ATEN Offers Economical Cat5 KVM Switches for Small and Medium Businesses

Taipei, Taiwan, February 2007. ATEN International, leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of advanced connectivity solutions, today adds the 8-port and 16-port Cat5 High-Density KVM switches KH1508 and KH1516 to its ALTUSEN product line. The innovative KVM switches allow users to connect up to 8 or 16 servers of multiple platforms via RJ-45 connectors and Cat5 cabling, and to control them from a single KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) console. KH1508 / KH1516 extend the distance between KVM switch and servers up to 40 meters transmitting an excellent video quality, and allow administrators to control up to 512 attached servers by linking additional units.

KH1508 and KH1516 are economical Cat5 KVM switches especially designed for growing small and medium-sized businesses in need of a flexible, scalable, convenient and secure network installation. These two new models are offered in an 8 and 16 computer port configuration with a 1U high housing for convenient rack mounting. Utilizing various customized KVM adapter cables (CPU modules), both models are compatible with existing PC, Mac, Sun and terminal-based systems. Administrators can conveniently access the connected servers via port selection switches, hotkeys and the intuitive OSD menu.

“With the development of KH1508 and KH1516, ATEN provides today’s growth-oriented enterprises with a state-of-the art solution for the centralized server management that is affordable, easy to handle, effective and secure”, says Kevin Chen, President of ATEN International. “Using KH1508 or KH1516, enterprises can save an enormous amount in terms of equipment costs, utility costs and rack space by eliminating the need for additional keyboards, monitors and mice. When their installation is ready to expand, simply daisy chain additional switches on an as-needed basis.”

Combined with Auto Signal Compensation (ASC), KH1508 / KH1516 allow signals to travel up to 40 meters and maintain an excellent video quality (1280 x 1024 pixels). The two level password security of KH1508 / KH1516 allows authorized users (up to four users and the administrator) to view and control the servers, thus protecting the system and vital business information. Furthermore, the devices feature front panel LEDs that indicate the position of the units.

KH1508 and KH1516 are available now. The MSRP for KH1508 is £235.22 and £353.15 for KH1516, not including VAT. For more information please contact

ATEN U.K. Limited
Website: http://www.aten.co.uk
Address: 229 Berwick Avenue
Slough, SL1 4QT, U.K.
Phone: 44-1753-539-121
Fax: 44-1753-572-740
E-mail: sales@aten.co.uk

About KVM Switches
KVM (Keyboard, Video and Mouse) switches are control units that allow access to multiple computers from a single console. Before the development of KVM switches, the only way to control multiple computers from a single console was through a complex and costly network. Now, with the KVM switch, people can easily access multiple computers or platforms (from 2 to up to 4096) in a convenient, space saving and cost effective manner.

About ATEN
ATEN International Co., Ltd. is specialized in connectivity solutions in the information technology since its establishment in the year of 1979 and is today considered as the undoubted most important manufacturer of KVM Switches worldwide. This prominent position was reached by continuously high investments in research and development, which settle also in numerous patents and become apparent, for example, by the sophisticated ASIC, which are developed in the ATEN labs and manufactured by ATEN. More than 20 percent of ATEN’s employees worldwide work in an R&D laboratory. They ensure for the fact that annually more than 50 new products come on the world markets. The product range today covers hundreds of connectivity products from the small USB hub up to the powerful KVM switches of the Master View family for managing more than 500 computers. Among the customers of ATEN rank the large, worldwide acting companies likewise as midrange and small businesses as well as ambitious private users. For further information, please visit www.aten.com.

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Marsha Lee: marshalee@aten.com.tw
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