LAS VEGAS (April 1, 2009) — FCI and HARTING have partnered to introduce a new standard in PushPull technology for Telecom outdoor solutions. This innovative technology includes a PushPull locking mechanism which provides the smallest size family of IP 67 rated connections on the market for data, power and signal over copper and fiber. FCI and HARTING reached the agreement for FCI to become a certified second source for HARTING’s Outdoor PushPull I/O connector family. The Outdoor I/O product family is the industry’s highest-density, easily installable IP 67 solution for fiber, power and copper signal connections.