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Company Milestones

• Headquarters in Jerusalem, Israel• Global presence with established channels• 1988 – Founded as a computer based training (CBT) company• 1996 – Entered the KVM market• 2000 – Won COMPAQ OEM project• 2002 – Entered the Digital Signage market• 2005 – Acquired Israeli start-up Replicom, developer of KVM IP

technology• 2006 – Received investment from Intel Capital• 2008 – Introduced first remote access management solution• 2010 - Spun out Minicom Digital Signage (received $6M investment from leading VCs)


•First open SSO remote access management system

•First multi-vendor remote access management system

•First central remote access management system

•First KVM IP Gateway with built in virtual media

•First add-on KVM IP access to analog KVM switches

•First multi-user KVM switch with embedded GUI

•First mainstream CAT5 KVM switch

•First Distributed KVM Switch

•First computer classroom control system

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Over 20 Years Of Technology Innovation


• Remote Access Management in heterouogenous IT infrastructure environments

For ITFrom Rack to Data Center

Our solutions:• Increase operational efficiency

• One web access portal to all IT users• Increase security

• One IP address, username, password• Shorten resolution time and down time

• Speed of access (SSO)• In-band & out-of-band access

• Maximize ROI on IT investments• Multi-vendor • Upgrade not replace• Avoid vendor lock-in

Remote

Access.

Simply

Managed™

• Out-Of-Band KVM / IP KVM access to servers


The mandate to do more with less has never been more relevant than in today’s economy. Minicom’s unique Real Needs™ multi-vendor approach meets this challenge by helping IT organizations:

• Expand their services based on the time, money and effort already invested in their company’s IT infrastructure. • Keep existing equipment:

Reduce cost of adopting a Remote Access Management platform Don’t throw away working products Leverage existing product knowledge and training Open Platform provides product choice in the future Choose KVM, PDU and Console server products based on value and needs Choose vendors based on performance and quality

Unique OPEN Approach For Efficient Business Continuity

Real Needs™


They already chose…Minicom serves some of the largest rack environments in the world and our solutions are daily used

to manage millions of servers.


Remote Access Plays a Critical Role in Data Center Problem Solving

DC Infrastructure

DC Management Network

Management

Asset

Management

Remote

Access

Management

Power

Management

Server

Management

ITFacility

Discovery

Monitor

AlertResolve

Analyze & Optimize

MinicomOn-Demand

Access

Application

Disaster RecoveryMaintenance


Power NetworkingServers

Management Platform

Minicom IP Gateways

Legacy KVM Switches

Minicom IP KVM Switches Access Services

Rack Management Solutions


The Role of Out-of-Band KVM in Data Center problem solving

OOB KVM is the only technology that provides IT administrators with visibility below the OS level, and with access and control to all IT devices in the Data Center.

Minicom advanced systems © 1988 – 2009 Proprietary information

KVM / KVM IP

Problem Type & Approx Frequency (%)

Application 50%

Hardware 10%

Operating System 40%

Type of Remote Support Solution

Remote software

Field Technician Service


Analog (local) Access

Digital/IP (remote)

AccessPS/2 and/or

USB Serial Simultaneous Users

Numbers of

Servers

Smart 108 1 1 to 8Smart 116 1 1 to 16Smart 108 IP 1 1 to 8Smart 116 IP 1 1 to 16Smart 216 2 1 to 16Smart 232 2 1 to 32Smart 216 IP 3 1 to 16Smart 232 IP 3 1 to 16SmartRack 116 1 1 to 16SmartRack 116 IP 1 1 to 16Smart Rack 232 2 1 to 32

Smart KVM Line - Summary


Smart 216IP

(0SU70036)

3 Users (2 IP and 1 analog)16 or 32 Servers

IP + Analog

Smart 232IP

(0SU70037)

Applications:

• Several remote administrators• Additional direct access from

the server room

Features:• 1 to 16/32 servers• 1 local and 2 remote users• 2 serial ports to control RS-

232 devices (routers, etc.)

ROC PS/2(0SU51078)

ROC USB (0SU51079)

Analog / Digital KVM

SwitchesSmart 216IP – Smart 232IP


AccessIT™ Revolutionizing Remote Access

AccessIT™ is a secure web based management system for single sign-on access to the organization’s servers, power and network devices. AccessIT™ is an open, vendor neutral system. It consolidates all in-band and out-of-band access protocols and services onto one interface, providing IT staff with real time remote control of the entire IT infrastructure.

Single Sign-On Control of:

Servers Virtual machines Service Processors PDUs Serial console servers KVM switches Network devices


KVM &

Serial

IP KVMDigi

16

IPMI

DRAC

HP

Black Box

Eaton

ServerTech

APC

New

PoC

3rd Party PDU

ILO

RDP

WOL

SSH

Web Target SSO

VMware

Environmental

OOB

In Band

Avocent

HP

BelkinOpen Gear New

Console Servers

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IP Gateway

Analog KVM Switch

VNC

Telnet

SSHAccess

Services

CustomSerial

Control

Service Processors

Power Control

KVMAccess

AccessIT™

AccessIT™At work

Remote Access. Simply Managed.


AccessIT™ – SummaryRemote Access. Simply Managed.™

AccessIT™

Freedom to choose vendor based on

value, performance and quality

A "single pane of glass" view of IT

infrastructure and access methods

Integrate OOB Access and Power

Control

Enhanced security with Single sign-on

Faster access and control when it counts the most

Enhance your productivity

while reducing operational costs and

increasing security


Founder of The Data Center Alliance

The Data Center Alliance brings together the best in class IT infrastructure manufacturers into one place, where IT decision makers can find the data they need to make smart decisions about their growing data center needs.

The mission of the DCA is to serve as a central repository of data center/server room products and services and to provide IT decision makers with a clear understanding of the different solutions available for their IT infrastructures.

"This Alliance helps to bring best of breed product solutions together, ensuring compatibility within the marketplace. We

are proud to be part of this new effort to provide infrastructure monitoring, management and control

solutions that increase data center efficiency.“(Calvin Nicholson, Server Technology)

http://www.the-data-center-alliance.com/


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