Avocent to Present at Kaufman Brothers' 11^th Annual Investor Conference on September 4, 2008

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced that Michael J. Borman, Chief Executive Officer, Edward H. Blankenship, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and Everett Brooks, Vice President of Investor Relations, will present at the Kaufman Brothers' 11^th Annual Investor Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The event is being held at The W Hotel in New York located at 541 Lexington Avenue.

The live webcast of Avocent’s presentation will be available online at www.avocent.com under the investor relations’ tab as well as http://ir.avocent.com/. 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 management solutions that reduce operating costs, simplify management and increase the availability of critical IT environments 24/7 via integrated, centralized software. Additional information is available at www.avocent.com.