Cannon Technologies receives prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Cannon Technologies has once again been recognised by Frost & Sullivan after it was presented with the 2013 European Technology Innovation Leadership Award in Racks and Cabinets at an awards ceremony today in San Jose, CA. This prestigious accolade was given for the company’s pioneering T4 Free Form Aisle Cocooning system, which has been installed in some of the world’s leading data centres since its launch in 2012.

Now in its 52nd year in business, Frost & Sullivan is a global research organisation that monitors more than 250,000 companies in over 300 industries to highlight the achievements of those that deliver excellence and best practice. Its highly sought after awards are based on Frost & Sullivan's unique TEAM Research methodology, a rigorous process that measures products against a robust set of standards.

The following criteria were used to benchmark the T4 Free Form Aisle Cocooning system’s performance against key competitors – uniqueness, impact on new products and applications, impact on functionality, customer value and relevance to the data centre sector.

Gary Jeffery, partner and head of UK operations at Frost & Sullivan, said, ‘Cannon Technologies has been proactive in identifying the key challenges faced by the data centre industry in the area of racks and cabinets. Our independent analysis of the sector clearly shows that the company is driven by a determination to address the issues facing end users through constant innovation and the effective leverage of cutting-edge technologies.’

With such a plethora of installed equipment in modern data centres, carrying out moves, adds and changes (MACs) in these confined spaces can prove costly and increase the potential for downtime. To avoid these problems the T4 Free Form Aisle Cocooning system provides unprecedented freedom to work, and even facilitate the swap out of complete racks, in a live, fully operational data centre.

This advanced technology unites cost effective air cabling and airflow system containment to create a single integrated solution that features vertical closure panels, support for legacy technologies and a low energy footprint. The technology supports an end-to-end edge beam infrastructure, underpinning the overhead panels above the aisle without being individually dedicated to any one rack.

When carrying out work there is no disturbance to the cold aisle containment infrastructure, which remains in place and functional, and all rack mounted cable raceway also remains undisturbed. Legacy systems support means that where old rack installations exist the T4 Free Form Aisle Cocooning system provides a cost-effective retrofit solution.

Cannon Technologies’ managing director, Matthew Goulding, said, ‘After winning the Frost & Sullivan 2012 New Product Innovation Award for our Smart Space cabinet, we are absolutely delighted to have received similar recognition for the T4 Free Form Aisle Cocooning system. It once again cements our position as the leading innovator within the racks and cabinets industry and highlights our ability to provide truly world class solutions.’

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ABOUT CANNON TECHNOLOGIES

With a 35 year pedigree , Cannon Technologies provides T4 Data Centre Solutions around the globe - from building complete data centres as turnkey projects up to TIA 942 Tier 4; to suites of intelligent,  environmentally managed infrastructure   racks, including cold-aisle cocooning, per-rack access control, video surveillance, intelligent power distribution and UPS. At top turnkey level Cannon designs, supplies, integrates and commissions the IT architecture for military and commercial applications, for mission critical projects.

For more information please visit www.cannontech.co.uk