Raritan Introduces Dominion KX II; Industry's Most Comprehensive KVM-over-IP Switch for Remote and 'At-the-Rack' Server Management

Raritan Introduces Dominion KX II; Industry's Most Comprehensive KVM-over-IP Switch for Remote and 'At-the-Rack' Server Management

May 21, 2007

New capabilities include integrated Virtual Media, Absolute
Mouse Synchronization, dual power and industry's highest
remote video resolution 

    SOMERSET, N.J., and LAS VEGAS, May 21
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Interop Las Vegas Raritan Booth 1567
-- Raritan today unveiled its next-generation KVM-over-IP
switch, the Dominion(R) KX II. On a new, easy-to-deploy and
scalable appliance platform, the Dominion KX II delivers
more powerful productivity features to help IT
organizations access and manage servers from anywhere
thereby improving data center efficiency. 

    Designed to deliver a better user experience to
administrators who spend hours at a time in front of a
screen managing servers, the Dominion KX II provides the
industry's highest remote video resolution (1600 x 1200),
tight mouse synchronization performance and a new,
intuitive browser-based user interface. It also provides
Universal Virtual Media to conveniently access storage
media on remote servers. For high availability, Dominion KX
II comes with dual power supplies and dual gigabit Ethernet
ports - both with automatic failover protection.  

    "The new Dominion KX II is a great value. It
provides next-generation technologies and new features --
such as Universal Virtual Media, dual power and Absolute
Mouse Synchronization(TM) -- at the same price as the
original Dominion KX," said Richard Dominach, Raritan
Senior Product Manager. "These new features -- along
with integrated remote power control and other popular
features found in our original Dominion KX I switches that
are used in thousands of data centers -- are standard on
all Dominion KX II models."  

    To deliver a remote user experience that is almost
indistinguishable from a direct at-the-rack connection, the
Dominion KX II provides the following new features:

    -- A new, easy-to-use, browser-based user interface
that provides a
       consistent user experience whether working remotely,
at the rack, or
       performing administration tasks on the KX II.  It is
the first browser-
       based user interface for at-the-rack KVM access and
management.

    -- Universal Virtual Media, which lets administrators
mount drives and
       media from their desktop to remote servers in the
data center during a
       KVM connection.  This is useful to install software,
transfer files,
       back up data or run diagnostics.  KX II supports
internal and USB- 
       connected CD/DVD drives, USB mass storage devices,
ISO images and PC
       hard drives. Universal Virtual Media is standard on
all Dominion KX II
       models without a price premium, and works with or
without a centralized
       management system.

    -- Absolute Mouse Synchronization, which eliminates the
time-consuming
       task of manually adjusting mouse parameters on each
target server in
       order to synchronize the remote and target server
mouse cursors.  With
       Absolute Mouse Synchronization, mouse cursors stay
in synch and keep
       annoying mouse delays to a minimum.  

    -- Virtual KVM Desktop(TM), which lets users scale a
target server's
       display to any size, from thumbnail to full-screen
video.  It also
       provides transparent keyboard handling by sending
securely every
       keystroke combination straight to the server.  

    According to Brian Weisman, Director of Sales at Matrix
Solutions Inc., a federal government reseller based in
Maryland, the Dominion KX II is a complete package that
provides all the important features to help IT
administrators simplify tasks, increase productivity and
help lower escalating IT maintenance costs.  "For the
most demanding enterprise environments, the Dominion KX II
comes through in flying colors," said Weisman. 
"Even if a server crashes or is hung, requires booting
to safe mode, or requires changes to BIOS parameters, you
can count on the Dominion KX II to provide anytime,
anywhere access in these real-world scenarios."

    Award-Winning Dominion Series

    As a plug-and-play KVM appliance that installs in
minutes, Dominion KX II is completely self-contained with
all key features preloaded - including authentication and
Web access.  Since KX II provides BIOS-level access,
servers are accessible even if a server's operating system
is not working or the network interface card has failed. 
If an Internet connection is unavailable, the KX II
provides an integrated dedicated modem port for emergency
dial-up access.  

    To protect servers from unauthorized access, KX II
provides new features for added security - including strong
password support and 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) encryption of keyboard, video and mouse data.  AES,
which is a U.S. government approved cryptographic
algorithm, is recommended by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) in the FIPS Standard 197. 
KX II also provides built-in authentication, compatibility
with third-party AAA servers, and SNMP and Syslog event
management.  The KX II's remote power control enables users
to power up, power down or power cycle servers connected to
optional Raritan remote power control units.  

    Dominion KX II consists of two components: the
KVM-over-IP switch and Computer Interface Modules (CIMs). 
A CIM, which connects to a server's KVM ports, converts the
video signals for transmission, as well as delivers
"keep-alive keyboard/mouse emulation."  To
protect investments and ease migration to KX II, CIMs from
KX I and CIMs from selected Paragon(R) I and Paragon II KVM
switches are supported.

    All KX II models are CommandCenter(R) Secure Gateway
(CC-SG 3.1.1) certified, so that multiple Dominion switches
-- and connected servers -- can be managed from one IP
address. CC-SG offers a significant set of convenient tools
-- such as consolidated enterprise-wide views, remote
configuration and firmware updates -- as well as a single
authentication and authorization access point to all
targets connected to Raritan Dominion switches. In
addition, CC-SG enables advanced server search, access and
remote power control, as well as setup of Virtual Media
permissions.  

    Pricing & Availability

    The Dominion KX II product line, which starts at $2,995
(U.S. List Price.), is available worldwide through Raritan's
extensive distribution channels.  The KX II is available in
six models -- which range from 16-ports to 64-ports -- and
supports one local user and one, two or four remote users. 
(The 64-port model -- the industry's highest port density
KVM-over-IP switch -- will be available next quarter.)  Two
new CIMs are also available with Dominion KX II -- the new
USB CIM (D2CIM-VUSB) that supports virtual media and
absolute mouse synchronization, and the Remote Power
Control CIM (D2CIM-PWR).  More information on the various
Dominion KX II models can be found at www.Raritan.com/KVM. 


    About Raritan (Raritan.com) 

    Raritan, based in Somerset, N.J., is a leading provider
of management solutions that simplify IT operations.  Based
on KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switches, serial console
servers, management software, power management and remote
connectivity, our secure solutions drive data center and
branch office efficiency and productivity in more than
50,000 locations around the world.  Raritan also serves the
OEM market by developing advanced, hardware-based,
remote-management components based on KVM-over-IP and IPMI
technologies.  Founded in 1985, Raritan today has 38
offices worldwide, and its products are distributed in 76
countries.  For more information, please visit
Raritan.com.

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