaw design, installation, and professional services in many areas of structured cabling and enterprise IT applications. Chris has spearheaded several major strategic initiatives over the years. Before joining ABcom, Chris had a distinguished career with the United States Air Force including roles as F-16 Flying Unit Commander, F-16 Instructor Pilot, and Senior Director of Education for a 4,000-person training organization. Chris has an MBA in Information Systems from Golden Gate University, and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech.

Help us welcome Chris by giving him a call or short email to:
Christopher Bisgrove
Vice President of Operations
(d) 602.732.4905
cbisgrove@abcomllc.com



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Phone: 602.997.6595
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ABcom Now Offering Data Center DCIM Software

October 14, 2011

ABcom now offering DCIM software solutions by Raritan.

Phoenix, Arizona – Applied Business Communications (ABcom) an industry-leading provider of data center design, structured cabling installation, and infrastructure build outs is now offering a full suite of data center DCIM software helping its clients track and manage assets down to hardware level. To provide efficient and effective services and problem resolution, IT administrators need in-band and out-of-band access, power control and a variety of costly point solutions for different technologies, vendors and product generations. This means deploying convenient, fast and secure ways to locate, view, access and control all the devices in your server rooms and data centers. ABcom is fully authorized solution provider of DCtrak DCIM.

Using ABcom/Raritan’s dcTrack Data Center Infrastructure Manager you will have an up-to-date view of all data center assets, a controlled change/workflow process and rules based tools to automate and accelerate the provisioning process.

The dcTrack Data Center Infrastructure Manager gives you the tools to do intelligent capacity management. dcTrack’s powerful floor plan visualization tools and color-coded capacity views highlight the available space, power, networking and cooling resources. But it doesn’t stop there – with dcTrack you can also drill down to the most granular level to view individual power and data connections. Plus, dcTrack enables complete power chain management, so that you can properly manage power distribution – even balance 3-phase power loads.

Data Center Builds, Moves and Consolidations
Like it or not, major data center changes – whether new builds, moves or consolidations – are a continuous headache for data center managers. They are further complicated by the data center’s multiple, inter-dependent organizations --IT, networking and facilities--needed to plan and construct the modern data center. Coordination of these “silos” is a major obstacle, especially with the multiple (often out-of-date) spreadsheets, databases, CAD drawings and systems that “document” the average data center.

Managers of data centers equipped with dcTrack have up-to-date inventory records of facilities, devices and their interconnection. This data can be used to generate accurate, timely reports which can help you to respond to internal and external requests for information – quickly and without trips to the data center.




About ABcom

Founded in 1995 Applied Business Communications (ABcom) has become recognized nationally as an industry-leading provider of data center design, power management, DCIM, structured cabling installation, and infrastructure build outs. We are proud to be one of the few companies in the world to achieve BICSI Prestige Platinum Contractor status. This means that our teams are trained to the highest level in the industry - assuring our customers an installation that is designed and built to the highest industry standards.



Contact: Applied Business Communications
Phone: 602.997.6595
E-mail: media@abcomllc.com
web : http://www.abcomllc.com

Social Media
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Linkedn : http://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-business-communications-of-az

New 3-D Data Center Design Services Added

October 10, 2011


Data Center Design
Phoenix, Arizona – Applied Business Communications (ABcom) an industry-leading provider of data center design, structured cabling installation, and infrastructure build outs has added 3-D design for data center layouts, planning and module layout solutions.

Modern data centers are critical to maintaining the continuity of business operations. When every minute of downtime translates into millions of dollars of lost revenue or lost productivity, the design of today's data centers is focused on the integrity and redundancy of all mechanical, electrical, and structured cabling subsystems to mitigate or eliminate interruptions in service.

ABcom has a proven track record of delivering some of the industry's largest data centers in unprecedented time. With the resources of a national contractor and the responsiveness of a small contractor, ABcom can quickly allocate the requisite manpower, equipment, and material resources to ensure your project is completed on schedule.



About ABcom

Founded in 1995 Applied Business Communications (ABcom) has become recognized nationally as an industry-leading provider of data center design, power management, DCIM, structured cabling installation, and infrastructure build outs. We are proud to be one of the few companies in the world to achieve BICSI Prestige Platinum Contractor status. This means that our teams are trained to the highest level in the industry - assuring our customers an installation that is designed and built to the highest industry standards.


Contact: Applied Business Communications
Phone: 602.997.6595
E-mail: media@abcomllc.com
web : http://www.abcomllc.com

Social Media
facebook : http://www.facebook.com/ABcomPHX
Linkedn : http://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-business-communications-of-az

ABcom now offering low cost Raritan Power Solutions for the Data Center

September 30, 2011

Phoenix, Arizona - When you budget in hardware rack management devices for the datacenter, one of the elements of that plan is a very large price tag. But with ABcom's newly added Raritan solution line and it's EMX Smart Rack Controller, ABcom has an entry level price for your centralized rack management hardware that starts at under $400. ABcom offers full design, installation and integration of Rartian PDU's, DCIM Software and installation / cabling services for the complete line of KVM over IP solutions by Raritan.

Raritan’s PDU line of (SRC's) Smart Rack Controllers work with their environmental sensors, energy management software, asset management tracking tags, and their (DCIM) datacenter infrastructure management software. This allows the user to instrument the physical infrastructure of their datacenter and use real-time data to monitor and manage the facility. Their asset monitoring system allows for hardware to be tracked and located through the datacenter facility. ABcom also offers the full line of PowerIQ software that allows users to control and manage other brands of PDU's such as APC, Server Tech and more.
ABcom's Raritan line of hardware management allows administrators to track everything from environmental conditions to who opened the rack door last. Configurations allow various types of sensors and give the datacenter administrator more than just a virtual view of the physical infrastructure but actual data on what is happening environmentally, with security, and operationally.

Contact: Applied Business Communications
Phone: 602.997.6595
E-mail: media@abcomllc.com
web : http://www.abcomllc.com

Social Media
facebook : http://www.facebook.com/ABcomPHX
Linkedn : http://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-business-communications-of-az

2012 ABcom DC University Seminars Announced

September 14, 2011


ABcom Knowledge Share
Phoenix, Arizona – Applied Business Communications (ABcom) an industry-leading provider of data center design, structured cabling installation, and infrastructure build outs will be offering another round of ABcom DC University Seminars to take place at io data center New Jersey, Phoenix and remote locations on the west coast in partnership with io's Marketing and Business Development divisions.

Attendees will have a unique behind the scenes presentation and tour of io data center giving each person a inside look at today's next generation data center solution. Keynote speakers will give presentations on modular solutions by io, power management, data center design, rack management, structured cabling and Data Center Infrastructure Management software. Dates to be announced on our website and social media outlets.

ABcom takes part in a variety of industry trade shows, informational seminars and other special events throughout the year. These social happenings are a great way to meet the team at ABcom and see our products/solutions first-hand.

About ABcom

Founded in 1995 Applied Business Communications (ABcom) has become recognized nationally as an industry-leading provider of data center design, power management, DCIM, structured cabling installation, and infrastructure build outs. We are proud to be one of the few companies in the world to achieve BICSI Prestige Platinum Contractor status. This means that our teams are trained to the highest level in the industry - assuring our customers an installation that is designed and built to the highest industry standards.



Contact: Applied Business Communications
Phone: 602.997.6595
E-mail: media@abcomllc.com
web : http://www.abcomllc.com


Social Media
facebook : http://www.facebook.com/ABcomPHX
Linkedn : http://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-business-communications-of-az

Our Minnesota Office Has Moved from St. Paul to New Brighton

November 1, 2009

After almost 15 years in our original location on Territorial Road, we have relocated to a new neighborhood and expanded our space, allowing us to keep pace with the growth of our business.

Conveniently located on Old Hwy 8, we are just south of Hwy 694 and west of 35W.

Our new mailing address:
ABCOM
213 Old Highway 8 SW
New Brighton, MN 55112

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Not traveling to our office?
Our phone, fax and email addresses remain the same as we continue to provide our customers, both new and long-term business relationships, with best in class network infrastructure solutions.

Phone: 651-643-6595
Fax: 651-643-6596
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