Black Box Introduces Emerald™ Unified KVM Platform
2018年4月6日 - 10:04PM
Industry’s First KVM System to Provide
Smooth Path to IP, Supporting Hybrid Environments of Mixed Network
Connections, Mixed Resolutions Including UHD/4K, and Mix of
Physical and Virtual Machines
Black Box, an industry-leading provider of keyboard, video, and
mouse (KVM) connectivity and signal distribution systems, today
introduced the Emerald™ Unified KVM Platform. Emerald™ is
the first-ever converged KVM solution for distributing high-quality
video, audio, and peripheral signals throughout expanding hybrid
environments that include both IP and proprietary direct-connect
networks, mixed resolutions up to and beyond UHD/4K, and any number
and combination of physical and virtual desktops and servers.
“As media enterprises continue to migrate from SDI-based signal
distribution to all-IP operations, they’re looking to leverage IP’s
virtually unlimited scalability and cost savings through the use of
commodity, low-cost hardware. At the same time, virtualization
offers even greater potential for reducing IT operational overhead
and hardware expenses, and also for building resiliency into the
network,” said Josh Whitney, Senior Vice President - Technology
Product Solutions business at Black Box. “A critical requirement of
IP operations is a centralized connectivity platform that can
handle the complexities of today’s media environments, including 4K
video distribution and support for virtualization.”
“As the first KVM platform to support both IP and direct
connections, the Emerald™ Platform gives enterprises the
ability to deploy both IP and proprietary KVM networks from all
Emerald™ units. Customers can scale up as their operation
expands, simply by adding endpoints. In this manner,
Emerald™ provides seamless connectivity in a direct-connect
SDI environment today, while paving a smooth and easy upgrade path
to IP.”
Emerald™ is the first KVM platform to support DisplayPort
1.2 4K video at 60 Hz and 10-bit color depth over standard IP
network switches and connections, enabling pixel-perfect 4K image
transmission with mathematically lossless compression. But because
Emerald™ is a true hybrid KVM solution, operations still
working primarily in HD can add 4K at their own pace and transition
individual user groups as the need arises.
Emerald™ is also the first KVM solution to provide full
support for virtualized environments – enabling connectivity for
any combination of physical and virtual servers within a single KVM
network and giving operators a smooth and easy migration path to
virtualization. The Emerald™ KVM platform offers virtual machine
support for VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix using RDP, RemoteFX and
PCoIP.
With the Emerald™ KVM platform, operations can scale
infinitely and gradually across buildings, campuses, and wide area
networks, using the existing network infrastructure and switching
between sources at speeds of less than a second (IP) and even
faster in a direct connect matrix. Regardless of where users
reside, their experience is exactly as if their keyboard, monitor,
and mouse are connected directly to the CPU they’re accessing. The
Emerald™ KVM platform’s true USB emulation means that users
can connect external hard drives, Wacom® tablets, and virtually any
other high-speed USB 2.0 device to the KVM network.
Even with unlimited scalability, Emerald™ KVM helps the IT
staff maintain a safe, clean, and secure environment. To ensure
reliability and avoid costly network downtime, the network can be
configured with redundant paths and server endpoints for fail-safe
backup. Emerald™ was designed with 24/7/365 critical
applications in mind, providing for network resilience at every
level, all the way up to complete switchover from one control room
to a backup control room location.
“Broadcasting and media enterprises, including post and live
production, are clear beneficiaries of the Emerald™ KVM
platform. But this innovative and future-proof technology will
forever change the way KVM technology can be implemented and
utilized across many different application areas, such as medical
imaging, industrial automation and command and control rooms,”
Whitney added. “With Emerald™ as a true migration platform,
Black Box has taken a large step forward towards helping its
customers prepare for the future — offering connectivity solutions
for the Intelligent Digital Edge.”
More information on Black Box and its products is available at
www.blackbox.com.
About Black Box Black Box
(NASDAQ:BBOX) is the trusted digital
partner. With more than 40 years of experience connecting
people and devices, we are dedicated to helping clients embrace the
intelligent edge and enable their digital transformation. Our
award-winning products and extensive service connect you with your
customers, your team, and the world. Every day, our customers
trust us to design, deploy, and manage their digital needs
including retail IoT solutions, healthcare, and mission-critical
control room infrastructures across commercial enterprise and
governmental organizations. With a global presence and extensive
team of technical experts, we make digital transformation possible
whether at one location or hundreds. To learn more, visit
BlackBox.com.
Black Box® and the Double Diamond logo are
registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. and Emerald is a
trademark submitted for registration with the USPTO for Black Box
Corporation of Pennsylvania.
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