| Avocent Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, licensing, and sale of connectivity solutions for enterprise data centers, service providers, and financial institutions worldwide. It provides analog and digital keyboard, video, and mouse switching systems; serial connectivity devices; extension; wireless extension; remote access and management products; Intelligent Platform Management Interface firmware and software; and related technologies for the computer industry. These products and technologies enable network administrators to manage multiple servers, serially controlled devices, and mobile devices from a single local or remote console consisting of a keyboard, video monitor, and mouse facilitating network management and administration. Avocent sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, dealers, distributors, resellers, and end users in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, as well as in other foreign markets. The company is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. |