AVOCENT TO PRESENT AT THE NINTH ANNUAL NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC GROWTH CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 10, 2007

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (January 3, 2007) — Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced that Edward H. Blankenship, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer will present at the Ninth Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference on January 10, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. The event is being held 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.wsw.com/webcast/needham16/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.