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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.

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1 Software Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 We Ignore

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From commerce to culture, software is digitizing every aspect of our lives. This secular theme makes SaaS companies attractive investment candidates but also comes with higher valuations that cause volatility. Unfortunately, the rich prices have haunted them over the past six months as the industry has shed 13.2%. This drawdown is a noticeable divergence from the S&P 500’s 5.4% return.

Investors should tread carefully as only some businesses are worthy of their valuations, and luckily for you, we started StockStory to help you find them. With that said, here is one resilient software stock at the top of our wish list and two we’re steering clear of.

Two Software Stocks to Sell:

Yext (YEXT)

Market Cap: $964.5 million

Founded in 2006 by Howard Lerman, Yext (NYSE: YEXT) offers software as a service that helps their clients manage and monitor their online listings and customer reviews across all relevant databases, from Google Maps to Alexa or Siri.

Why Does YEXT Worry Us?

  1. Average ARR growth of 8.8% over the last year has disappointed, suggesting it’s had a hard time winning long-term deals and renewals
  2. Projected sales growth of 4.7% for the next 12 months suggests sluggish demand
  3. Competitive market means the company must spend more on sales and marketing to stand out even if the return on investment is low

Yext’s stock price of $7.88 implies a valuation ratio of 2.3x forward price-to-sales. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than YEXT.

Agilysys (AGYS)

Market Cap: $3.02 billion

Originally a subsidiary of Pioneer-Standard Electronics that distributed electronic components, Agilysys (NASDAQ: AGYS) offers a software-as-service platform that helps hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses manage their operations and workflows.

Why Does AGYS Give Us Pause?

  1. Revenue increased by 19% annually over the last three years, acceptable on an absolute basis but tepid for a software company enjoying secular tailwinds
  2. Steep infrastructure costs and weaker unit economics for a software company are reflected in its low gross margin of 62.1%

Agilysys is trading at $108.36 per share, or 9.5x forward price-to-sales. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including AGYS in your portfolio.

One Software Stock to Watch:

Autodesk (ADSK)

Market Cap: $60.55 billion

Founded in 1982 by John Walker and growing into one of the industry's behemoths, Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) makes computer-aided design (CAD) software for engineering, construction, and architecture companies.

Why Are We Fans of ADSK?

  1. Average billings growth of 23.1% over the last year enhances its liquidity and shows there is steady demand for its products
  2. Software is difficult to replicate at scale and leads to a best-in-class gross margin of 92%
  3. Excellent operating margin of 20.3% highlights the efficiency of its business model

At $282.93 per share, Autodesk trades at 8.5x forward price-to-sales. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

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The smart money is already positioning for the next leg up. Don’t miss out on the recovery - check out our Top 9 Market-Beating Stocks. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025).

Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Tecnoglass (+1,754% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free. Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Find your next big winner with StockStory today

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