GLENVIEW, Ill., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anixter announced today that it is participating in IBM's modular data center family of solutions with support for IBM's Portable Modular Data Center (PMDC) rollout. IBM will be showcasing its PMDC complete with cabling infrastructure supplied by Anixter at Gartner's data center convention the week of December 1. Attendees will be able to see how a fully outfitted data center container can provide increased efficiencies with greater scalability and shorter deployment times. IBM's container solution provides a fully functional data center complete with the IT equipment and physical infrastructure including cabling, racks and cabinets, UPS, cooling systems, intelligent patching and physical security. The open-architecture containers support equipment from multiple manufacturers and can be dropped into a wide range of environments. Because both IBM and Anixter are global in scale, the PMDC is available for deployment whenever a remote, mobile or temporary data center is needed. The combined expertise of cabling infrastructure know-how from Anixter and data center design from IBM ensures customers receive customized, ready-for-operation solutions based on industry-standard requirements. As a provider of network infrastructure cabling and physical security products for the IBM PMDC, Anixter is a principal member of an ecosystem of suppliers that provides customers with a flexible solution that doesn't lock them into a single-supplier solution. As an expert in a wide variety of data center infrastructure technologies, Anixter provides a wide base of tailored products including cabling, power, cooling, video surveillance, access control and intelligent infrastructure solutions such as intelligent patching and environmental monitoring. Anixter also offers additional technical assistance for rack and cabinet configurations. As the need for data centers expands around the world, the call for temporary and mobile solutions is only increasing. "We have seen a growing need for this type of solution," said Andy Jimenez, Anixter's Vice President of Technology for Enterprise Cabling Solutions. "By equipping the PMDC with the cabling infrastructure solutions, end-users receive a self-contained data center solution that can quickly deliver functionality and capacity when and where it is needed." IBM's PMDC solution targets users that are looking to quickly create and deploy a self-contained data center at remote, temporary or mobile locations. The high-density computing environment is easy to expand or relocate and can increase a traditional data center's floor space without major construction or create a repeatable environment for one or multiple sites. Available in 20-, 40- and 53- foot containers, each PMDC can include N, N+1 or 2N redundancy throughout the data center infrastructure and is capable of supporting a variety of data center infrastructure environments. It is physically secure and resistant to water, humidity, external temperatures, RFI/EMF, fire and smoke. "Having a reliable, standards-based infrastructure developed for the container is essential in delivering a high-value modular component to our customers," said Steven Sams, Vice President of IBM's Global Site and Facilities Services. "By bringing its physical layer data center expertise to the PMDC offer, Anixter is playing a key role in the ecosystem needed to create this unique data center solution." A PMDC model will be on display at Gartner's 28th Data Center Conference running from Dec. 1 to Dec. 4 in Las Vegas. The Gartner Data Center Conference delivers tactics and strategies to address leading issues such as virtualization, energy costs and infrastructure for the 21st century data center. The conference examines the trends, success factors and best practices of ROI and long-term strategies to deliver world-class data center service. Representatives from both Anixter and IBM will be on hand to give demonstrations of the infrastructure and technology provided in the containerized data center solution. About Anixter Anixter International is a leading global distributor of communication products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other small parts. The company adds value to the distribution process by providing its customers access to 1) innovative inventory management programs; 2) more than 425,000 products and approximately $950 million in inventory; 3) 229 warehouses with more than 6.5 million square feet of space; and 4) locations in 268 cities in 52 countries. Founded in 1957 and headquartered near Chicago, Anixter trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AXE. About IBM For more information, please visit http://www.ibm.com/. DATASOURCE: Anixter International CONTACT: Dawn Marks, +1-224-521-8484, for Anixter International Web Site: http://www.anixter.com/ http://www.ibm.com/

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