Avocent Completes Cyclades Acquisition

Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) the acquisition of Cyclades Corporation, a privately-held company based in Fremont, California.

Following the acquisition of Cyclades, Avocent is pleased to announce the integration of the Cyclades ACS console management appliances and KVM/net appliances into the Avocent DSView3 centralised management software solution. The integration is an advantage for customers who want a single graphical user interface to access and control their IT assets anywhere in the world.

Avocent's unique integration of hardware, software and embedded technologies provides a single interface to quickly and efficiently manage IT infrastructure and solve system problems anytime, anywhere, no matter the location or health of servers or network devices. Avocent IP-based solutions eliminate distance limitations and provide 24/7 access and control of data centers. IT administrators can sit at a single console and have secure, local and remote control of multiple servers, serial devices, IPMI proxy appliances and power management systems.

85% of FORTUNE 100 companies choose Avocent as part of their strategy to preserve continuity and to reduce business risk and operational costs at data centers and branch offices.

The Avocent Solution: Avocent offers a complete line of system management tools, console servers, keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) and power control products. They create an alternative (Out-of-Band) path to locally and remotely detect and correct infrastructure incidents, and simplify IT equipment deployment and maintenance.