FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
July 1, 2008

Newport Beach, CA: Avocent Corporation, parent company of LANDesk Software, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Touchpaper Software plc, a global provider of IT Business Management solutions. NetworkD, the largest global partner of LANDesk, is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the union due to its early work pioneering the Systems-Lifecycle Management and Service Desk integration space.

NetworkD, a Global Platinum LANDesk partner involved in the channel program since its inception, has invested heavily in service desk technologies. In addition to being the top systems management partner, NetworkD has become the most successful partner in LANDesk's service desk line of business. With the largest and most experienced global service desk deployment team, NetworkD has won more service desk business than all other partners combined. Many of NetworkD's service desk customers, such as Cofidis, a premier European financial institution and Baptist Health, which manages 7,000 employees using LANDesk Service Desk, have been featured in case studies, proving why NetworkD has been awarded 'LANDesk Partner of the Year', for six consecutive years.

Ashley Leonard, President and CEO of NetworkD commented, "NetworkD has gained a comprehensive expertise by cultivating the service desk portion of the business while maintaining a high standard of excellence in LANDesk's systems management solution." Leonard then added, "Because of our experience, NetworkD is the only LANDesk partner that can truly take advantage of the Touchpaper acquisition."

Jeff Oates, Director of Strategic Alliances also commented, “This acquisition is highly strategic to the IT Infrastructure Management market and NetworkD is uniquely positioned with knowledge and capability in both the systems management and service desk arenas.    NetworkD’s dedication and comprehensive service desk experience give them the expertise and global capacity to implement all LANDesk solutions.”

About NetworkD Group
Established in 1996, NetworkD Group are the experts at endpoint security, systems life-cycle management, service desk, and IT process improvement solutions to enterprise organizations worldwide. We specialize in reducing operational costs, enhancing the customer experience and increasing efficiency of support staff. With a reputation for innovative solutions and technologies, NetworkD has over 6,000 clients globally and has been honored with over 80 awards. NetworkD is headquartered in Newport Beach California, U.S. and has regional offices and development centers throughout the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ukraine. Visit us at www.networkd.com.

For more information, please contact Heidi Smith
US Tel: (949) 222-2287, US Fax: (949) 222-2226.

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