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Avocent Corporation (AVCT)On Nov 9: 24.94  Up 0.03 (0.12%)  
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Avocent Corporation
4991 Corporate Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805
United States - Map
Phone: 256-430-4000
Fax: 256-430-4030
Web Site: http://www.avocent.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Technology
Industry:Computer Peripherals
Full Time Employees:1,971

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Avocent Corporation designs, manufactures, licenses, and sells software and hardware products and technologies that provide connectivity and centralized management of information technology (IT) infrastructure in the United States and internationally. It has three divisions: Management Systems, LANDesk, and Connectivity and Control. Management Systems division offers products, such as keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM); LCD console trays; serial console; power control; digital extension; management appliances; management software; and embedded manageability technologies, such as intelligent platform management infrastructure and embedded KVM systems. It offers solutions and technologies for data centers, remote access and distributed branch office environments, mid-size server rooms for the small and medium business market, and desktop switching and universal serial bus hubs for control of desktops, small offices, and home-based businesses. LANDesk division delivers systems, security, and service management software for desktops, servers, and mobile devices across an enterprise. Its products and technologies primarily include the LANDesk Management Suite product, the LANDesk Security Suite, and LANDesk Patch Manager product software. In addition, this division provides professional services, training, maintenance, upgrade protection, and customer support offerings. Connectivity and Control provides managed audio visual infrastructure solutions for commercial digital signage, presentation, and rental and staging markets. Its Emerge product family allows industry professionals to deliver analog, IP-wired, and wireless solutions for AV extension, switching, distribution, and signal processing needs. The company offers its hardware and software products and services through its own sales force, and through original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, distributors, and reseller arrangements. Avocent was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Avocent Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 49.5% of S&P 400 companies and 82.4% of Technology Hardware & Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Michael J. Borman , 54
    Chief Exec. Officer
    $ 546.00K $ 0
    Mr. Doyle C. Weeks , 63
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer
    $ 760.00K $ 0
    Mr. Edward H. Blankenship , 44
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP of Fin. and Assistant Sec.
    $ 466.00K $ 0
    Mr. Stephen M. Daly ,
    Exec. VP and Gen. Mang. of LANDesk Division
    $ 499.00K $ 0
    Mr. Kieran MacSweeney , 52
    Managing Director of Avocent International and Sr. VP of Avocent International
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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