FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
April 14, 2009

Newport Beach, CA: – Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT), a global leader in IT Operations Management, today announced that its LANDesk® Asset Lifecycle Manager has been named Info Security Product Guide’s winner of the 2009 Global Excellence in Asset Management Award.

LANDesk’s Asset Lifecycle Manager provides accurate asset knowledge, accountability and control. This customer trust honor is an endorsement of the fact that the LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager is ahead of the curve when it comes to the best-of-the-best products for asset management.

“In an interconnected world threats have no boundaries and security has to remain a prime requirement,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief of Info Security Products Guide. “We are pleased to honor LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager as winner for 2009.”

NetworkD Group, the number one global LANDesk partner, offers a free trial download of Avocent’s LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager. Register at networkd.com/download_BPM.html.

More information on LANDesk Solutions can be found at: networkd.com/LANDeskProducts.html.   

About Info Security Products Guide
Info Security Products Guide is a media sponsor of RSA Conference 2009 and Technosium Executive Alliance Forums engaging Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). As a technology research and advisory publication, it plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow’s technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security.

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.

About NetworkD Group, a Sparxent Company
NetworkD Group, a Sparxent Company, are the experts at endpoint security, systems life-cycle management, service desk, and IT process improvement solutions to enterprise organizations worldwide. NetworkD specializes in reducing operational costs, enhancing the customer experience and increasing efficiency of support staff. NetworkD is headquartered in Newport Beach California with regional offices and development centers throughout the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ukraine. Visit us at networkd.com.

For more information, please contact Heidi Smith
Tel: 949.222.2287 Fax: 949.222.2226

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