Some years later, Universal Serial Bus (USB) began to become the new industry standard for connecting computer peripherals.Īs a result of the growing need to switch peripherals (such as touchscreens) in addition to the keyboard, mouse and monitor, some companies are now selling 'KVMP' switch devices (standing for keyboard, video, mouse and peripheral).
Remigius Shatas, the founder of Cybex (a popular peripheral switch manufacturer at that time) expanded the initialism to Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) in 1995. With the increased adoption of Microsoft Windows, the mouse and other I/O ports in peripheral switching became prevalent.
8.1 Local remote (Including KVM over USB)īefore the mouse became relevant in server switching applications, the term Keyboard Video Switch (KVS) was used to describe keyboard and monitor switching devices.6 Passive and active (electronic) switches.
