Taipei - July 17, 2006. ATEN International, leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of advanced connectivity solutions, today announced an innovative addition to its LCD KVM series. The new ALTUSEN KL1116 Hideaway™ LCD KVM Switch incorporates a 16-port KVM switch in a Hideaway™ console with 17'' high-resolution LCD monitor, keyboard and touchpad. The new model can be comfortably mounted in less than 1U of rack space.

The KL1116 sports an innovative dual-slide design that allows the console to slide back while the LCD panel remains in plain sight -even with the server rack door closed - to monitor and troubleshoot servers. Through daisy chaining of up to 31 additional compatible KVM switches, 512 servers can be controlled.

"Our new KL1116 Hideaway™ KVM solution provides data center administrators with powerful server access coupled with the convenience of viewing the LCD monitor while the keyboard and touchpad are tucked away neatly in the rack,"said Kevin Chen, President of ATEN International. "The KL1116, in addition to its innovative dual-rail system, offers a space-saving and cost-effective KVM solution that is certainly a boon to administrators overwhelmed by cable and hardware clutter."

The KL1116 offers another unique feature of dual console management. In addition to the integrated KVM console, a second PS/2 console can be added easily via the rear ports tat allows two users to manage any server on the KVM installation. The KL1116 is optionally shipped with the "Easy Installation Kit." This feature enables a single person to install the LCD KVM switch in an easy and convenient way, and considerably simplifies the rack mounting process.

Other Highlights of the KL1116

Hideaway™ housing is less than 1U for smooth operation in rack
Auto-scan feature for monitoring user-selected computers
Broadcast support - commands from keyboard can be broadcast to all computers on installation
Hot Pluggable - add or remove computers without having to power down switch
Two-level security password security - only authorized users view and control the computers
DDC Emulation of LCD Monitor - VGA settings of connected computers automatically adjust for optimal performance on LCD monitor
Upgradeable firmware

About the KVM Switch

KVM (Keyboard, Video and Mouse) switches are control units that allow access to multiple computers from a single console. Before the development of KVM switches, the only way to control multiple computers from a single console was through a complex and costly network. Now, with the KVM switch, people can easily access multiple computers or platforms (from 2 to up to 4096) in a convenient, space saving and cost effective manner.

About ATEN


ATEN International Co. Ltd. is specialized in connectivity solutions in the information technology since its establishment in the year of 1979 and is today considered as the undoubted most important manufacturer of KVM Switches worldwide. This prominent position was reached by continuously high investments in research and development, which settle also in numerous patents and become apparent, for example, by the sophisticated ASICs, which are developed in the ATEN labs and manufactured by ATEN. More than 20 percent of ATEN's employees worldwide work in R&D laboratory. They ensure for the fact that annually more than 50 new products come on the world markets. The product range today covers hundreds of connectivity products from the small USB hub up to the powerful KVM switches of the Master View family for managing more than 500 computers. Among the customers of ATEN rank the large, worldwide acting companies likewise as midrange and small businesses as well as ambitious private users. For further information see www.aten.com.