FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
May 13, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Avocent Corporation, a global leader in IT operations management, today announced that LANDesk division has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries Quadrant in the 2009 Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant* report.

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms is based on an assessment of a company's ability to execute and completeness of vision. Gartner evaluated the LANDesk Endpoint Security Management solution as part of this report.

"We are very pleased to be placed in the Visionaries Quadrant and we see this as a validation of our focus on a layered security approach to endpoint protection," said Steve Daly, Executive VP and General Manager of LANDesk. "We have focused on integrating the critical endpoint protection technologies including vulnerability identification and remediation, AV, spyware detection and removal, application blocking, data protection, port blocking, white listing and blacklisting, and many more critical endpoint protection technologies. LANDesk/Avocent will continue to change the game by enabling security of any system anywhere with only an Internet connection."

NetworkD Group, the number one global LANDesk partner, can provide a personalized demonstration on LANDesk’s Endpoint Security Management capabilities. Register at networkd.com/registerdemo_LANDeskManagementSuite.html.

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

* Gartner Research "Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 2008" by P. Firstbrook, A. Hallawell, J. Girard and N. MacDonald. May 4, 2009.

About the Magic Quadrant
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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.

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 www.networkd.com.

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