Avocent Introduces First Wireless KVM Extender; LongView Wireless Provides Wireless Control of Computers 100 Feet Away.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CD Expo 2003 HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AVCT AVCT Advanced Vehicles Concept Team ) today announced LongView(R) Wireless, the world's first wireless keyboard, video and mouse (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 ) extender that can be used to wirelessly connect monitors (VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. , SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. , XGA (EXtended Graphics Array) A screen resolution of 1,024x768 pixels. The term stems from IBM's XGA display standard introduced in 1990, which extended VGA to 132-column text and interlaced 1,024x768x256 resolution. XGA-2 later added non-interlaced 1,024x768x64K. ), keyboards, mice and audio devices to any desired computer, up to 100 feet away. LongView Wireless, based on 802.11a and Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES), connects directly to target devices and serves as the radio interface link so that the computer can transmit secure audio and high resolution video data through walls - all without VGA cables. LongView Wireless features video compression and protocol technology that supports the transmission of 24-bit color up to 30 frames per second. LongView Wireless has immediate applications for several markets as it can provide simplified IT maintenance, reduce downtime and increase the level of flexibility in configuring and mounting computers and displays. Avocent will unveil LongView Wireless at Computer Digital Expo, booth 2222 in Las Vegas Nov. 17-20. More details can be found online: www.avocent.com. About Avocent Corporation Avocent (NASDAQ:AVCT) is the leading worldwide supplier of KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switching, remote access and serial connectivity solutions that provide IT managers with access and control of multiple servers and network data center devices. Avocent's KVM solutions are distributed by the world's largest server manufacturers and installed in Fortune 100 companies around the world. For more details, visit www.avocent.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These include statements regarding market opportunity, product development, engineering and design activities, and product availability and operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and . These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including the risks associated with general economic conditions, risks attributable to future product demand, sales, and expenses, risks associated with product design efforts and the introduction of new products and technologies, risks associated with reliance on a limited number of component suppliers and single source components, and risk associated with obtaining and protecting intellectual property rights. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in Avocent's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Avocent, the Avocent logo and LongView are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates. All other trademarks or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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