ATEN Connect

Happy Holidays from everyone here at ATEN!

Thanks to our hard-working partners and loyal customers, 2011 was a very good year for ATEN.

As a result of this year’s impactful product launches and new channel offerings, ATEN has further established its position as an industry leader.

In terms of awards and industry accolades, ATEN was honored in 2011 by:

 As part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, ATEN has participated in a range of social causes in 2011. For example, in August, we served as a sponsor by hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive event at our Foothill Ranch, CA offices. We’ve also donated travel-size shampoos, rinses and soaps to local non-profit organizations such as the Project Hope School Foundation and the Orange County Rescue Mission.

Finally, we’d like to express our gratitude and appreciation for your continued support of ATEN over the years, especially during these challenging market conditions. As always, ATEN is committed to serving you and maintaining our position as a strategic vendor partner.

We wish everyone continued success in 2012 and are looking forward to working with you in the New Year!

Regards,
James Hsieh

According to estimates from Jon Peddie Research, the CG industry will exceed $100 billion by 2014. One CG professional, Clayton Douglas, has worked in a wide range of environments — spanning big FX houses to small boutiques.

Working out of his home office, Douglas found the need to be able to access both of his computers easily and without issue. Leveraging the ATEN CM0264, Clayton noted that he’s been able to streamline business operations and focus more time on CG and motion graphics projects for films, commercials and Web. Said Douglas: “The CM0264 provides stable cross-platform switching and works with just about every device under the sun!”

For the full product review, please visit: www.aten-usa.com/data/product_review/CM0264.

Expanding upon the company’s already extensive line of space-saving console extenders, ATEN has launched this month new DVI- and USB-based KVM extenders. The CE600/CE602 KVM Extenders, utilizing CAT5e cabling, allow users to control a server, computer or KVM switch from a remote console (USB keyboard, monitor and mouse).

The CE600/CE602 extenders are ideal for manufacturing, security, healthcare and more. In industrial environments, for example, users can access and configure computers located in hazardous environments from a remote, safe location. The new KVM extenders are also applicable in retail stores and restaurants where touchscreen kiosks and barcode scanners can be accessed using the units’ built-in RS-232 serial port.

For more information, please visit: www.aten-usa.com/press/pr/2011/120611.html.

To assist customers and partners in selecting the most appropriate product for their IT needs, ATEN has introduced a new Web-based, interactive tool that offers product suggestions based on responses to several multiple choice questions. As questions are answered, applicable products are automatically populated with a photo and information.

To test-drive the ATEN Product Selector, please visit: http://bit.ly/uQlWpM.

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components. At the Arrow North American Components Center, engineers are responsible for managing Arrow’s sophisticated integration and testing racks.

Leveraging ATEN’s exclusive Panel Array Mode, Arrow engineers can see constant status of all test units on the rack. In terms of ROI, ATEN products have helped Arrow save a minimum of 15 minutes per hour on each test bench – well exceeding the company’s expectations.

To read the full success story, please visit: http://www.aten-usa.com/s/stories/pdf/Arrow_Electronics_inc.pdf.

 
Here at ATEN, we are proud to unveil our newly redesigned Web site! The new ATEN Web site offers our customers and partners an improved experience via simplified navigation and better access to product and channel program information.

 
With ATEN’s recently introduced Remote Kiosk Management Solution, powered by the KN1000 IP/PDU unit, users can easily control all kiosks from one central location.

Other features include:

• Multi-platform support for Windows, Sun, Linux and Mac
• Avoid on-site service with 100 percent BIOS level access
• Supports remote reboot and schedule power on/off
• Serial console management
• Virtual Media Support – allows for file transfers, application/OS patches and diagnostics remotely

Catering to high-density server deployments, ATEN’s new line of power management products offer improved server rack usage, enhanced power consumption monitoring, and increased server efficiency and IT personnel productivity.

The new PDU units also offer the following:

• Remote power on/off
• Monitor current, voltage, power, temperate and humidity
• Daisy chain up to 15 additional PDUs for server power redundancy
• SMS notification: SMTP, SNMP trap and digital output