Kelly Communications and Avocent Enterprise KVM switches and KVM Over IP solutions

KCS/Avocent Partnership
Kelly Communications Systems has achieved Platinum VAR status and is a full-service Avocent dealer. We have an established, long lasting relationship with Avocent since the companies inception in 2000, and with Cybex since 1984. We offer pre-sale technical support on Avocent KVM solutions and provide technical installation of all Avocent equipment with our, in house, Avocent engineer. We also offer extended service programs including on-site support packages for the New Jersey and New York City areas.

About Avocent
'Avocent is the leading worldwide supplier of equipment that helps data center operators manage their ever-expanding server farms. Operators are provided real-time access to any of their computers over the Internet from anywhere in the world, all without requiring any special hardware or software on those computers. Avocent was formed in 2000 from the merger of the world’s two largest KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch manufacturers: Apex and Cybex Computer Products Corporation. Today, with more than two decades of experience, Avocent is the leading global provider of KVM switching and network connectivity solutions for data centers of all sizes. Avocent has grown through product innovations, global expansion and strategic acquisitions. In 2001, Avocent acquired Equinox Systems; 2C Computing was acquired in 2002; and Soronti, Inc. in 2003. Crystal Link Technologies, OSA Technologies, Inc., and Sonic Mobility, Inc. were acquired in 2004. Cyclades Corporation and LANDesk Corporation were acquired in 2006.'

Avocent KVM
'The history of Avocent innovations that have advanced the IT industry include: multi-platform/multi-user switching, analog matrix switching, extension over CAT 5, PCI bus extension, patented on-screen menus, remote KVM over IP connectivity, digital serial over IP, digital-analog integrated access to multiple servers, wireless KVM, hand-held solutions, and hub and spoke failover technology.

Their IP-based manageability systems eliminate distance limitations and provide 24/7 access and control of your data center. Avocent centralized management software allows IT administrators to sit at a single console and have secure, local and remote control of multiple servers, serial devices, IPMI proxy appliances and power management systems.'

Global Reach The Avocent family of KVM and related solutions are installed in Fortune 100 companies and other client sites around the world. Customers include Microsoft Corp., Intel, HP, Dell, IBM, Time Warner, Verizon, General Electric, Exxon Mobile, Disney, FedEx and Home Depot, among others.'