IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Adding to its portfolio of products designed specifically for the distributed IT environment, Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX) today announced the SecureLinx Branch Office Solution Kit, a scalable and affordable solution for remotely managing IT assets. By combining the SecureLinx Branch Office Manager (SLB) and SecureLinx Spider(tm), Lantronix gives system administrators a space-saving, single-source tool to securely manage servers and IT infrastructure equipment from anywhere over the Internet.
"As businesses expand and their IT assets are increasingly distributed across states, countries or continents, there is a growing need for affordable and flexible remote management equipment that drives the seamless transition from corporate IT to the branch office," said Reagan Sakai, interim CEO and CFO of Lantronix. "By combining the Branch Office Manager and Spider into one package, administrators now have all the features needed to effectively access, troubleshoot and manage dispersed networking infrastructure equipment, such as servers, routers, switches, and hubs, without the burden or high costs of traditional data center solutions. In fact, leveraging equipment such as the Branch Office Solution Kit, companies can decrease the time it takes to resolve a problem by as much as 65 percent. This helps organizations achieve corporate ROI (return on investment) goals and reduce TCO (total cost of ownership) on IT equipment and maintenance."
Branch office environments present unique IT maintenance and support challenges including little (if any) onsite technical expertise, limited space for equipment, and a lack of appropriate power/AC resources. Despite these challenges, IT personnel need to provide employees at the branch with 24/7/365 access to information and applications. While remote, out-of-band network management solutions are available, most are high-cost, high-port count appliances designed for the enterprise data center.
Designed specifically for geographically distributed IT environments, the Branch Office Solution Kit leverages the strengths of the SLB and Spider to deliver a compact, integrated remote management solution. The SLB combines the features of the Lantronix award-winning SecureLinx SLC console server (for remotely managing servers, routers, switches, telecom and building access equipment), a remote power manager, and a built-in Ethernet switch into a 1U rack-mountable appliance. With these capabilities in a single unit, companies can lower costs, optimize asset management and enable administrators to centrally monitor, manage and troubleshoot IT equipment even if the network and/or the Internet are down.
The Spider is a distributed KVM (keyboard/video/mouse)-over-IP solution that provides secure, non-blocked BIOS-level control of a remote server. Available in USB and PS2 models, Spider eliminates traditional CAT5 server-to-switch cable length limitations and requires no additional client software. About the size of a small chalkboard eraser, Spider provides flexible mounting options and can be attached directly to the back of the server and is light enough to be cable-supported. It takes virtually no space and can be powered from the server, eliminating the need for an external power supply. Featuring a unique dual-Ethernet port design and integrated Ethernet switch, the Spider allows multiple units to be cascaded providing simple and cost-effective 'add-as-you-grow' scalability.
Lantronix Branch Office Solution Kit is now available through Lantronix channel and partners for a special bundle price. For more information, please visit: http://www.lantronix.com/branch-office.
About Lantronix
Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX) is a leading innovator in device networking technology. The company specializes in wired and wireless hardware and software solutions which allow virtually any electronic product to be network-enabled in order to remotely access, monitor and control it over a network or the Internet. The Lantronix Device Network Architecture (DNA) includes Device Enablement solutions which provide a direct network connection to equipment and machines for remote monitoring and control, and Management and Control solutions which extend the ability to remotely manage IT equipment and literally thousands of networked devices, regardless of location, from a central point of access. Lantronix provides customizable technologies and solutions that are used by original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) design engineers to network-enable their products, IT administrators to manage data center and network infrastructure, and systems integrators to provide complete, remote device management solutions for their customers. With nearly two decades of networking expertise and more than 30,000 customers worldwide, Lantronix solutions are used in every major vertical market including security, industrial and building automation, medical, transportation, retail/POS, financial, government, consumer electronics/appliances, IT/data center, and pro-AV/signage. The company's headquarters are located in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit www.lantronix.com.
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