AVOCENT TO PRESENT AT THE BAIRD’S 2007 GROWTH STOCK
CONFERENCE ON MAY 9, 2007

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 2, 2007) — Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced that Edward H. Blankenship, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and Everett Brooks, Vice President of Investor Relations, will present at the Baird Growth Stock Conference on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at 3:05 p.m. Central Time. The event is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago.

The live webcast of Avocent’s presentation will be available on the Company’s website, www.avocent.com, by clicking on the “Investor Relations” link or at:
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rwbaird19/avct/.  A replay of the presentation will be available shortly after its conclusion at the Company’s website for 30 days.

 About Avocent Corporation

Avocent delivers IT operations and infrastructure management solutions for enterprises worldwide, helping customers to reduce costs and simplify complex IT environments via integrated, centralized in-band and out-of-band hardware and software.  Through LANDesk, Avocent also is a leading provider of systems, security, and process management solutions.