AVOCENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL ON THE INTERNET

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (January 16, 2007) — Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its fourth quarter results conference call on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Central time.

 A simulcast of the conference call will be available online at www.avocent.com under the investor relations’ tab as well as www.investorcalendar.com. The online replay will be available on the Company’s web site for approximately 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.