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Company Milestones
• Headquarters in Jerusalem, Israel• Global presence with established channels• 1988 – Founded as a computer based training (CBT) company• 1996 – Entered the KVM market• 2000 – Won COMPAQ OEM project• 2002 – Entered the Digital Signage market• 2005 – Acquired Israeli start-up Replicom, developer of KVM IP
technology• 2006 – Received investment from Intel Capital• 2008 – Introduced first remote access management solution• 2010 - Spun out Minicom Digital Signage (received $6M investment from leading VCs)
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•First open SSO remote access management system
•First multi-vendor remote access management system
•First central remote access management system
•First KVM IP Gateway with built in virtual media
•First add-on KVM IP access to analog KVM switches
•First multi-user KVM switch with embedded GUI
•First mainstream CAT5 KVM switch
•First Distributed KVM Switch
•First computer classroom control system
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Over 20 Years Of Technology Innovation
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• Remote Access Management in heterouogenous IT infrastructure environments
For ITFrom Rack to Data Center
Our solutions:• Increase operational efficiency
• One web access portal to all IT users• Increase security
• One IP address, username, password• Shorten resolution time and down time
• Speed of access (SSO)• In-band & out-of-band access
• Maximize ROI on IT investments• Multi-vendor • Upgrade not replace• Avoid vendor lock-in
Remote
Access.
Simply
Managed™
• Out-Of-Band KVM / IP KVM access to servers
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The mandate to do more with less has never been more relevant than in today’s economy. Minicom’s unique Real Needs™ multi-vendor approach meets this challenge by helping IT organizations:
• Expand their services based on the time, money and effort already invested in their company’s IT infrastructure. • Keep existing equipment:
Reduce cost of adopting a Remote Access Management platform Don’t throw away working products Leverage existing product knowledge and training Open Platform provides product choice in the future Choose KVM, PDU and Console server products based on value and needs Choose vendors based on performance and quality
Unique OPEN Approach For Efficient Business Continuity
Real Needs™
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They already chose…Minicom serves some of the largest rack environments in the world and our solutions are daily used
to manage millions of servers.
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Remote Access Plays a Critical Role in Data Center Problem Solving
DC Infrastructure
DC Management Network
Management
Asset
Management
Remote
Access
Management
Power
Management
Server
Management
ITFacility
Discovery
Monitor
AlertResolve
Analyze & Optimize
MinicomOn-Demand
Access
Application
Disaster RecoveryMaintenance
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Power NetworkingServers
Management Platform
Minicom IP Gateways
Legacy KVM Switches
Minicom IP KVM Switches Access Services
Rack Management Solutions
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The Role of Out-of-Band KVM in Data Center problem solving
OOB KVM is the only technology that provides IT administrators with visibility below the OS level, and with access and control to all IT devices in the Data Center.
Minicom advanced systems © 1988 – 2009 Proprietary information
KVM / KVM IP
Problem Type & Approx Frequency (%)
Application 50%
Hardware 10%
Operating System 40%
Type of Remote Support Solution
Remote software
Field Technician Service
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Analog (local) Access
Digital/IP (remote)
AccessPS/2 and/or
USB Serial Simultaneous Users
Numbers of
Servers
Smart 108 1 1 to 8Smart 116 1 1 to 16Smart 108 IP 1 1 to 8Smart 116 IP 1 1 to 16Smart 216 2 1 to 16Smart 232 2 1 to 32Smart 216 IP 3 1 to 16Smart 232 IP 3 1 to 16SmartRack 116 1 1 to 16SmartRack 116 IP 1 1 to 16Smart Rack 232 2 1 to 32
Smart KVM Line - Summary
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Smart 216IP
(0SU70036)
3 Users (2 IP and 1 analog)16 or 32 Servers
IP + Analog
Smart 232IP
(0SU70037)
Applications:
• Several remote administrators• Additional direct access from
the server room
Features:• 1 to 16/32 servers• 1 local and 2 remote users• 2 serial ports to control RS-
232 devices (routers, etc.)
ROC PS/2(0SU51078)
ROC USB (0SU51079)
Analog / Digital KVM
SwitchesSmart 216IP – Smart 232IP
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AccessIT™ Revolutionizing Remote Access
AccessIT™ is a secure web based management system for single sign-on access to the organization’s servers, power and network devices. AccessIT™ is an open, vendor neutral system. It consolidates all in-band and out-of-band access protocols and services onto one interface, providing IT staff with real time remote control of the entire IT infrastructure.
Single Sign-On Control of:
Servers Virtual machines Service Processors PDUs Serial console servers KVM switches Network devices
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KVM &
Serial
IP KVMDigi
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IPMI
DRAC
HP
Black Box
Eaton
ServerTech
APC
New
PoC
3rd Party PDU
ILO
RDP
WOL
SSH
Web Target SSO
VMware
Environmental
OOB
In Band
Avocent
HP
BelkinOpen Gear New
Console Servers
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IP Gateway
Analog KVM Switch
VNC
Telnet
SSHAccess
Services
CustomSerial
Control
Service Processors
Power Control
KVMAccess
AccessIT™
AccessIT™At work
Remote Access. Simply Managed.
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AccessIT™ – SummaryRemote Access. Simply Managed.™
AccessIT™
Freedom to choose vendor based on
value, performance and quality
A "single pane of glass" view of IT
infrastructure and access methods
Integrate OOB Access and Power
Control
Enhanced security with Single sign-on
Faster access and control when it counts the most
Enhance your productivity
while reducing operational costs and
increasing security
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Founder of The Data Center Alliance
The Data Center Alliance brings together the best in class IT infrastructure manufacturers into one place, where IT decision makers can find the data they need to make smart decisions about their growing data center needs.
The mission of the DCA is to serve as a central repository of data center/server room products and services and to provide IT decision makers with a clear understanding of the different solutions available for their IT infrastructures.
"This Alliance helps to bring best of breed product solutions together, ensuring compatibility within the marketplace. We
are proud to be part of this new effort to provide infrastructure monitoring, management and control
solutions that increase data center efficiency.“(Calvin Nicholson, Server Technology)
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