RiT Technologies (www.rittech.com) has launched PVMax, a new hardware platform for its PatchView real-time network management system. The launch follows a successful six-month beta trial during which PVMax, together with the latest version of RiT's PatchView for the Enterprise (PV4E) software, was used to manage more than 80,000 ports in one communications room at a customer site, the company reports.
"As a result of ongoing customer feedback, this latest product sets new records in terms of ease of use, implementation and maintenance benefits, and dramatically improved ROI," the company said in a release announcing the new platform. "Together with the latest management software version, PV4E 3.3, PVMax demonstrates functionality which greatly enhances its value to enterprises of all sizes-from small to very large."
RiT says that PVMax reduces the workload of IT departments from initial setup through day-to-day implementation. During setup, the platform's self-discovery feature automatically identifies all system elements, verifying and documenting network connectivity. The new flexible architecture translates to support for sites of any size, regardless of number of ports, RiT says.
The company has added a visible flashing indicator to each rack, to improve move/add/change efficiency. Within the rack, the specific port to be worked on is indicated by a smaller LED located next to the port. The combination of the flashing rack indicator and the smaller port light make for faster MACs and reduces response time, the company says.
New features in Version 3.3 of PV4E include event-notification e-mails, pagers, or SMS and the ability to upload software to remote PVMax installations.
"PVMax brings a new level of size, speed, intelligence, and flexibility to PatchView deployments," says Liam Galin, president and CEO of RiT Technologies. "The new features reflect RiT's decade of experience deploying more than 2.5 million managed ports and recent advances in our cutting-edge technologies."
