Opengear

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

For the modular audio and video processing platform, see OpenGear Terminal Equipment Platform.
Opengear, Inc.
TypePublic
Industrycomputer network management technology
Founded2004
Headquarters
Edison, New Jersey
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gary Marks, President
ProductsSerial and network console servers, Management gateways, Smart Out-of-Band management
Websiteopengear.com

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
  • 2004 Opengear founded by the founders of SnapGear
  • 2005 Started okvm open source project, developing open source console and KVM management software [12] and released CM4000 and SD4000 product lines (built on okvm technology)
  • 2007 Embedded Nagios open source monitoring software.[13]
  • 2008 Embedded Network UPS Tools and PowerMan for UPS and PDU management and monitoring, EMD5000 Environmental Monitoring Products.
  • 2009 Extended SNMP support for all mainstream UPS and PDU vendors for true vendor agnostic data center management.
  • 2010 Develops VCMS virtual central management - built on Nagios
  • 2010 Reports sales growth of 50% in 2010.[14]
  • 2011 Embeds ARMS in management gateways to give smart remote hands [15]
  • 2012 Releases extended ACM5000 with cellular and PoE [16] and Lighthouse Central Management
  • 2012 Reports revenue growth of 50% in North America and 78% in Europe.[17]
  • 2013 Releases IM7200 product line, with integrated fiber and 4GLTE [18]
  • 2014 Introduced the arrival of the IM4200-2-DAC-X2-GS to its IM4200 remote infrastructure management line of products, certified by Sprint.[19]
  • 2014 Releases CM7100 Console Server [20]
  • 2014 Opengear releases a new version of Lighthouse with a Console Gateway [21]
  • 2014 Integrated Failover To Cellular functionality to all cellular-enabled ACM remote-site management and IM infrastructure management devices [22]
  • 2015 Releases Resilience Gateway (ACM7004) product line, with Smart Out-Of-Band management and Failover to Cellular integration.[23][24][25]
  • 2017 Lighthouse 5 Centralized Management software platform released [26]
  • 2018 Operations Manager OM2200 appliance for NetOps management released[27]
  • 2018 NetOps Automation Platform launched, to streamline NetOps workflows [28]
  • 2019 NetOps Console Server launched, combining NetOps tools and Out-of-Band in a single appliance[29]
  • 2019 Opengear purchased by Digi International[30]

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/ Archived 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  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. Gately, Edward (2019-11-08). "Digi Expanding Market Reach, Technology with Opengear Acquisition". Channel Partners. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  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. "okvm's console manager". OKVM. 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  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/ Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  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. "Opengear Adds Sprint Certification to IM4200 Remote Infrastructure Management Product Line". Yahoo! Finance. 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  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/
  25. Network World, "New products of the week 11.09.2015", November 9, 2015 http://www.networkworld.com/article/3001750/data-center/new-products-of-the-week-11-09-2015.html#slide20
  26. "Network Management from Opengear". Mission Critical Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  27. "Opengear NetOps Automation Platform offers vendor-neutral network provisioning, remote configuration, and out-of-band access". wwpi.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  28. VMblog.com, David Marshall. "Opengear Releases NetOps Automation Platform to Deliver Vendor-Neutral Network Provisioning, Remote Configuration, and Out-of-Band Access : @VMblog". vmblog.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  29. Opengear. "Opengear Adds NetOps to Out-of-Band Management, With Launch of Operations Manager Appliances". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  30. International, Digi. "Digi International Completes Opengear Acquisition". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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