DashBoard Control System For openGear To Be Introduced At IBC

Ross Video will introduce the DashBoard Control System for the award winning openGear terminal equipment platform at IBC 2007.
DashBoard is a software application, that is OS independent, and allows users to control and monitor their operations within any network using intuitive GUI’s (Graphical User Interfaces). What’s unique is DashBoard’s ability to monitor and control a wide variety of multi-vendor solutions for the openGear platform, which offers customers the flexibility and choice in their terminal equipment solutions under one control system.
DashBoard Features:

• Control & Monitoring of multi-vendor solutions in the openGear platform
• System Wide Alarm reporting
• Instant access to Multiple Control Windows
• In-field card upgradeability
• Save and recall Control and Monitoring Layouts

"Our DashBoard control system offers openGear users advanced control and monitoring capabilities,” said Eric Goodmurphy, Marketing Product Manager, RossGear. “This is another critical step in providing customers with not only the most flexible terminal equipment solution available on the market, but now also extends that same flexibility into one common control system."
Ross Video will introduce Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for the award winning openGear terminal equipment platform at IBC 2007.
SNMP is an industry standard protocol, often used for facility wide monitoring and control of broadcast equipment across numerous manufacturers.
The openGear platform supports both SNMP V1 and V2c native to the frame with connection to the MFC-8310N network control card. MIB’s (Management Information Base) are posted on both the www.rossvideo.com andwww.opengear.tv.
"SNMP offers openGear users another option in managing their terminal equipment applications,” said Eric Goodmurphy, Marketing Product Manager, RossGear. "We continue to strengthen the openGear platform by offering customers freedom of choice and flexibility in both hardware and software solutions."
openGear is based on an open-architecture, 2RU modular frame, designed to accommodate up to 10 cards.
A wide variety of cards are available from terminal equipment vendors supporting the openGear platform, allowing facilities the freedom and flexibility to choose the best technology for their particular applications.
Customers are no longer locked into one manufacturer’s frame standard and modules for their terminal equipment solutions.
openGear also provides the platform with a control system that allows quick and easy monitoring and control of frames and modules on the network.
See Ross Video at IBC on Stand No. 9.430 or visit www.rossvideo.com