Avocent Offers Strategic Advice to Effectively Manage IT Assets

SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Oct 14, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
AVCT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a global leader in IT operations
management, today announced the availability of a new LANDesk white
paper: "KOALA in Depth: Assignment: Foundation for Reconciliation."
This white paper is the fifth and final installment of a comprehensive
five-part series that explores in detail the five key elements of
asset management -- Key costs, Ownership, Accountability, Lifecycle
status and Assignment (KOALA).

The fifth installment discusses the importance of ensuring the right
assets are with the right people in order to create value for the
organization, regardless if the asset falls into the category of
service management infrastructure or end user consumption. This
paper also discusses how assignment tracking determines compliance to
both internal and external accountabilities and expectations. Tying
assignment discipline to the other KOALA elements now provides the
foundation for more accurately assessing value trends, and driving
both operational and purchasing decisions.

"Knowing the who, what, where and how of IT assets should be the goal
of every organization," said Steve Daly, executive vice president and
general manager of Avocent's LANDesk business unit. "It is our goal
to provide best practices and protocols to create simple processes
that ensure accurate asset assignment information for both internal
and external auditing purposes."

Failure to track simple assignments -- and failure to maintain the
discipline to ensure accuracy -- limits the effectiveness of any IT
Asset Management program, regardless of the type, value, or complexity
of the assets. This white paper is based on two key principles that
help IT organizations avoid this challenge:

--  Assessing Value: Context Matters -- The core purpose of an IT asset is
    to provide value to the business.  By utilizing the tools to aid in
    assignment tracking in conjunction with the other key KOALA attributes,
    organizations can determine value analytics, as well as improve operational
    effectiveness.

--  Compliance Requires a Baseline -- When undergoing an audit, most
    auditors are searching for three key elements: accurate records, programs
    to manage adherence to standards, and evident of consistence discipline in
    following those programs.  By maintaining consistent process discipline and
    self-audit practices, organizations can mitigate operational inefficiencies
    while addressing compliance questions.

LANDesk developed the five-part KOALA white paper series as a result
of unprecedented demand for the initial KOALA white paper, "A
Pragmatist's Guide to Structuring IT Asset Data." The KOALA model
provides a foundation of key IT asset elements that are useful across
the business, from finance to IT operations, and security to site
logistics management.

To learn more or to download a free copy of the white paper "KOALA in
Depth: Assignment: Foundation for Reconciliation," or any of the
whitepapers in the series visit www.landesk.com.

About Avocent's LANDesk Product Line

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. LANDesk delivers cost-effective systems, security, and
process management solutions that help IT teams automate and simplify
the management of desktops, servers, and mobile devices. With
long-standing partner relationships and solutions successfully
deployed at leading enterprises worldwide, LANDesk continues to
deliver rapid innovation and time to value to help organizations
achieve their business objectives. Additional information is
available at www.landesk.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking
statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the statements made, including the risks associated
with general economic conditions, risks attributable to future
product demand, sales, and expenses, risks associated with
acquisitions and acquisition integration, risks associated with
product design efforts and the introduction of new products and
technologies, and risks associated with obtaining and protecting
intellectual property rights. Other factors that could cause
operating and financial results to differ are described in the
Avocent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 27, 2009. Other risks may be detailed
from time to time in reports to be filed with the SEC. Avocent does
not undertake any obligation to publicly update its forward-looking
statements based on events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Copyright Copyright 2009, Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.
Avocent, LANDesk and their respective logos are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Avocent Corporation, its subsidiaries or its
affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries.
Other brands and names may be claimed as the property of others.

Press contacts:
Arlena Jackson
Avocent Corporation
Global Public Relations
Tel: (256) 261-6430
Email: Arlena.Jackson@avocent.com

Frank Tutalo
Lois Paul & Partners
Tel: (781) 782-5761
Email: ftutalo@lpp.com

SOURCE: Avocent

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