Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) and sister company VuWall will showcase their next-generation, mission-critical workplace concepts unifying certified-secure KVM, multiview and video-wall control at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026, Feb. 3-6 in Barcelona, Spain.

G&D and VuWall will demonstrate a unified operator user interface by enabling G&D’s PersonalWorkplace-Controller (PWC) to be operated via VuWall’s TRx control and orchestration platform. The approach streamlines how operators interact with sources, layouts and workflows, which is especially valuable in high-pressure environments, the companies said.

For integrators, the combination supports a cleaner operational concept. Visualization and interaction can be orchestrated through a consistent UI while keeping mission-critical KVM workflows aligned with secure deployments.

G&D will also highlight VisionVS, a new dual-encoding appliance that combines videowall visualization and KVM control into a single, compact solution. Engineered to simplify control room integration, VisionVS merges the strengths of VuWall’s videowall visualization technology and G&D’s KVM capabilities.

VisionVS combines G&D’s Vision product line of KVM and KVM-over-IP solutions with VuWall’s VuStream IP encoding technology. It captures KVM sources and transmits them as a G&D bluedec stream to G&D KVM matrix systems. At the same time, it outputs a VuWall stream to VuWall’s PAK processors for videowall visualization, KVM operator stations or remote access.

The encoding appliance bridges the two ecosystems, delivering pixel-perfect video quality with practically latency-free operation while enabling encrypted streaming to remote locations.

It supports both fiber and copper connections, features a DisplayPort DP1.1 input (up to 2560×1600 at 60 Hz or 4096×2160 at 30 Hz) and a loop-through HDMI 1.4 output (up to 2560×1600 at 60 Hz or 4096×2160 at 30 Hz). It provides a pixel-perfect, low-latency video stream and a second low-bandwidth stream. Both streams support encryption and up to 4:4:4 color fidelity.

G&D will also feature its PersonalWorkplace-Controller, combining multiviewing control with full keyboard-and-mouse interactivity for one or more operators or video walls. By integrating processing locally at the workplace, users gain flexible access to physical sources and streams.

Different PWC variants are tailored to specific requirements, offering connectivity options for nine to 27 sources and supporting configurations including up to six 5K at 60 Hz outputs and a mirrored HD output. Input flexibility is expanded through support for direct digital video and fiber-optic sources via PersonalWorkplace-CPU-Fiber modules, including loop-through functionality via HDMI, DisplayPort and HD-SDI.

Another of the company’s ISE focuses is DynamicWorkplace-CON, a new workplace module that integrates with digital G&D matrix systems to consolidate relevant information across one or up to four high-resolution monitors.

See G&D at ISE 2026 in booth 5H500.

More information is available on the company’s website.

AMSTERDAM—German manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck GmbH (G&D) has announced that it will present a wide range of KVM and video processing solutions for broadcast and control room environments during IBC2025 between Sept. 12 to 15 at its booth 8.B51.

One of the key highlights of its live demos during the show will be the new VisionVS solution, which was developed in close collaboration with sister company VuWall.

This compact solution combines powerful KVM control with advanced video wall visualization, bridging the gap between two previously separate system worlds. Thanks to dual encoding technology, VisionVS simultaneously transmits two encrypted video streams – one in G&D’s proprietary bluedec™ format and a second in the VuWall format. The solution is particularly well-suited for mission-critical control rooms, where real-time transmission, low latency, and minimal hardware requirements are essential, the company explained.

Another highlight is the PersonalWorkplace-Controller, a flexible multi-viewing tool designed for broadcast environments. It allows users to display and control multiple video and computer signals on one or more screens within a customizable interface – ideal for control rooms, production studios, or master control rooms. The controller enhances clarity, improves workflows, and enables ergonomic operator station setups without compromising image quality or response time, the company reported.

During the show, G&D will also be demonstrating how its space-saving KVM and matrix solutions can be seamlessly integrated into OB vans and live studios. In environments where space is limited and maximum operational reliability is essential, these systems enable centralized, real-time control of technical resources. By relocating high-performance computers, heat and noise levels in the working environment are significantly reduced. At the same time, features such as multi-viewing, 4K resolution, redundant system structures, and encrypted signal transmission support the development of efficient, scalable production setups, the company said.

Whether in live production, broadcast control rooms, or OB vans, the demos will also show how its solution provide reliable access to distributed computer systems and are engineered to offer seamless control, high availability, and user-friendly integration in complex environments. By enabling centralized computer access and reducing heat, noise, and physical footprint at workstations, G&D helps create ergonomic, quiet, and fail-safe environments that are ideal for mission-critical applications, the company said.

More information about G&D’s solutions is available at www.gdsys.com.

Private-equity firm Naxicap has acquired VuWall, a provider of IP video walls, and will merge it with keyboard video mouse switch (KVM) provider Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) and Tritec Electronic, a developer of of mission-critical Multi-Display Manager (MDM) devices for medical image-processing solutions.

Naxicap previously acquired G&D in 2020 and Tritec Electronic in 2022. The collaboration combines the strengths of each company, with VuWall’s expertise in innovative software development perfectly complementing the high-performance hardware solutions of G&D and Tritec, Naxicap said.

As part of this partnership, Thorsten Lipp, CEO of G&D, will also serve as CEO of VuWall, and Paul Vander Plaetse, founder and former CEO of VuWall, will assume the role of chief marketing officer for G&D and VuWall, leading the group’s global marketing strategy.

“The combination of G&D’s world-class KVM technology with VuWall’s innovative IP-based video wall solutions is paving the way for unprecedented market growth and technological advancements for control room environments,” Lipp said. “Our customers will benefit from seamlessly integrated solutions that not only simplify operations but also significantly enhance security and boost efficiency.”

Joseph Pacher-Theinburg of Naxicap added: “This acquisition marks a significant milestone in our mission to bring together best-of-breed solutions in the control-room industry. By leveraging the strengths of VuWall’s software development team alongside G&D and Tritec’s hardware expertise, we are unlocking new possibilities for innovation and market growth.”

SIEGEN, Germany—Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) has launched VisionXS, a compact multipurpose KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) tool with 10 Gbps of bandwidth and the ability to support video resolutions of up to 4K.

Previous G&D products have relied on compression techniques developed by the company to support full 4K video over 1Gbps.

However, VisionXS opens up a new dimension of possibilities by offering 10Gbps support, including transport of fast-changing 4K video using less compression, thereby improving the user’s experience, the company said.

VisionXS relies on the lossless High Dynamic Image Processing compression technique to enable an authentic video experience.

G&D will first provide the extender modules for KVM-over-IP, followed by traditional KMV systems for direct transmission.

The VisionXS extenders can be combined with G&D’s matrix systems, offering operational flexibility because they can be operated in pairs or integrated into matrix installations. This flexibility makes it easier to plan new facilities or expand existing ones at a later date, the company said.

The initial version of VisionXS will support DisplayPort UHR with a transmission bandwidth of 10Gbps. Devices with HDMI and DVI support will follow, the company said.

G&D will offer dual head modules to allow transmission of two video signals via one transmission cable. 

The new VisionXS-IP-DP-UHR system is compatible with the central ControlCenter-IP appliance. Combined, these units form a powerful matrix for KVM-over-IP. Each connected workstation can be granted access to any computer connected to the KVM system, it said.

While the network infrastructure takes over the transport of KVM-over-IP using network switches and routers, the ControlCenter-IP contributes the logic. Both the dynamic access and the use of KVM-over-IP make the application even more flexible, the company said.

Secure and reliable operation is ensured by AES-128 encryption and the regular exchange of security keys. VPN, VLANs and G&D's UID locking are already implemented, it said.

Production of the VisionXS is scheduled to begin in September, the company said.

More information is available on the company’s website.

SIEGEN, Germany—Guntermann & Drunck has announced the release of the RemoteAccess-GATE, a stand-alone device that enables customers to remotely operate KVM systems via LAN, WAN and the internet.

The RemoteAccess-GATE provides unblocked, BIOS-level access to connected computers worldwide, per G&D. This allows for remote operation from remote locations and improves IT support and collaboration between employees, the company said.

The RemoteAccess-GATE supports 4K and UHD resolutions with a 4:2:2 sampling rate, as well as HD resolutions up to 1920x1200 at 60 Hz with a 4:4:4 color depth. It uses HDMI video signals and embedded HDMI audio. There are also adapters for VGA, DVI, Mini DisplayPort and USB-C. USB data can be transferred from the remote workstation via RemoteAccess-GATE and the KVM installation to a local computer using additional hardware.

The new G&D unit also provides configurable bandwidths to work over the internet, LAN or WAN and to enable remote IT support at any time. The device can connect a single remote computer or an entire KVM system, according to G&D. Up to eight users can access it simultaneously. Configuration is possible via HTML browser or the serial service interface.

In addition, G&D provided the RemoteACESS-GATE with AES encryption, IP access control, user and group permissions, KVM session encryption and other security features.

For more information, visit Guntermann & Drunck's website. 

SIEGEN, Germany—Guntermann & Drunck is offering customers a first-hand experience at how the company’s latest KVM equipment operates in a control room with the ControlCenter-Xperience.

ControlCenter-Xperience is a permanently installed control room where consumers can get a 360-degree experience on how G&D’s KVM equipment interacts with different applications. It will also offer a live demonstration of how the G&D gear and their intelligent control options can be integrated into a control room installation.

The setup showcases a complete control room where the computer equipment has been moved to a separate technology room. The focus will be on the interaction of the diverse systems and technologies, says G&D. Visitors can experience user-friendly functions for perfect control room applications, intelligent control options via API and solutions for optimal control of video walls.

G&D’s ControCenter-Xperience can be presented to customers on-site or remotely via live video.

In the future, G&D says that it will offer customers and partners a platform for personal live consulting on a real control room application and present its comprehensive product range in action.

G&D will officially open the ControlCenter-Xperience showroom on Oct. 1. For more information, visit G&D’s website. 

BURBANK, Calif.—Guntermann & Drunck has added new features to its ControlCenter-IP matrix for KVM-over-IP. Among the new features are integration of generic USB devices and high-speed USB 2.0 in KVM-over-IP installations, as well as the implementation of the MatrixGuard function for added security.

With the new ability to integrate generic USB devices, G&D now says it is easier for users to connect ControlCenter-IP with mass storage devices. Operators can also decide whether the matrix should support HID (keyboard/mouse) or mass storage devices in the configuration interface.

In addition, via the U2-LAN-04 extender, users can integrate high-speed USB 2.0 signals with a speed of up to 480Mbit/s into a ControlCenter-IP installation. U2-LAN-04 end devices can be paired with KVM-over-IP extenders and switched synchronously or separately via the IP-Control-API.

G&D has also equipped ControlCenter-IP with the MatrixGuard function as security for failure scenarios in KVM-over-IP installations. In a clustered installation of ControlCenter-IP, if the master fails, MatrixGuard enables a backup or database slave ControlCenter-IP to automatically take over the role of the master.

For more information, visit www.gdsys.de/en.   

COLOGNE, Germany—With Sky Sport HQ as the new broadcasting and production center in Munich, Sky Germany rightly adorns itself with one of the most modern sports broadcasting centers in Europe. Sky Sport HQ covers 4,600 square meters, of which 1,700 are used by four high-tech live studios. The broadcasting center has 41 rooms. Sky can produce and broadcast up to 12 programs in parallel on one weekend. Sky Germany operates five sports channels that broadcast around the clock.

However, this tremendous output requires an enormous effort in technology, equipment and, of course, many employees. At first glance, it is hard to imagine the capacities and technical work involved in this project.

Qvest Media, a German-based broadcast systems architect, was responsible for the technological planning and system integration. For their ambitious project, Sky only considered the best technology currently available on the market.

CENTRAL SERVER ROOM

To ensure that the equipment ran smoothly and around the clock, high availability, reliability and redundancy were essential. That’s why we chose G&D KVM products for the broadcasting center’s IT infrastructure, since they serve as the backbone of the entire IT system and make it possible to move computers into a central server room.

In order to meet the demands for security, redundancy, workflow facilitation and give individual production teams the ability to collaborate on live reports, we developed a fully redundant structure of the production and operating computers, which also included removing them from studios, control rooms and post production.

Two completely mirrored, redundant G&D matrix switch clusters, each consisting of a ControlCenter-Digital 288, were installed in the central equipment room to provide redundant access to the various user and computer modules of the individual systems. If—in the event of a fault—switching via one of the two matrices is not possible, the second matrix is used automatically. Thanks to full redundancy, the production teams can continue to work without interruption.

The central equipment room houses approximately 100 high-performance computers, which play their part in ensuring that the Sky program runs around the clock. All systems—such as ingest servers, video servers, studio automation servers, servers and clients for graphics systems, teleprompters, servers for camera robotics, general configuration servers/clients and servers for broadcast automation—we have now been separated from their users, who can access them via KVM.

WORKSTATIONS AND THEIR TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT

In order to promote collaboration and efficiency in the broadcasting and production center, all video and program control rooms, as well as ingest, playout, graphics department and several studios, are now almost computer-free. Access to the remote equipment is via KVM, in which receiver modules (CON units) for DisplayPort and DVI were installed at the workstations.

The KVM matrix ControlCenter-Digital has been integrated into Lawo’s VSM broadcast control and monitoring system to ensure uniform control and to simplify multilevel, complex processes. Thanks to G&D’s IP-Control-API, the VSM controller communicates with the KVM matrix and can execute any switching commands such as simultaneous switching of different program requirements or exchanging setups between several control rooms.

With their own production and broadcasting center, Sky Germany gains maximum flexibility and even more freedom for future in-house productions. Individual workflows have been improved, making everyday production easier. Moving the equipment into a central server room has significantly reduced noise levels in studios and control rooms as well as the maintenance requirements for IT administrators.

Find out more about Qvest Media at www.qvestmedia.com.

For more information, visit www.gd-northamerica.com.

LAS VEGAS—From their spot in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Guntermann & Drunck are planning on providing a look at their latest KVM products. This includes its new product the ControlCenter-IP.

ControlCenter-IP along with IP extenders combine to make a new matrix to transmit KVM-over-IP. The system enables distributed switching of computer signals via standard IP-based networks for greater flexibility and scalability with KVM installations. Transmission takes place as compressed through CAT cabling or as optical fiber through IP-based networks on layer 3, with a data transmission rate of 1 Gbps per line.

This new system extends real 4K over IP for KVM-over-IP and ensures pixel-perfect video transmission for DisplayPort 1.2 signals. It supports resolutions up to 3840x2160 at 60 Hz. There are also modules for DVI single and dual link, as well as DP 1.1 with support for all common resolutions.

During the NAB Show, G&D will present how its KVM products can help with remote production with third-party broadcast equipment.

Other products that G&D is expected to display throughout the convention are the DP 1.2-VisionXG KVM extender to extend high-resolution 4K and 8K video signals at 60 Hz, as well as the RemoteAccess-CPU, which addresses increasing virtualization of the broadcast workflow. The RemoteAccess-CPU is slated for release in the last quarter of 2019. The new modules will be able to be used to create hybrid systems with real and virtual infrastructures.

G&D will be located at booth N3424 during the NAB Show. To register for the NAB Show, visit www.nabshow.com.

BURBANK, CALIF.--KVM manufacturers Guntermann & Drunck will be at NAB Show New York the new ControlCenter-IP matrix, which the company says is the first of its kind and enables the extension and distributed switching of computer signals via IP networks. The new matrix not only extends computer signals over IP, but also switches them as an n:m connection.

In combination with G&D's IP extenders, the ControlCenter-IP forms a matrix system. While the network infrastructure takes over the transport of KVM-over-IP by using network switches and routers, the ControlCenter-IP contributes the logic.

The ControlCenter-IP supports numerous signals, providing solutions for DVI single- and dual-link, DP1.1 and DP1.2, including real 4K@60 Hz over IP. The new matrix for KVM-over-IP offers the usual range of functions offered by G&D matrix systems. Functionalities such as monitoring and SNMP, the scripting function and scenario switching, the push-get function for optimal collaboration and the control of video walls as well as CrossDisplay-Switching for intuitive operation at multi-monitor workstations have been integrated into the KVM-over-IP™ matrix.

G&D North America will be on the show floor in booth N919.

LAS VEGAS—Guntermann and Drunck GmbH will demonstrate its latest digital KVM matrix systems at the 2016 NAB Show. The company will also introduce a new intuitive Cross Display Switching feature that allows seamless movement across connected displays from independent computer sources simply by moving the mouse. Since Cross Display Switching does not stop at unusual monitor arrangements and multi-head graphics cards, users can work intuitively since the switching process simply follows the mouse pointer.

DP1.2-VisionXG

The matrix systems use a compression algorithm that ensures system compatibility for future proof installations. However, the company will also show its latest uncompressed systems, including the new DP1.2-VisionXG, which enables lossless, transparent KVM transmission up to 4K at 60 Hz, without latency. With a new KVM extension, the DP1.2-Vision-XG extends computer signals up to 10,000m via fiber optics and transmits 4K videos at full 60 Hz without using compression.

The 2016 NAB Show takes place in Las Vegas, April 18-21. Guntermann and Drunck GmbH will be in booth N5623. For more information, visit www.nabshow.com.