The following are examples of projects which include voice and data network cable systems, rollout services, voice services, audio/video systems, and national projects. The budget for these projects ranged from $100,000 to $3 million. These examples highlight a range of MIS services, in multiple vertical markets.

Client: Fortune 500 - Industrial Organization
Task: Network Cable System
MIS installed the structured cable system for the new National Data Center at their Technical Center. The project is a Fujikora fiber optic system, and Krone Category 6 Solution. The total project entailed over 7,500 strands of fiber optic cable and nearly 8,000 Category 6 cables. All of this work was completed in a condensed time frame of less than 10 weeks.

Client: Regional Retail Organization
Task: Voice Services, Rollouts Services
MIS installs, maintains and services over 200 business telephone systems for retail outlet stores throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Initially we rolled out 50 business telephone systems and have continued to standardize on the NEC Business System platform in all new construction and remodel work. Other rollouts that we have completed for this retailer includes; racking, stacking, initial programming, and testing of network equipment for a:

• Over 100 store upgrade of servers.
• Over 100 store upgrade of hub electronics.
• Over 100-store upgrade of laser printers.
• Over 100-store upgrade of routers.

Client: National Technology Organization
Task: National Projects, Network Cable System
MIS installed a Systimax structured cable system with a warranty in the following locations for this Client:

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - World Headquarters
• San Jose, California
• Chicago, Illinois
• Detroit, Michigan
• Brussels, Belgium
• Singapore

Their headquarters, located in Pittsburgh, entailed approximately 1200 quad, Category 5 horizontal outlets and 120 fiber backbones. The other projects listed above ranged from 20 quad horizontal outlets to 200 quad outlets supporting their voice and data network. Our Client chose MIS to coordinate this effort because of MIS's ability to manage projects nationally and internationally from design through implementation.

Client: Division II University
Task: Network Cable System
MIS completed the cable infrastructure installation for all the dormitory residences on campus in the summer of 2000. This work was in cooperation with numerous other vendors for the rollout of new IT services to the students, this included new PBX service, local and long distance telephony, Cable TV, Pay-Per-View, ISP and LAN connectivity.

MIS completed over 15,000 man-hours over the summer break to accomplish this. The structured cable system was a Hubbell & General Cable Solution.

Client: Regional Hospital
Task: Voice Services, Network Cable System
MIS installed a Systimax structured cable system with a 20-year warranty in four facilities for the Hospital. The project included over 3,000 Systimax PowerSum, Category 5 horizontal outlets, and over 70 redundant fiber backbones, supporting a Marconi A.T.M. Network.

MIS has also installed over 20 NEC Business Telephone Systems with voicemail throughout the Hospital's Physician's network.

Client: Fortune 3000 Technology Organization
Task: National Projects, Audio/Video, Network Cable System
MIS installed an Ortronics Structured Cable System with a 25-year warranty for this Commercial Client's new Headquarters. There were 750 horizontal quad outlets and 200 strands of fiber backbone. In addition, MIS installed over 700, Category 5E cables and 200 strands of fiber in their new data center. MIS then was asked to continue rolling out, nationally, network cabling to the following offices for this Commercial Client:

These continue to be Ortronics Structured Cable Systems.

MIS was also contracted to provide audio/video services throughout the Client's facilities. These services included Video Conferencing Equipment, Paging, and "Smart" Conference rooms.

The Client chose MIS to complete their National Project because of MIS's ability to manage a project from design through implementation.

Client: Fortune 1000 Health Care Organization
Task: Network Cable System
The client contracted in a joint venture manner with Systimax and MIS to perform the installation of the Systimax Structured Cable Systems, (SCS), and their new PBX. The project consisted of nearly 3,000 horizontal outlets, plus over 18,000 pairs of copper riser and 1,400 strands of fiber optic backbone cable. MIS worked in cooperation with the phased construction schedule and the entire building utilized a raised floor system for routing of all the communication cables. The project is a Systimax SCS.

Client: Fortune 500 Financial Institution
Task: Voice Services
MIS installs, services and maintains hundreds of Comdial Systems throughout this Client's headquarters and branch facilities. These systems are typically behind Verizon's Centrex service.

Client: Fortune 500 Commercial Organization
Task: National Projects, Network Cable System
MIS performed the installation in two phases of new cable infrastructure for their Plant in North Carolina, over 2000 and 2001. This project was a complete campus upgrade to the horizontal cable and the campus copper and fiber optic cable. The ability of MIS to manage and coordinate the installation of this site in North Carolina, while both project management teams for MIS and the Client are located in Pittsburgh, proved to be an asset to the Client. The project entailed over 1,300 outlets and an extensive campus/riser backbone of copper and fiber optic cable at the Client's manufacturing facility.

Client: Fortune 1000 Technology Organization
Task: Network Cable System
MIS installed a Systimax Structured Cable System with a 20-year warranty in all five of the Corporate Headquarters Facilities in Warrendale. The total project included 4,500 horizontal outlets and fiber backbones, in their state of the art buildings at their Cranberry Campus. In addition, MIS completed structured cabling systems at several regional locations: Colorado, New Jersey, Florida, as well as two off site local facilities.

Client: Fortune 1000 Technology Organization
Task: Voice Services
MIS provides this Fortune 1000 Client onsite technicians for servicing, installing, programming, and maintaining Northern Telecom PBX's at seven major sites in the area.

Client: Fortune 1000 Commercial Organization
Task: National Projects, Network Cable System
MIS installed a Systimax Structured Cable System with a 20-year warranty in 13 manufacturing sites and the corporate headquarters of this Fortune 1000 Client throughout the Nation. The project entailed approximately 300, Category 5 dual outlets and 40 fiber optic and copper backbones. This Client chose MIS to do their National Project because of MIS's ability to take a project from design through implementation.

Client: Fortune 100 Commercial Organization
Task: Network Cable System
The Client had renovated an old office building in downtown Pittsburgh, transforming a 1900's vintage structure into a state of the art IP Telephony Office Center. This is the largest IP Telephony project between New York and San Francisco. MIS performed the design and build of the cable infrastructure to support the convergance of voice and data onto CISCO IP Telephony. In the process, MIS saved the Client nearly 25% of the traditional costs of voice and data cable systems in our design. The Client's Center currently occupies seven floors and supports nearly 1,000 users in the historic building.

Client: Fortune 100 Commercial Organization
Task: Network Cable System
MIS installed the communications infrastructure for this Client's Headquarters in Moon Township, this included 2,300 outlets, plus an extensive fiber and copper riser to support, LAN and Mainframe applications. The riser is comprised of over 10,000 pairs of copper and nearly 1,000 strands of fiber optic cable. In addition, MIS recently completed a 1,000 outlet new wing to the original headquarters site. This system is a Systimax SCS.

Client: Division I University
Task: Network Cable System
MIS installed a Systimax Structured Cable System supporting voice and data services to 14 buildings, on this Division I University Campus. The project entailed over 1,000 horizontal outlets, 30 fiber optic backbone cables, supporting the data network and 30 copper backbones supporting the voice network for the entire campus.

Client: Fortune 3000 Industrial Organization
Task: Network Cable System, National Projects
MIS installed an AMP Technologies Structured Cable System in four manufacturing facilities for this Industrial Client throughout the Midwest. The project entailed over 1,000 horizontal, Category 5 outlets and 14 fiber optic backbone cables. This Client chose to utilize MIS because of our ability to take National Projects from design throughout implementation.

Client: Regional Technology Organization
Task: Network Cable System
MIS installed a Systimax Structured Cable System with a 20-year warranty for this Technology Organization Headquarters. The project entailed 400 horizontal outlets and 30 strands fiber optic backbones, supporting their voice and data network.

MIS also installed the cabling in their Data Center in Greentree and installed over 500 Systimax, Category 6 cables to various locations. Over 100 strands of multi-mode fiber were installed during the first phase, as well.

Client: Multiple Organizations
Task: Business Telephone Systems
MIS sells, installs, and services over 1000 Business Telephone and Voicemail Systems. You might recognize some or our clients.

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