Abstract: A system for pulling video content over a data communications network. The system comprises at least one video display, at least one video file server containing a number of video files to be selectively displayed on the at least one video display, at least one media server to communicate with one or more video displays, a web client to communicate with each media server through a network to configure at least one playlist in the media server, each playlist including at least one identifier to select one or more of the number of video files, and each media server being adapted to pull video content from a selected video file in a selected vide file server based on the playlist and to translate the pulled video content into a video output signal suitable for display on the video display.

Abstract: Systems and methods for substantially simultaneously controlling and monitoring multiple computers are provided. This is accomplished by routing keyboard and cursor control device signals coming from a workstation to a selected computer for controlling and by further multiplexing video signals outputted by two or more selected computers for PIP display using a KVM PIP switch.