Raleigh, N.C. – [October, 15, 2004] – Visara International, a world leader in the innovation, development and delivery of Network Computing solutions, today announced a unique console consolidation solution, Visara ICON, that provides a flexible and full featured console environment for midrange installations and gives users remote control of twinax displays from any Windows or Linux desktop.
Visara developed this solution as a response to the console management needs of the midrange market. Console consolidation in the midrange install base has become vital for many of the larger midrange based IT organizations. As the industries and businesses that have standardized on midranges for their IT solutions continue to grow, so grows their IT footprint. Many IT shops have added additional systems while others have upgraded to larger systems, all requiring additional consoles.

Visara ICON is currently available in two separate configurations, ICON-1T, an entry-level solution, and ICON-20T, a more advanced solution that can serve up to 20 consoles. The ICON-1T is a single station replacement for a twinax display. It provides the same twinax look and feel, (including an optional 122 key keyboard) with the added advantage of having the display session active both local in the computer room, and remote in an office or home location at the same time.

The ICON-20T is a 3U, rack-mountable enterprise class server that can serve up to 20 twinax consoles. With a 3.0+ Ghz Xeon processor, redundant power supplies, and a hardened Linux OS, the ICON-20T can effortlessly handle all the console operations from anywhere in a network. The secure, browser based configuration and management makes it even easier for users to manage consoles.

Bill Phelps, Vice President of Engineering at Visara International said, “Our midrange solution is the only one of its kind. We were able to use our success and knowledge of the mainframe market and apply our skills to the development of specific solutions for this market. We believe that the ICON solutions will bring significant cost-savings and better management to the midrange community and our customer focus group participants are eager to install it in their organizations.”

For more information the Visara ICON, please visit www.visara.com. The official release of the Visara ICON will be at the Common Users Group Conference and Expo October 17 – 21 in Toronto, Canada at Visara booth #207.

About Visara
Visara International is delivering the power of Network Computing today. Headquartered near Research Triangle Park, NC , Visara is a global leader in the innovation and development of network computing solutions. With over 35 years in the industry, Visara has an installed base of over 3 million networked desktop devices worldwide. Combining innovation and experience makes Visara a leading designer and manufacturer of inter-network solutions. With offices throughout North America and internationally, Visara designs, delivers and services its products through a worldwide network of direct and indirect sales. For additional information about Visara's products and solutions, please visit our website at http://www.visara.com or email us at info@visara.com.