Icron Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Thorsten Goeken as our New Director of Channel Sales, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

Based in Munich, Germany, Mr. Goecke will oversee the management of channel sales activities over EMEA territories and lead Icron’s rapid growth in the region, including the company’s expansion into Information Technology (IT), Industrial, Education and Medical markets.

Mr. Goecke has extensive experience in sales and business development. Prior to joining Icron, he worked as the Managing Director for Gefen Distribution GmbH in the European Pro Audio/Visual market and previously was Sales Manager for SDI GmbH.

Mr. Goecke will report directly to Thomas Strade, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Icron Technologies.

“Thorsten brings to us extensive business acumen and a deep understanding of our technology portfolio and the markets we serve,” said Tom Strade, VP of Sales and Business Development, Icron Technologies. “I am confident Thorsten will advance the growth of Icron’s USB and Video extension products in the EMEA markets.”

“I’m delighted to join Icron as Channel Sales Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. This diversified region has exciting potential for growth, and I look forward to working with our customers and the Icron team,” added Thorsten Goecke, Channel Sales Director EMEA, Icron Technologies.

To learn more about Icron’s USB and Video extender solution in the EMEA markets – please feel free to email Thorten Goecke.

We excited about the new addition to the USB 1.1 Extender product line: USB Rover® 1850!

By going beyond the desktop, the USB Rover® 1850 extension system is ideal for use with USB peripherals including: keyboards, mice, interactive white boards, and game controllers.

The USB Rover® 1850 extension system is ideal for use with USB peripherals including: keyboards, mice, interactive white boards, and game controllers.

• Plug and play. No software drivers required
• Three (3) year warranty
• Designed and FCC/CE certified in North America
• Supports all major operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
• Reliable operation with more USB devices including USB 1.1 web cameras and USB hubs
• Provides support for any full-speed (12 Mbps) or low-speed (1.5 Mbps) USB device

The USB Rover® 1850 supplies better USB performance and USB device support, allowing users to extend USB 1.1 connections up to 40 meters over a single Cat 5 cable (85 meters may be achievable with low-speed HID devices such as keyboards and mice).

Examples of how the Rover 1850 1.1 extension solutions can be applied:

Interactive Whiteboards

Professional Video/Audio
Video/Media Source Computer in a Centralized Control Room

Remote Desktop
Extending KeyBoard and Mouse

For more information about this or any other USB and Video extension solution products, don’t hesitate to contact sales@icron.com.

Icron is pleased to announce that HY-LINE Computer Components Vertriebs GmbH has become Icron’s first Certified Integration Partner.

“We are delighted to be named Icron’s first Certified Integration Partner,” said Werner Zieboll, HY-LINE’s President. “Our engineering team has always had the skill set to assist customers with their systems integration projects and now with training certification from Icron, we have tremendous flexibility to address customers needing embedded USB and video extension solutions for designs in key industries such as medical or industrial automation.”

Since 1990 HY-LINE has been at the forefront assisting customers in Germany with their digital display and extension projects in a variety of market applications including digital signage, desktop extension, medical and industrial automation.

Formal integration certification with Icron enables HY-LINE to offer specific technical expertise when there is a need for USB and/or video extension via Icron’s embedded product offerings; such as ExtremeUSB® Core 2200 series SO-DIMM daughter boards or the ExtremeUSB® Lions GateTM integrated circuit.

“We are quite pleased to recognize HY-LINE as Icron’s first certified integration partner,” said Robert Haefling, Icron’s President and CEO. “We are extremely confident in their ability to support the design efforts of our customers across Icron’s complete product spectrum.”

As well, Icron’s EL5100 Extender was included in HY-LINE Computer Components’ main exhibit at ISE. The EL5100 KVM extender which features USB 2.0 functionality along with 1080p video helped HY-LINE showcase an interactive 46” Full-HD Touchmonitor demonstration for their attendees at the show.

See the full video demonstration here.

HY-LINE sells and supports Icron’s full product portfolio from finished USB 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 and KVM (Keyboard, Video, and Mouse) extensions systems to board level integration and embedded ASIC chips.

About Integration Systems Europe (ISE)

ISE 2012 is the largest professional AV and systems integration trade show ever held in Europe, bringing together manufacturers, distributors, integrators, specifiers and technology managers from over 100 countries worldwide.

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