Network Communications News (NCN) May 2017 | Page 13

ON THE COVER Security without compromise, from Excel Excel’s Environ Locks – the complete end-to- end solution. Excel Networking Solutions, in conjunction with Southco and BioConnect, brings you ultimate control over the security of your infrastructure with their Locking Solutions, which fall under the Environ brand banner. E xcel Networking Solutions, the copper, optical cabling and rack solutions provider, launched its Environ Locking Solutions in March 2016. The ergonomic style and smart aesthetic continues to be a successful choice for environments where security is of the utmost importance. The solution brings intelligence and monitoring right down to the lock level of a data rack, giving you complete control of access to the services and equipment within a comms room or data centre. This makes it the perfect option for co- location deployments and remote sites where access is restricted. The Environ Locking Solutions work with the whole range of Environ racks, and are flexible to suit the needs of the end user, offering four different locking mechanism options: RFiD Intelligence This solution – the lock with built-in RFiD reader – is the ultimate in data rack security, providing intelligence and monitoring, and allows for remote locking and unlocking. This solution also features built- in integral key lock for manual override, and is offered as a fitted handle to a complete rack. May 2017 | 13