AUTOVIEW KVM SWITCH CLEARS REGULATORY HURDLES; Cybex Switch passes Japanese EMI Tests.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 1997--Cybex Computer Products Corporation (Nasdaq/NM:CBXC) announced today that its AutoView Commander has met the requirements of VCCI VCCI Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI Virtual Channel Common Index (Cisco) Class 1. These stringent Japanese requirements for EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. (Electromagnetic Interference See EMI. ) must be met before information technology equipment may be offered for sale in Japan. The Japanese standards are among the most stringent in the world. Other EMI tests passed by the AutoView Commander 4-port and 8-port KVM switches include FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Part 15 Class B, applicable in the USA and Canada, and EN55022 Class B, applicable to the European Union (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland), and CISPR CISPR Comité Internationale Spécial des Perturbations Radioelectrotechnique (International Special Committee on Radio Interference, IEC) 22 Class B applicable to Australia. These allow AutoView to be used in residential as well as commercial and industrial applications in these countries. It has been tested for safety to the requirements of UL1950, 3rd Ed. (USA),CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 950-95 (Canada) and EN60950:1996 (European Union). "VCCI compliance clears the way for sale of our most cost-effective KVM switch technology in the fast-growing Japanese market for IBM-compatible personal computers and servers," stated Stephen Thornton, president and chief executive officer. "We designed our AutoView product for world-wide use. This advanced technology base continues to prove its value in reducing time to market." "We look forward to employing these approvals as a powerful tool to help penetrate the Japanese market," stated Gary R. Johnson, Vice President of Channel Development. "This compliance, coupled with a recent agreement with a world-wide catalog marketer, allows us to bring our newest technology into this fast growing market." Cybex provides connectivity solutions worldwide in support of PC and Macintosh personal computers as well as Sun, Silicon Graphics, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) RISC-6000 workstations. The company's principal products include KVM (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME. See also KVM switch. KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse (keyboard/video monitor/mouse) switching systems, KVM peripheral extension and expansion products, and telephone-activated power control systems. CONTACT: Cybex Computer Products Corporation, Huntsville Stephen F. Thornton or Sid Falling, 205/430-4000 |
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