Opengear Explained

Opengear, Inc.
Type:Public
Foundation:2004
Location City:Edison, New Jersey
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Gary Marks, President
Industry:computer network management technology
Products:Serial and network console servers, Management gateways, Smart Out-of-Band management
Homepage:opengear.com

Opengear is a global computer network technology company headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, U.S., with engineering in Brisbane, Qld, Australia and production in Sandy, UT.

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, including network and data-center management, for 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]

In December 2019, Opengear was acquired by Digi International.[4]

Products

Opengear's management products include IM7200 advanced console servers that streamline management of network, server, and power infrastructure in data centers and colocation facilities;[5] and ACM7000 remote management gateways that deliver secure remote monitoring, access and control of distributed networks and remote sites.[6] The Lighthouse Centralized Management platform then provides a single point of scalable, secure management for these Opengear appliances and connected devices.[7] The Opengear NetOps Console Server combine out-of-band management and NetOps tools in a single appliance, minimizing human intervention and simplifying repetitive tasks.

All Opengear products provide a secure alternate out-of-band path to the managed infrastructure, enabling accessibility even during system or network outage.[8] 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.[9]

Opengear's products are built on a Linux software base, and the company is an active supporter of the open-source community.[10] [11]

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. News: Gately . Edward . Digi Expanding Market Reach, Technology with Opengear Acquisition . 14 September 2020 . Channel Partners . 2019-11-08.
  5. 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
  6. 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/
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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?
  10. LinuxPlanet, "Opengear Focuses on Open Source Hardware: Evolution of a Business Model", July 7, 2005. http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/interviews/5922/1/
  11. ISP-Planet, "The Powerful Remote Niche", April 25, 2006. http://www.isp-planet.com/equipment/2006/opengear.html
  12. DevX, "Opengear Open Sources KVM", February 14, 2005 http://www.devxnews.com/article.php/3482981
  13. Web site: okvm's console manager. January 18, 2017. OKVM. 2007.
  14. The VAR Guy, "Opengear Reports Major Growth in 2010", March 23, 2011 http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/opengear-reports-major-growth-2010
  15. 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/
  16. sourcesecurity, "Opengear releases customisable remote monitoring and management product", February 23, 2012 http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-8019-ga.7664.html
  17. The VAR Guy, "Opengear Announces Revenue, Reseller Partner Growth", March 26, 2013 http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/opengear-announces-revenue-reseller-partner-growth
  18. 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/
  19. Web site: Opengear Adds Sprint Certification to IM4200 Remote Infrastructure Management Product Line. January 18, 2017. Yahoo! Finance. 2014.
  20. Linux Journal, "New Products", December 22, 2014 http://www.linuxjournal.com/slideshow/new-products-6
  21. IT World Canada, "Opengear polishes its Lighthouse central management appliance", January 27, 2014 http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/opengear-polishes-its-lighthouse-central-management-appliance/88735
  22. 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
  23. Vigilance Security Magazine, "Opengear introduces the Resilience Gateway", June 12, 2015 http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-8019-ga.7664.html
  24. CSO, "Opengear releases new Resilience Gateway at Cisco Live Melbourne", February 15, 2016 http://www.cso.com.au/mediareleases/26682/opengear-releases-new-resilience-gateway-at-cisco/
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  26. News: Network Management from Opengear. Mission Critical Magazine. 2018-10-11. en.
  27. Web site: Opengear NetOps Automation Platform offers vendor-neutral network provisioning, remote configuration, and out-of-band access. wwpi.com. en-US. 2018-10-11.
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  29. Opengear. Opengear Adds NetOps to Out-of-Band Management, With Launch of Operations Manager Appliances. 2020-11-13. www.prnewswire.com. en.
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