Opengear

Opengear, Inc.
Private
Industry computer network management technology
Founded 2004
Headquarters Sandy, Utah, U.S.A.
Key people
 Rick Stevenson, CEO
Gary Marks, President
Bob Waldie, Chairman
Products Serial and network console servers, Management gateways
Slogan Smart Solutions For Resilient Networks
Website opengear.com

Opengear is a global computer network technology company headquartered in Sandy, UT, U.S.A., with R&D operations in Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

The company develops and manufactures smart out-of-band infrastructure management products aimed at allowing customers to securely access, control and automatically troubleshoot and repair their IT infrastructure remotely, ensuring a resilient operation.

Opengear solutions provide always-available wired and wireless secure remote access, with failover capabilities to automatically restore site connectivity. This enables technical staff to provision, maintain and repair infrastructure from anywhere at any time, as if they were physically present, thereby enabling both the operational costs and the risk of downtime to be reduced.[1][2][3]

Products

Opengear’s management products include CM7100 and IM7200 advanced console servers that streamline management of network, server, and power infrastructure in data centers and colocation facilities;[4] and ACM5000 and ACM5500 remote management gateways that deliver secure remote monitoring, access and control of distributed networks and remote sites.[5] The Lighthouse Centralized Management platform then provides a single point of scalable, secure management for these Opengear appliances and connected devices.[6]

All Opengear products provide a secure alternate out-of-band path to the managed infrastructure, enabling accessibility even during system or network outage.[7] They monitor, access, and control all critical infrastructure at all local and remote sites, from applications, computers and networking equipment, to security cameras, power supplies and door sensors - to proactively detect faults and remediate before they become failures.[8]

Opengear's products are built on a Linux software base, and the company is an active supporter of the open-source community.[9][10]

History

References

  1. ↑ Rust Report, "Three reasons to choose cellular out-of-band management, February 9, 2015. http://www.rustreport.com.au/issues/latestissue/three-reasons-to-choose-cellular-out-of-band-management/
  2. ↑ The DATACENTER Journal, "CooperVision Finds Strategic Advantage in Global Deployment of Opengear Gateways for Out-of-Band Access, May 23, 2012. http://www.datacenterjournal.com/case-studies/coopervision-finds-strategic-advantage-in-global-deployment-of-opengear-gateways-for-out-of-band-access/
  3. ↑ railway-technology.com, "TMV Control Systems deploys Opengear's Cellular Remote Management , November 26, 2013. http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newstmv-control-systems-deploys-opengears-cellular-remote-management/
  4. ↑ SourceSecurity.com, "Opengear launches IM7200, an infrastructure management solution at Cisco Live, June 27, 2013. http://www.sourcesecurity.com/technology-areas/network-ip/news/co-8019-ga-co-420-ga-npr.11172.html
  5. ↑ MovingPackets.net, "Opengear – More Than A Dumb Terminal (Server) by John Herbert, November 19, 2012. http://movingpackets.net/2012/11/19/opengear-more-than-a-dumb-server/
  6. ↑ Vigilance, "Opengear introduces the Lighthouse Central Management System with Enterprise Scalability, February 8, 2013. http://www.vigilance-securitymagazine.com/industry-news/information-security-and-management/2970--opengear-introduces-the-lighthouse-central-management-system-with-enterprise-scalability
  7. ↑ TechNews, "Opengear's Out-of-Band Management Approach Ensures Uptime, Control During Outages,January 10, 2012. http://technews.tmcnet.com/channels/outofbandmanagementreport/articles/253534-opengears-out-of-band-management-approach-ensures-uptime.htm
  8. ↑ Network Computing, "Opengear Launches Smart ACM5000 And IM4200 Cellular Routers And Console Servers At Interop Las Vegas 2011, May 5, 2011. http://www.networkcomputing.com/networking/opengear-launches-smart-acm5000-and-im4200-cellular-routers-and-console-servers-at-interop-las-vegas-2011/d/d-id/1232707?
  9. ↑ LinuxPlanet, "Opengear Focuses on Open Source Hardware: Evolution of a Business Model", July 7, 2005. http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/interviews/5922/1/
  10. ↑ ISP-Planet, "The Powerful Remote Niche", April 25, 2006. http://www.isp-planet.com/equipment/2006/opengear.html
  11. ↑ DevX, "Opengear Open Sources KVM", February 14, 2005 http://www.devxnews.com/article.php/3482981
  12. ↑ LinuxDevices, "Linux-based network access devices gain Nagios monitoring", February 20, 2007. http://archive.is/20120911025551/http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8409480762.html
  13. ↑ The VAR Guy, "OpenGear Adds Automated Response Functionality to Toolbox", October 10, 2011 http://www.thevarguy.com/2011/10/10/opengear-adds-automated-response-functionality-to-toolbox/
  14. ↑ sourcesecurity, "Opengear releases customisable remote monitoring and management product", February 23, 2012 http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-8019-ga.7664.html
  15. ↑ ARN, "Opengear infrastructure management solution arrives after three-month delay", October 30, 2013 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/530447/opengear_infrastructure_management_solution_arrives_after_three-month_delay/
  16. ↑ Linux Journal, "New Products", December 22, 2014 http://www.linuxjournal.com/slideshow/new-products-6
  17. ↑ Fog Computing, "Opengear Adds Cellular Failover Capability", November 20, 2014 http://www.fogcomputingworld.com/topics/fog-computing/articles/393977-opengear-adds-cellular-failover-capability.htm

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