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"We went with the Avocent solution based on

previous product history and because of the

ability to run it over standard CAT 5 cable,"

said Haralambou. "We have a tremendous

CAT 5 and CAT 6 infrastructure already built

in the facility and the ability to use that

infrastructure for workstations and machines

produced a tremendous cost savings."

WWE purchased four 32-port AMX5000

switches and one 64-port AMX5010 switch to

connect standard PCs, graphics machines,

broadcast servers, music machines for MIDI,

editing systems and several corporate servers.

Twenty AMX5120 user stations are distributed

throughout the broadcast department.

Engineers effortlessly switch between

Microsoft, Mac and UNIX platforms.

Haralambou also appreciates that "the user

stations' video capability really helps" by

supporting resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 at

75Hz with a very high quality rate of trans-

mission – comparable to a direct computer

connection experience. Another benefit is

the ability to plug into a local PC at each

user station, eliminating the need for a sepa-

rate KVM at each desktop.

"The end result is less money on equipment

and less clutter in the data center without

compromising performance," said

Haralambou. "Space is always an issue and

having only a single monitor, keyboard and

mouse is a plus."

Secure network/remote diagnostics

Another plus is the ability to be multi-user

connected. Sharing of resources is the num-

ber one feature making a tremendous differ-

ence for the WWE. Haralambou appreciates

the ease of ability to assign different user

groups, different permissions to each user

and different machines within those groups.

He notes that the flexibility in setting up

those types of parameters allows them to

maintain a secure network.

Remote diagnostics is also enabled through

the solution. With access to machines from

the desktop, engineers no longer need to

travel all over the building to troubleshoot,

resulting in a manpower savings as well.

"The ability for engineers to access any

machine on the network from their desktop

shortens the time it takes to resolve user

workstation issues," said Haralambou. "Now,

they can just dial up from their desktop and

call up the machine that's causing a problem."

The only "problem" Haralambou encoun-

tered during the implementation process was

that once they began using the AMX switch-

ing solution, they found other uses for it and

quickly outgrew their original purchase.

When they began daisy-chaining – connect-

ing the output of one box to the input of the

next – they realized the solution was more

than meeting their expectations.

Ready for growth

"The good news is the system already has a

growth plan built in and you can daisy-chain,

expand or swap it out very easily," he said. "It is

plug and play which makes it very user friendly

for instances such as an upgrade situation."

Haralambou notes that the WWE network is

constantly growing and appreciates that the

AMX switching system has grown with them.

"From a broadcast point of view, it truly

expands the capability and resource sharing

beyond what a typical television production

facility is doing currently," he said. "This is a

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solution that crosses multiple users, multiple

locations from newsrooms to production con-

trol rooms all in one nice, little package. We

would not be able to function with the effi-

ciency that we have today were it not for the

Avocent solution."

Revco, Inc. is a data center solutions reseller

located in Trumbull, Conn. For more informa-

tion, visit www.revco-inc.com.

About Avocent

Avocent® is a leading worldwide supplier IT

centralized management solutions. IT admin-

istrators benefit through local and remote

access and control of servers and other net-

work data center devices.

Branded products include KVM switching,

extension, intelligent platform management

interface (IPMI), remote access, wireless,

mobile, and video display solutions.

DSView® 3 management software provides

fully redundant failover authentication.

Avocent KVM solutions are in Fortune 100

companies globally. Avocent has sales, opera-

tions and R&D centers worldwide. Corporate

headquarters are in Huntsville, Ala. Visit

www.avocent.com

for more information

about Avocent products.

Pinnacle Deko

Using the AMX switching solution,

broadcasters consolidate control of

their machine room computers and

devices into a single user interface.

Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There and AMX are registered

trademarks of Avocent Corporation. All other marks are the property of their respective

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