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Opengear Makes Remote Power Management Affordable
| Source: Opengear
SANDY, UT--(Marketwire - June 22, 2009) - Opengear (www.opengear.com), a leading provider
of next-generation console
server and KVM over IP solutions, today announced new power product
features and software enhancements that enable organizations to cost
effectively manage the power in all their remote locations from a
centralized Opengear console server window. The new features give Opengear
console servers the ability to centrally manage PDU and UPS systems in
small to large distributed networks.
"Opengear is at the forefront of bringing remote power management solutions
to the console server market," said Bob Waldie, founder and CEO of
Opengear. "Our customers benefit from a platform that can manage more than
just routers, switches, firewalls and servers to managing PDU and UPS
systems from 75 vendors. Our customers realize how easy, useful and
powerful it is to monitor and manage all of their devices in the data
center and branch office."
Opengear console servers can now monitor hundreds of remote sites and all
the distributed serial, USB and network attached PDU and UPS systems on
site. A wide range of power devices, including products from APC,
Servertech, Eaton, Tripp Lite, Baytech and many others, can be centrally
monitored from one console server window. A network manager of a large
retail chain, financial institution or hospital system can now centrally
monitor the status of the power at all the remote outlets and centralize
alarms to set up automatic shut-downs to be triggered in the event of
battery back-up outages.
"Our goal is to make comprehensive remote monitoring and control of power,
affordable for schools and university campuses, point of sale
installations, information kiosks and large enterprises with many remote
branch offices," said Bob Waldie. "With the inclusion of power management
capabilities in our one, two and four port console servers and gateways, we
have made them ideal for small branch offices. In addition, we are
introducing 'small office' IMG4004-5 bundles that include 802.11n wireless adapters and
environmental monitoring modules."
Opengear console servers are installed in more than 10,000 locations around
the world. Opengear offers free software downloads for the life of the
product therefore the software enhancements are available to all current
customers with console servers already installed and new customers looking
for a way to manage power in multiple locations.
About Opengear
Opengear http://www.opengear.com
designs and manufactures next-generation console server and kvm over ip
solutions for secure remote access and control of network devices such as
routers, switches, servers, firewalls, uninterruptible power supplies,
power distribution units and environmental monitoring devices in
distributed networks. Opengear's open source platform gives network
managers and system integrators the most flexible, extensible, console
server solution on the market today for serial console ports, service
processors, power solutions and environmental monitoring.