AVOCENT TO PRESENT AT COWEN AND COMPANY 35TH ANNUAL
SMID-CAP TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE ON MAY 30, 2007

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 24, 2007) -- Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ:AVCT) today announced that John R. Cooper, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Edward H. Blankenship, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company 35th Annual SMid-Cap Technology Conference in New York on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time. The event is being held May 30th - June 1st at The New York Palace Hotel in New York.

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.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=AVCT&item_id=1561429.
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.