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The Industrial, Utilities, Energy, and Refinery industries are increasingly turning to technology for automated solutions that include process monitoring and control, plant security systems, and networked data communications. Their engineers are working collaboratively with customers on data-intensive CAD/CAM product design systems. Given the long transmission distances and complex configurations of plant-wide networks, FutureFLEX is the preferred choice. FutureFLEX Installations:

• Con Edison
• TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
• Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI
• Marathon, Detroit, MI; Canton, OH
• American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Dearborn, MI
• United States Steel / USS Posco, Pittsburg, CA
• General Motors, Detroit, MI
• Texaco Refinery, Wilmington, CA
• Toyota, Canada
• Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
• Nissan USA Motor Corporation, Gardena, CA

Quickly meeting TSA mandates, easily upgrading security system requirements, reliably and quickly supporting CUTE systems, foregoing the need to predict changes in traffic and having complete control of network capacity and budget issues are some of the reasons FutureFLEX has been adopted in the Transportation / Aviation market. FutureFLEX Installations:

• McCarran International Airport, NV
• Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
• Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
• Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
• Port of Los Angeles
• Detroit Metro Airport
• Blue Water Bridge Authority
• Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport
• Miami International Airport, FL
• Union Depot Transit Hub
• Tulsa International Airport, OK

Hospitals are being pressed to upgrade their networks to keep pace with data-intensive advances in medical technology. FutureFLEX® can handle the entire spectrum of hospital networking needs, from the LAN data backbone to distributed telephony and CCTV, imaging and radiology, fire and safety systems. In addition FutureFLEX helps solve the problem of having to use special enclosures during cabling installations and helps to insure patient and staff safety. FutureFLEX Installations:

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, PA
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, WI
• Sharp Healthcare
• University of Utah Medical Center, UT
• Kaiser Permanente, CA
• University of California Medical Centers, CA
• Mayo Clinic
• Riverside County Regional Medical Center, CA
• Central DuPage Hospital, IL
• Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital, CA
• Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, CA

Many organization in the Entertainment industry have adopted FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber to make quick network upgrades, reconfigure their network quickly and easily and make other moves, adds and changes to accommodate the needs of its customers without disturbing guests or its daily operations. FutureFLEX installations:

• University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the AZ Cardinals)
• MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
• Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Philadelphia's Kimmel Center
• Independence National Historic Park (home of the Liberty Bell)

To meet the special needs of naval carriers and amphibious assault ships, FutureFLEX provides unprecedented product performance for safety, reliability, and mission critical efficiency. QPL certified, FutureFLEX has a long and distinguished record and has been adopted as the premier fiber optic LAN backbone solution for naval shipboard applications and other U.S. Navy related projects. Representative projects include:

• Amphibious Transport Docks "San Antonio" and others LPD
• Aircraft Carriers - Nimitz Class (CVN)
• Destroyers-Arleigh Burke Class (DDG)
• Mine Warfare Ships - Avenger Class (MCM)
• NAVAIR
• Naval Research Labs
• Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River NAS
• Point Loma Naval NAS
• Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren Division
• Norfolk, Avondal, Ingalls, and other naval shipyards
• Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, and other government contracted naval projects

As one might expect, the key considerations for government and military LAN networks are mission-critical reliability and security. These organizations also demand state-of-the-art technology, high bandwidth and instantaneous disaster recovery, as well as the ability to make changes when required without disrupting operations. The FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber System delivers on all counts, while assuring optimum flexibility to meet future needs. FutureFLEX Installations:

• The Pentagon, Arlington, VA
• Naval Air Systems Command, Arlington, VA
• Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD
• China Lake Naval Weapons Station, China Lake, CA
• Naval Research Labs, Tuscaloosa, AL
• NASA, Cape Canaveral, FL
• Edwards Air Force Base, CA
• Fort Sam Houston, TX
• Veterans Administration Headquarters, Washington, DC

FutureFLEX continues to be chosen over conventional infrastructures by the most recognizeable names in the Broadcasting industry. Organizations are choosing FutureFLEX to cost effectively future-proof their networks against potentially rapid obsolescence and to provide the publics they serve with digital broadcasting services on demand. FutureFLEX installations:

• ESPN
• CNN
• Manhattan Center Studios
• Harpo Studios
• Tyler Perry Studios

Advance communications technologies, such as video conferencing and interactive, collaborative work groups, have increased the LAN networking needs of large corporate campuses. Technologically sophisticated, these organizations require high reliability, rapid disaster recovery, and ample bandwidth, as well as flexibility to reconfigure their systems to meet organizational demands. FutureFLEX Installations:

• USAA, San Antonio, TX
• Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Wells Fargo Bank
• Fluor Daniel, Irvine, CA

The use of networking technology in schools and universities is growing rapidly. As educators prepare their students to live and work in our high tech world, they are adopting new and innovative teaching methods. Since their technology expenditures are often funded by federal grants and taxpayer funds, educational institutions require high value with low risk. To protect their investment for years to come, they also need optimum flexibility to make inexpensive, non-disruptive network changes. FutureFLEX Installations:

• University of Utah, UT
• Yale University, CT
• University of North Florida, FL
• Ball State University, IN
• University of California, San Francisco, CA
• College of DuPage, IL
• University of California, Riverside, CA
• Kern School District, Bakersfield, CA
• Hillard School District, Nassau County, FL