Based in Cambridge, England, Adventiq is a privately-held company whose investors - among others - include RealVNC - the inventors of VNC - and Adder , the respected manufacturer of professional grade KVM equipment.

Adventiq's board of directors is chaired by Professor Andy Hopper , the head of Cambridge University 's Computer Laboratory and founder of many successful Cambridge companies. The chief executive is Peter Wharton, co-founder and former CEO of fixed wireless equipment maker Cambridge Broadband .

Adventiq's highly experienced chip team worked together for more than a decade at Virata , which later became GlobespanVirata and then Conexant Systems, Inc.

Sending keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) signals via IP networks is widely viewed as the future of the KVM industry as it transitions from analog switching techniques. The flexibility of being able to securely access a PC or server from anywhere in the world over an IP network is highly attractive, and just as voice telephony is moving from a special purpose network - the PSTN - to the Internet via Voice-over-IP, so KVM-over-IP will end the era of bulky special-purpose KVM cabling and analog switching.

But many current KVM-over-IP products deliver a disappointing user experience. The mouse response, color depth, and screen handling have fallen short of the standard necessary for everyday use. Market acceptance has also been held back by the size and cost of early KVM-over-IP devices.

It's time to move on to the next generation.

Adventiq's technology has its roots in research originally carried out at the AT&T Laboratories in Cambridge, England, where VNC technology was developed. This later resulted in the formation of a company called RealVNC which continues to develop and support this very successful means of remote controlling a computer running the VNC Server software.

To extend VNC's reach into remote systems administration, where effective support means being able to access a computer or server during start-up, shutdown or lock-up states as well as during normal operation, Adventiq has integrated RealVNC's Enterprise Edition Server into a system-on-a-chip, known as ARQ3. This means that for devices built around ARQ3, no additional software needs to be run on the target computer (often an issue with critical servers), and that the remote control is inherently secure, transparent and robust.

Adventiq's new product, ARQ3 , is a high performance ASIC that takes KVM-over-IP to a new level of performance, stability, and integration. ARQ3 is primarily aimed at manufacturers of KVM devices, but is also suitable for other embedded uses.

ARQ3 is a complete hardware and software package backed by unrivalled experience in remote access software, KVM switching systems, computer management and custom ASIC development. Adventiq also offers bespoke design and technology integration services for custom applications.

Features :

> System-on-chip to switch KVM signals over IP

> Based on the leading software solution - RealVNC

> Enables a new generation of small, low-cost KVMoIP devices

> Available as chip or module

> RealVNC Enterprise Edition Server in ASIC

> High performance KVM functionality

> Ideal for KVM switching and embedded server applications

Hardware Specification :

> Baseboard Processor : 32-bit ARMv4 RISC CPU 200 MHz

> Memory Interface : One or two SDRAM interfaces can be used

> Keyboard & Mouse Interfaces : Standard PS/2 mouse and keyboard interfaces (also connectable via USB)

> Ethernet Interface

> USB Interfaces : USB 2.0 device MAC and PHY (16 endpoints)

& USB 2.0 OTG MAC and PHY

> Video Interface Compatibility : compatible with common ADCs, DVI receivers, and DVO video sources

> Supported Screen Modes : up to 1600x1200 @ 60Hz with a colour depth of 24 bits/pixel

> Sound : AC97 and I2S interfaces

> Hardware-based Encryption : DES/Triple DES/AES

> DC Electrical Characteristics : 3.3V

> Power consumption - typical 300mA

> Package Dimensions : 484-pin FBGA 23mm x 23mm package

Evaluation kits are now available, the system combines the ARQ3 KVM module with a general purpose Motherboard to facilitate evaluation of the ARQ3 module/ASIC capability and the development of advanced remote access KVM products.