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)
Over 20 Years Of Technology Innovation201020092008200720062005200319991988
For ITFrom Rack to Data CenterRemote Access Management in heterouogenous IT infrastructure environmentsOut-Of-Band KVM / IP KVM access to servers Our solutions:Increase operational efficiency
One web access portal to all IT users
Increase security
One IP address, username, password

Minicom introduction

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    Global presencewith established channels
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    1988 –Founded as a computer based training (CBT) company
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    1996 –Entered the KVM market
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    2000 –Won COMPAQ OEM project
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    2002 –Entered the Digital Signage market
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    2005 –Acquired Israeli start-up Replicom, developer of KVM IP technology
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    2006 –Received investment from Intel Capital
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    2008 –Introduced first remote access management solution
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    2010 -Spun out Minicom Digital Signage (received $6M investment from leading VCs)
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    Over 20 YearsOf Technology Innovation201020092008200720062005200319991988
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    For ITFrom Rackto Data CenterRemote Access Management in heterouogenous IT infrastructure environmentsOut-Of-Band KVM / IP KVM access to servers Our solutions:Increase operational efficiency
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    One web accessportal to all IT users
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    One IP address,username, password
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    Maximize ROI onIT investments
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    Avoid vendor lock-inRemote Access. Simply Managed™
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    Unique OPEN ApproachFor Efficient Business Continuity Real Needs™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:
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    Reduce cost ofadopting a Remote Access Management platform
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    Don’t throw awayworking products
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    Leverage existing productknowledge and training
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    Open Platform providesproduct choice in the future
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    Choose KVM, PDUand Console server products based on value and needs
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    Choose vendors basedon performance and qualityThey already chose…Minicom serves some of the largest rack environments in the world and our solutions are daily used to manage millions of servers.
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    Remote Access Playsa Critical Role in Data Center Problem SolvingDC Management RemoteAccessManagementNetworkManagementAssetManagementPowerManagementServerManagementDisaster RecoveryMaintenanceApplicationMinicomOn-Demand AccessITFacilityDC Infrastructure
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    Rack Management SolutionsManagement PlatformMinicom IP GatewaysMinicom IP KVM SwitchesAccess ServicesLegacy KVM SwitchesPowerNetworkingServers
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    Problem Type &Approx Frequency (%)Type of Remote Support SolutionRemote softwareApplication 50%Operating System 40%Field Technician Service Hardware 10%The Role of Out-of-Band KVM in Data Center problem solvingKVM / KVM IPOOB 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
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    Smart 108/116 IPSmart108Smart 116Smart 216Smart 232Smart 216IPSmart 232IPSmartRack 116SmartRack 116IPSmartRack 232Comprehensive Line of Analog / Digital KVM Switches for OOB Access & Control
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    Smart 216IP(0SU70036)Smart 232IP(0SU70037)ROCPS/2(0SU51078)ROC USB(0SU51079)Smart 216IP – Smart 232IP3 Users (2 IP and 1 analog)16 or 32 ServersIP + AnalogAnalog / Digital KVM SwitchesApplications: Several remote administrators
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    Additional directaccess from the server roomFeatures: 1 to 16/32 servers
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    1 localand 2 remote users
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    2 serialports to control RS-232 devices (routers, etc.)AccessIT™ Revolutionizing Remote AccessAccessIT™ is a secureweb based management system for single sign-on access to the organization’s servers, power and network devices. AccessIT™ is an open, vendorneutral 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
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    Network devicesAccessIT™At work16`WOLILOWebTarget SSOIPMIRDPDRACSSHService ProcessorsVNCHPBlack BoxIn BandTelnet3rd Party PDUPower ControlAccess ServicesEatonSSHServerTechAccessIT™VMwareRemote Access. Simply Managed.APCKVM & SerialEnvironmentalNewSerial Control KVMAccessOOBPoCCustomIP KVMDigiConsole ServersIP GatewayAvocentHPBelkinOpen GearAnalog KVM SwitchNew
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    AccessIT™ – SummaryRemoteAccess. Simply Managed.™Enhance your productivity while reducing operational costs and increasing security
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    Founder of TheData Center AllianceThe 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.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. "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)
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    Thank you foryour time Remote Access. Simply Managed™