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Three CPI Solutions Win Innovators Awards. Find Out Why They Rose to the Top.

September 10, 2018

Innovation AwardsChatsworth Products (CPI) was honored to receive three awards across multiple categories from the annual Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards. The Gold and Silver awards were accepted during the BICSI 2018 Fall Conference & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas by CPI employees, Kim Ream and Brittany Mangan on Sept. 11.

Award-winning solutions and products include:

Gold Award: CPI’s Clik-Nut® Hardware Kit is the 2018 Gold Honoree in the Distribution and Routing Equipment category. Clik-Nut is a new concept for tool-less rack installation hardware. The simple yet sturdy squeeze-and-release design makes Clik-Nut 70 percent faster to install and safer than traditional cage nuts.

Gold Honoree: CPI is Gold Honoree in the Project category for helping Anthem, Inc. transform its legacy data center of 1,000 cabinets into a model of efficiency. CPI provided improvements in airflow containment at the cabinet and aisle level, as well as other strategic recommendations, allowing Anthem to reduce cooling costs by 50 percent. Download the case study to learn more.

Silver Honoree: CPI’s eConnect® Electronic Access Control (EAC) is the 2018 Silver Honoree in the Cable Protection and Management category. eConnect EAC addresses the market’s renewed focus on regulatory compliance and simplified white space management. eConnect EAC simplifies electronic access control by integrating the lock with CPI's new-generation eConnect PDUs. This supports the three key elements of remote management at the cabinet level: power management, environmental monitoring and physical access control.

"This prestigious program allows Cabling Installation & Maintenance to recognize the most innovative products and leaders serving the structured cabling industry. Our 2018 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry," states Alan Bergstein, publisher of Cabling Installation & Maintenance.

For more than 27 years, CPI has provided industry-leading IT infrastructure products that support and protect critical ICT equipment. The company’s commitment to quality and breakthrough designs has granted the company numerous patents and prestigious awards throughout the years. To read the full article, click here.

Brittany Mangan, Digital Content Specialist

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