Latest Linux Software for Matrox KVM Extenders Offers Largest Multi-Display Desktop Using Fewest Fiber-Optic Strands

Matrox Extio Series KVM extenders now support additional Linux distributions.
MONTREAL — 8 November 2011 — Matrox Graphics is pleased to announce the latest generation of Extio F2208 and Extio F2408 KVM extenders and Extio F2408E Expander units now support a broader range of Linux operating systems and showcase a new degree of remote multi-display flexibility using a minimum of fiber-optic cabling. The Matrox Extio product line, which extends keyboard, mouse, USB, audio, and multi-monitor functionality from the host computer by up to one kilometer (3280 feet) enables new capabilities including cloning, stretched desktops, multi-GPU, and multi-unit support.
Users can now install two Matrox interface cards, two Extio KVM extenders, and two Expander units to remotely drive any combination of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 16 displays in such mission-critical environments as process control, operations control centers, emergency dispatch, and transportation management deploying a variety of desktop configurations with minimal cabling.