For Immediate Release
March 30, 2004

Delray Medical Center Incorporates a Shielded Category 7 Cabling Infrastructure For It's New State Of The Art Imaging Center

Siemon’s TERA™ shielded cabling system selected for its reliability, flexibility, speed, and excellent immunity to radiology “noise”

WATERTOWN, CT – Delray Medical Center, a Tenet South Florida HealthSystem hospital, is a 372-bed acute care facility that opened in October 1982 and serves as the hub of the 42-acre Delray Medical Campus. For the past three years, Delray Medical Center ranked among the top 5% nationwide for cardiac services by HealthGrades, a leading healthcare ratings firm; in the top 50 hospitals nationwide for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report (2003); and ranked among the best hospitals for cardiac surgery by Money Magazine (2003). For the second year in succession, Delray Medical Center also ranked among the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation by Solucient.

In building its new state-of-the-art imaging center, Delray Medical Center wanted to be sure that their patients would receive the highest quality of care. For this reason, Delray IS Director Cathy D. Christensen chose the Siemon TERA solution for the center’s cabling infrastructure. Radiology Departments are not always “noise free” environments where cabling is concerned, and the TERA category 7/class F shielded system provides excellent immunity to noise — plus it is 10G ready when needed and will offer excellent protection of the center’s investments in both network devices and medical devices alike.

“The reason that we chose TERA is to take advantage of the reliability factor that TERA affords us, as well as to position ourselves to benefit from the speed that will be available with future technology. We wanted to provide our physicians with a solution that will meet their needs and allow them to realize productivity goals, without being hindered by technology,” explained Christensen.

For the full Delray Medical Center cabling infrastructure case study or information on the TERA cabling system, please visit: www.siemon.com/us/company/case_studies/Delray_Medical_Center.asp.

About Siemon
Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA Siemon has global offices and partners throughout the world. Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) and fibre cabling systems available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.

Siemon’s Australian head office is located in Allambie Heights, Sydney, with offices also located in Brisbane and Melbourne.

For more information about this press release, please contact:
Alana Patton
The Siemon Company
Marketing Communications Executive
Tel : (02) 8977 7500