Avocent Showcases HMX Digital Extender System and Analog AMX Broadcast KVM Matrix for Broadcast Solutions at NAB 2009

The Avocent HMX is a revolutionary Digital KVM extension and switching solution, provides engineers and editors with access and control over the LAN to their computing resources located outside of studios, edit suites, and control rooms. The HMX provides the ability to extend 1920 x 1200 DVI, and is being rapidly adopted as the extension standard in the most demanding environments. The Avocent HMX Digital Extension system provides production engineers with the means to access and control all of the computers they are authorized to access from any HMX user station, while maintaining computing resources in an environmentally controlled and secure equipment room. The Avocent Analog AMX switching solution is the first KVM for broadcast solution to provide seamless dual head switching, causing the AMX to become the standard for edit environments across the globe. It enables broadcast engineers to control their machine room computers and devices from a single user interface. This centralized interface lets operators and engineers in multiple locations access the same devices from any AMX location, delivers high resolution video up to 1920 x 1200 VGA, provides seamless dual head switchingand greatly simplifies reconfigurations and eases administration as the broadcast environment changes…

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Avocent Showcases Digital KVM Extension Over LAN at NAB 2009 That Harnesses the Latest Digital Technology

New HMX Digital KVM Over LAN Extender System and AMX Analog Matrix Switching Provide Broadcast Industry With KVM Options for NetOps, Edit, Post and Control Room

Avocent Corporation (NasdaqGS:AVCT - News), a global leader in IT Operations Management and Broadcast KVM Switching, will showcase its broadcast solutions at the NAB Show in Las Vegas being held April 18 to 23, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth # SL13616. Avocent will demonstrate two of its offerings for broadcast settings: The Avocent HMX, a revolutionary Digital KVM extension and switching solution, provides engineers and editors with access and control over the LAN to their computing resources located outside of studios, edit suites, and control rooms; and the Avocent Analog AMX switching solution, which enables broadcast engineers and editors console access to their ever growing computing environment.

The Avocent HMX Digital Extender System

The HMX provides the ability to extend 1920 x 1200 DVI, and is being rapidly adopted as the extension standard in the most demanding environments. The Avocent HMX Digital Extension system provides production engineers with the means to access and control all of the computers they are authorized to access from any HMX user station, while maintaining computing resources in an environmentally controlled and secure equipment room.

“The Avocent HMX extender is the digital component between your digital video card and digital display,” said John Curran, HMX Product Manager, Avocent Corporation. “Our ‘lossless’ compression provides the highest quality video experience without distance limitation, as the HMX is built on TCP/IP standards and rides the LAN. The HMX also provides audio compression which offers CD quality audio transported from the computer to the user with no loss in quality.”

A third advantage is USB redirection that allows standard USB keyboard and mouse peripherals to be extended from the computer over the network to the remote user, without the use of any computer drivers or software.

The HMX extender system is a TCP/IP-based digital extension solution that provides a high performance user experience, utilizing a gigabit-Ethernet infrastructure. The HMX extends the keyboard, mouse, single or dual-DVI video, USB, and audio using standard TCP/IP protocols, comprised of three components: transmitters, receivers and the HMX Manager for switching capability. Each component is assigned a unique IP address and connects via a single Cat6 cable.

The Digital Extension technology behind the HMX uses a Virtual USB channel that is provided to connect a non-standard human interface device, such as a Wacom tablet or non-linear editing peripherals to the computer. A USB storage media device that is attached to the user station is also extended to the computer over the network via the HMX Virtual Media channel.

The Avocent Analog AMX Broadcast KVM Matrix

The Avocent Analog AMX switching solution is the first KVM for broadcast solution to provide seamless dual head switching, causing the AMX to become the standard for edit environments across the globe. It enables broadcast engineers to control their machine room computers and devices from a single user interface. This centralized interface lets operators and engineers in multiple locations access the same devices from any AMX location and:

– Delivers high resolution video up to 1920 x 1200 VGA
– Provides seamless dual head switching
– Greatly simplifies reconfigurations and eases administration as the
broadcast environment changes

The HMX Desktop over IP - DVI and USB Extension / Switching solution and the AMX Broadcast KVM Matrix Switches are now available. More information on Avocent’s solutions for broadcast is available at http://www.avocent.com/engineeredforbroadcast.aspx.

About Avocent Corporation
Avocent delivers IT operations management solutions that reduce operating costs, simplify management, and increase the availability of critical IT environments 24/7 via integrated, centralized software.

More information about HMX Digital Extender System and Analog AMX Broadcast KVM Matrix can be found at Avocent Website