Distances of up to 400 meters without loss of quality

Hallbergmoos, January 28, 2009 - Black Box, the IT and telecommunications specialist, expands its successful ACS product family with the ServSwitch DVI-D Plus USB 2.0 Extender and the ServSwitch Dual-Link DVI-D Plus USB Extension. Both KVM extenders support USB 2.0 480 Mbps and transmit DVI-D video data without compression and delay in real time over 400 meters.
And with the new Micro Extender DVI-D, a high-resolution, compact and inexpensive CATx extension up to 50 meters is available.

"With the expansion of our portfolio we are able to offer solutions to our clients which are tailored exactly to their requirements", Axel Bürger, Managing Director of Black Box Deutschland GmbH, explains. The ServSwitch-Extender uses CWDM technology to convert the DVI 1.0-compliant video signal of the workstation into optical signals and thus reduces the need for optical fibers.
"Besides offering innovative products to our clients, we also aim to convince them with our service quality: at our free Tech Support, qualified experts are readily available to answer all your enquiries."

About Black Box

Black Box (NASDAQ: BBOX) is one of the world's largest technical services company with focus on design, installation and maintenance of network infrastructure systems. From data communication and telecommunication services to on-site network installation, the company supports more than 175,000 clients in 141 countries with 173 regional offices.

With "Free Tech Support" for free and competent technical advice on the phone, free test scenarios, as well as installation and maintenance services, Black Box offers an exceptional service program. The Black Box main catalogue is well-known in the industry and comprises an extensive product portfolio on more than 700 pages. It provides details of approx. 10,000 IT products such as network components, as well as solutions for infrastructures and applications.

The headquarters of Black Box Corporation is in Pittsburgh, USA. Worldwide, the company has approximately 5000 employees, 65 of which in Germany. Black Box Deutschland GmbH has been active on the German market since 1984. Its regular customers include small and medium-sized businesses, as well as big enterprises of various branches, such as services, industry, telecommunications, health care and public administration, and the banking and insurance sector.