Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) October 2017 Volume 34, Issue 8 | Page 14

14 NEWS & VIEWS October 2017 IP-based KVM solutions, OB truck systems, SNG connectivity and more featured at IBC2017 13 8 enabling users to extend and man- age their workstations. XDIP nodes can be configured as an extender, distributed KVM switch, KVM sharer, or any combination up to eight computers and eight users. Another KVM solutions provid- er, Guntermann & Drunck (G&D), highlighted the DP1.2-Vision ex- tender, which is compatible with G&D’s digital matrix switches, allowing extension, switching and distributing of 4K/UHD video sig- nals through the matrix systems. The KVM extender system is equipped with G&D’s HDIP com- press technology, which is in the latest development stage — Level 3. This compression mode, accord- ing to G&D, allows th