Avocent Desktop and Data Center Solutions Lauded With Multiple Product Innovation Awards

HUNTSVILLE, AL, Jun 01 (MARKET WIRE) --
Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a global leader in IT operations
management solutions, announced today that the latest version of its
DSView 3(R) software and LANDesk(R) Asset Lifecycle Manager have both
received 2009 Product Innovation Awards from Network Products Guide. The
products took top honors in the Always Available Access and Data Center
solutions categories, respectively. The awards mark the third win this
year for Avocent's LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager and the second for the
upgraded DSView 3 version 3.7; an earlier version of DSView 3 received a
Product Innovation Award in 2008.

"Innovation is clearly an important factor in ensuring a product's success
and competitive staying power," said Rake Narang, Editor-in-Chief of
Network Products Guide. "Innovative solutions like Avocent's DSView 3 and
Asset Lifecycle Manager offer key new features and functionalities for the
effective management of today's enterprises."

Avocent's DSView 3 management software offers IT administrators a
centralized, comprehensive and extensible way to gain greater
accessibility and control of their data center and remote locations with
a browser-based interface that allows users to manage, diagnose or modify
data center environments anytime anywhere -- regardless of network or OS
health. The latest version of DSView 3 software offers deep pre-built
integration compatibility with Citrix XenServer and Windows Server 2008.
Also new to DSView 3 is the dynamic Power Manager module, which allows
companies to monitor and measure energy consumption, costs and trends
across all levels of the data center and remote locations. For more
information on Avocent's DSView 3 Management Software, visit
http://www.avocent.com/DSView3.aspx

Avocent's LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager goes beyond tracking of assets
to provide a structured repository that extends management of a company's
hardware and software assets through their complete lifecycle -- from
before procurement and past end of life. LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager
aids companies in discovering and revealing the true value of their IT
systems, allowing better planning and purchasing decisions, informed
analysis, and improved business capacity. For more information on LANDesk
Asset Lifecycle Management software, visit
http://www.landesk.com/SolutionServices/product.aspx?id=676

"We are honored to receive these awards for product innovation from
Network Products Guide," said Ben Grimes, CTO and Executive Vice President
Corporate Strategy for Avocent. "The recurring recognition of our DSView 3
and Asset Lifecycle Manager solutions further validates that both products
are increasingly seen as integral parts of effectively managed IT
operations. We are committed to developing powerful solutions such as
these to address the most challenging IT pain points, and this recognition
reaffirms both the unique nature of our solutions and the validity of our
direction."

To learn more about Avocent's award-winning solutions, or to view the
complete list of this year's Product Innovation Award winners, visit
www.networkproductsguide.com/innovations/

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About Avocent Corporation

Avocent delivers IT operations management solutions that reduce operating
costs, simplify management and increase the availability of critical IT
environments 24/7 via integrated, centralized software. Additional
information is available at www.avocent.com

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements
as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These include statements regarding the availability, operability,
features, functions, benefits, and integration of the Avocent MergePoint
Infrastructure Explorer, Avocent's LANDesk Lifecycle Manager, and DSView 3
software. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the statements made, including the risks associated with general economic
conditions, risks attributable to future product demand, sales, and
expenses, risks associated with acquisitions and acquisition integration,
risks associated with product design efforts and the introduction of new
products and technologies, and risks associated with obtaining and
protecting intellectual property rights. Other factors that could cause
operating and financial results to differ are described in the Avocent
annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 27, 2009. Other risks may be detailed from time to
time in reports to be filed with the SEC. Avocent does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements based on
events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Copyright Copyright 2009, Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.
Avocent and LANDesk and their respective logos are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Avocent Corporation, its subsidiaries or its affiliated
companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other
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Press Contacts:

Arlena Jackson
Avocent Corporation
Tel: 256-261-6430
Email: Arlena.Jackson@avocent.com

Gary Good
Trainer Communications
Tel: 707-837-1718
Email: avo@trainercomm.com

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