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ITW Linx has been manufacturing products for the telecommunications market for over 20 years. ITW Linx has been the first in the industry with a number of protection products for telecom and datacom like the industry’s first 66 block protector and CAT5E / CAT6 protection families. We have an engineering team in the US devoted to designing and testing to the toughest standards in the industry. We have manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad to minimize our time to market and maximize our global presence.

ITW Linx offers a full line of lightning and surge protection products covering the breadth of the telecom, datacom and physical security markets. We also offer a full line of clips for securing cable and wiring to exterior surfaces. From rack mount solutions to pair by pair block protectors, we provide protection solutions from the most basic system, up to the latest technology. Our current product families include:

• SurgeGate™ : AC Surge Protection / Modular Protection
• SecureLinx™ : Protection for Physical Security Products
• RacMax™ : Rack Mounted AC Surge Protection
• UltraLinx™ : 66 Block Protection
• TeleLinx™ : Five Pin Protection
• M2 : Two Outlet AC Surge Protection
• SP6 : Six Outlet AC Surge Protection
• DataLinx™ : CAT5E / CAT6 Protection
• Tap-In™ : One Tap Clips for Wiring and Cabling
• Screw-In™ : Fasten Wires to Wood and Other Hard Surfaces

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE : ITW) is a multinational fortune 200 company based in Glenview, Illinois with more than $16 billion in annual revenues and over 60,000 employees worldwide. Through more than 800 decentralized operating units, we engineer and manufacture value-added fasteners, components, assemblies and systems for customers around the world. Since 1912, ITW has improved our customers' competitive positions by increasing productivity and quality while reducing manufacturing and assembly costs.

ITW achieves this goal through its decentralized operations in 52 countries. These units respond to customers’ needs by establishing production facilities in proximity to the markets served and create close working relationships with our customers.

Proof of our highly innovative culture is seen in our patent activities. In 2007, we had more than 21,600 unexpired patents and pending patent applications worldwide, and we consistently rank in the top 100 of patent recipients in the U.S. In 2007, we were issued 287 U.S. patents and 1,212 foreign ones.

ITW’s many businesses around the world are focused on serving their customers’ and industries’ diverse requirements. Despite the variety of markets served, the underlying goals that drive all ITW businesses are common: to create value and improve operating efficiencies for every customer.