Avocent Announces Digital Video
Interface Workstation Extender
New
Emerge(TM) ECMS2000U extender makes
it possible to back-rack broadcast
quality servers without impact to
post-production operations
HUNTSVILLE, AL
September 8, 2006 Avocent
Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a
leading provider of audio-visual
connectivity and control solutions,
today announced the Emerge ECMS2000U
digital workstation extender, which
provides hardware-based extension
for digital/analog video, USB
keyboard and mouse, USB media, and
audio signals. The Emerge ECMS2000U
extender makes it possible to
back-rack broadcast quality servers
without impact to post-production
operations. The product consists of
a computer node and user node
interconnected in a point-to-point
manner at Gigabit Ethernet rates
using IP protocols over a single UTP
cable. This digital extension
product meets the demanding needs of
today's digital content creation
professionals including high
resolution video, rich color depth,
uncompromised responsiveness, CD
quality audio, and compatibility
with a wide range of user interface
devices while mission critical
servers are securely maintained and
managed.
"We are pleased to
announce the new digital workstation
extender,” said Mitch Friend, senior
vice president and general manager
of Avocent. "The adoption of digital
media within the broadcast market
has resulted in a need for computer
back-racking. We designed the
ECMS2000U digital workstation
extender to help broadcast engineers
deliver a high-quality desktop
experience to their users.”
The Avocent
ECMS2000U extender removes the
requirement for conditioned power in
the edit suite and greatly reduces
ambient noise in the creative space
(Edit suite or control room).
Because the product offers hardware
extension, it eliminates the burden
that software products place on
target servers. The virtual media
functionality of the product
provides a cost-effective
alternative for expensive USB 2.0
extension products.
Avocent connectivity
and control products provide
connectivity, switching, extension,
monitoring, and control for serial,
video, and audio data. These
products allow industry
professionals to deliver
leading-edge connectivity and
control solutions to a range of
markets including retail, medical,
digital signage, hospitality, AV,
and broadcasting. Demonstrations of
the Avocent Emerge ECMS2000U digital
extender will take place in the
Avocent booth (Hall 7, #730) at
IBC2006, Amsterdam, NL, Sept. 8-12.
About Avocent
Corporation
Avocent Corporation
is a leading supplier of
connectivity solutions for
enterprise data centers, branch
offices, and small to medium size
businesses. Branded and OEM products
include remote and local access
solutions for switching, serial
console, power, extension,
intelligent platform management
interface (IPMI), mobile, and video
display management solutions.
Additional information is available
at:
www.avocent.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release
contains statements that are
forward-looking statements as
defined within the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These include statements
regarding market opportunity,
product development, engineering and
design activities, and product
availability and operability. These
forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the
statements made, including the risks
associated with general economic
conditions, risks attributable to
future product demand, sales, and
expenses, risks associated with
product design efforts and the
introduction of new products and
technologies, risks associated with
reliance on a limited number of
component suppliers and single
source components, and risk
associated with obtaining and
protecting intellectual property
rights. Other factors that could
cause operating and financial
results to differ are described in
Avocent's reports on Form 10-K and
10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Avocent, the Avocent
logo and Emerge are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Avocent
Corporation. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective
owners.
