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MediaWall® Offers KvM Option for Linux Processors

February 25, 2009, Alameda, CA - RGB Spectrum announces Linux computer support for its Integrated Control System with KvM for the MediaWall® line of video wall display processors. A "Remote Desktop Agent" (RDA) enables the control of Linux computers displayed on the video wall.

Unlike traditional KVM (keyboard-video-mouse) control over IP or Cat5, RGB Spectrum offers a hybrid solution, with video provided by direct-connect (DVI or RGB) to the display controller to guarantee real-time performance. Remote keyboard and mouse functions are over IP. There is no strain on the network since bandwidth requirements are minimal. The result is a unified display space where an operator can control the display as well as the source with a single mouse.

The computers and the video wall processor are interconnected over an IP network. A custom keyboard/mouse agent, a.k.a. Remote Desktop Agent, is installed on each of the source computers. At the heart of the solution is RGB Spectrum's Web Control Panel (WCP), the intuitive set-up and control application used to operate the MediaWall display processor.

The KvM option currently supports Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP computers. The new Linux RDA currently supports Red Hat 5.1 with GNOME 2.6. with GUI installed. Other versions of Linux will be added as they are tested.

RGB Spectrum® is a leading designer and manufacturer of videographic and multimedia hardware subsystems. Products include the View™ family of video windowing systems, the RGB/Videolink® line of scan converters, the Linx™ DVI Matrix Switchers, the DGy™ digital recording system, Quadra® DVI universal scaler and synchronizer, SynchroMaster® keyers and overlayers and ComputerWall® and MediaWall® multi-screen display controllers. RGB Spectrum is based in Alameda, California, and can be reached at 510-814-7000 and on the internet at http://www.rgb.com.