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PRESS RELEASE
April 22, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY, UT: Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a global leader in IT operations management, today announced that its LANDesk® Asset Lifecycle Manager software was among the selected solutions Forrester invited to participate in the Forrester Wave(TM): US IT Asset Life-Cycle Management, Q2 2009 report. In this evaluation, LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager scored near perfect in key criteria such as procurement management, physical management, and vendor management.

LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager (ALM) was introduced into the desktop market in fall 2008. It provides a structured asset repository that extends the management of an organization's hardware and software assets from before the asset arrives in the enterprise to beyond its retirement. This extended management helps reveal the true value of IT systems to allow better planning decisions, informed business analysis, and improved business capacity.

"ALM gives customers the ability to truly have a handle on critical IT data: which assets exist, where they are, when they were acquired, and when they will be retired. Even interdependencies are fully realized -- such as determining when software licenses can be abandoned or identifying which assets could be a security risk," said Steve Workman, vice president of product management in Avocent's LANDesk group. "This enables companies to stay secure, eliminate redundancies, and recover lost revenues."

Forrester's report evaluated vendors based on their expertise in asset management. The evaluation used 81 criteria based on data from client interviews and vendor surveys.

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 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.

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