Avocent Extends Third Party Power Access and Control via DSView® 3 Software for Complete Data Center Manageability

Business Wire, June 28, 2006

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced the expanded features of its DSView(R) 3 management software to include management of third party power devices. Customers who select the Sentry Switched (Cabinet Power Distribution Unit) CDU products by Server Technology, Inc. for power management can take advantage of a single interface for remotely and securely managing power along with servers and serial devices through DSView 3 software.

By using DSView 3 software, customers who select the Sentry Switched CDU as well as the Avocent SPC power control device can easily associate server names with actual power outlet ports for more accurate remote manageability. The integration of more power management choices with the Avocent software is planned.

"Access to third-party power management solutions through our enterprise DSView 3 software means greater flexibility for our customers who have to remotely manage multi-vendor equipment and power in their data centers and remote offices," said Dusty Pritchett, Avocent's executive vice president of global marketing.

"The integration of DSView 3 and Server Technology's CDU product family greatly expands power management product accessibility in an evolving power distribution market place," explains Brandon Ewing, Server Technology's executive vice president.

The Sentry(TM) Switched CDU equipment is available for purchase both through Avocent Take Command Program(R) resellers and direct from Server Technology. Switched CDU's are available with a variety of outlets types with 2, 8, 16, 32 and 48 outlets, and combine remote configuration and management with power distribution and power and environmental monitoring. Also 3-Phase products are available to meet today's ever increasing power needs. For more information visit www.servertech.com or contact sales@servertech.com. The Avocent SPC power devices come in a variety of 4-, 8- and 16-port devices.

Avocent also provides out-of-band power management of servers, storage and telco devices built with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). IPMI data is stored on a stand-alone processor independent of the OS, BIOS and CPU, so IT administrators can remotely cycle power and reboot even when the operating system is unresponsive. Avocent's DSI5100 IPMI proxy appliance, accessed via DSView 3 software, securely proxies IPMI data from UDP to a TCP data stream for routing to a user console through a firewall. IPMI data also can be used to monitor server health including the temperature, fan, and voltage.

"Power access and control in data centers and remote offices is critical, and we recognize direct remote access to each device to quickly detect, diagnose and correct issues can minimize down time and reduce operational costs," said Pritchett. "Avocent will continue to expand our IT equipment management options in our quest to bring more efficiency and ultimately cost-savings to our customers."

This summer, Avocent will integrate its software with its Cyclades PM intelligent power distribution unit to further broaden the power management device choices of IT administrators. The Cyclades PM family of intelligent distribution units comes in a variety of 8-, 10- and 20-port devices.

DSView 3 software provides access to third party in-band administrative tools as well as power management devices. Microsoft Terminal Services using RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) or VNC (Virtual Network Computing) can be accessed via DSView 3 software and includes automated failover to Avocent's out-of-band tools for more complete manageability.

About Avocent Corporation

Avocent Corporation is the leading supplier of connectivity solutions for enterprise data centers, service providers and financial institutions worldwide. Branded products include switching, extension, intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), remote access and video display solutions. Additional information is available at: www.avocent.com

About Server Technologies, Inc.

Server Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures products to improve data center power management at the equipment cabinet level. Products include intelligent Cabinet Power Distribution Units (CDU's), that provide remote management via IP, input current power monitoring, and environmental monitoring. Additional information is available at www.servertech.com

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