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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

Cabling Installation & Maintenance is published by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.

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New J.D. Power Study Measuring Satisfaction with Tax Preparers Reveals Importance of Perceived Value

TaxSlayer Ranks Highest in Tax Preparation Satisfaction

J.D. Power today revealed the results of its inaugural U.S. Tax Preparation Satisfaction Study,SM which measures customer experiences with the largest tax do-it-yourself and assisted preparation brands in the United States. This year, overall satisfaction among tax filers lands at 705 (on a 1,000-point scale). The study finds that perceived value for price is the key differentiator between top- and bottom-performing brands.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250806624173/en/

J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Tax Preparation Satisfaction Study

J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Tax Preparation Satisfaction Study

“This new study finds that tax filers using the largest brands often perceive little differentiation between do-it-yourself tax services and professional tax services,” said Mike Foy, managing director of the wealth management practice at J.D. Power. “With 81% of study respondents indicated the price of their chosen service met their expectations—and as do-it-yourself platforms continue to get more intuitive, easier and make switching platforms more seamless—professional services are going to have to do something beyond providing filing advice to close the value perception gap.”

Study Rankings

TaxSlayer ranks highest in tax preparation satisfaction with a score of 712. Intuit TurboTax (708) ranks second and H&R Block (706) ranks third.

The 2025 U.S. Tax Preparation Satisfaction Study is based on responses from 1,969 customers who filed annual tax returns in the past nine months using an online service, a tax software or hired a tax professional. The study measures overall customer satisfaction based on performance in seven dimensions: digital channels; level of trust; ease to prepare and file taxes; met tax preparation and filing needs; people; resolved problems or questions; and value for price. The study was fielded from March through June 2025.

For more information about the U.S. Tax Preparation Satisfaction Study, visit

https://www.jdpower.com/business/jd-power-us-tax-preparation-satisfaction-study.

To view the online press release, please visit http://www.jdpower.com/pr-id/2025050.

About J.D. Power

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services, and data and analytics. A pioneer in the use of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic modeling capabilities to understand consumer behavior, J.D. Power has been delivering incisive industry intelligence on customer interactions with brands and products for more than 55 years. The world's leading businesses across major industries rely on J.D. Power to guide their customer-facing strategies.

J.D. Power has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. To learn more about the company's business offerings, visit JDPower.com/business. The J.D. Power auto-shopping tool can be found at JDPower.com.

About J.D. Power and Advertising/Promotional Rules: www.jdpower.com/business/about-us/press-release-info

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