SYSTIMAX SolutionsÔäó, the worldwide provider of structured connectivity solutions, announced that FES, a SYSTIMAX BusinessPartner, has been chosen against tough competition to provide a SYSTIMAX Solutions infrastructure for BBC Scotland's new digital headquarters currently being built at Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland. The connectivity project is due for completion in August this year.

The connectivity infrastructure will support the BBC's future IT strategy as well as their extensive bandwidth demands. The new Broadcast Centre building is set for completion during 2006 and BBC Scotland staff are due to move in the following summer after a year-long technical installation.

John McCarthy, Managing Director, Northern Europe for SYSTIMAX Solutions, commented, "We have dominated the UK media sector for a number of years and this project further demonstrates our expertise and enthusiasm for helping to drive the UK forward as a digital community. FES is the UK SYSTIMAX Authorised BusinessPartner of the Year and we look forward to working with them on many more prestigious projects.

The BBC chose to install SYSTIMAX Solutions' award-winning SYSTIMAX GigaSPEED┬« XL copper cabling solution. The GigaSPEED XL Solution was developed by SYSTIMAX Labs and exceeds every applicable Category 6 cabling standard to provide customers with optimum network performance. Coupled with this is a SYSTIMAX TeraSPEEDÔäó fibre installation that provides a full campus-wide backbone. Together, these solutions have been employed to enable the BBC Pacific Quay site to cope with future demands on its network.

The project was delivered by ANIXTER, the world's leading distributor and logistics services provider of wire, cable and connectivity products.