| Avocent Adds MergePoint 5224 and 5240 To Service Processor Manager FamilyBroomfield, CO - March 27, 2007: 42U, the nation's largest independent value-added reseller (VAR) of datacenter and server management solutions, announces that Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT) has expanded its MergePoint 5200 family of service processor managers to include two new devices, the 24-port MergePoint 5224 and the 40-port MergePoint 5240.
Through Avocent's DSView 3 software, the MergePoint devices provide service processor aggregation, power control, hardware monitoring, scripting, and provisioning for devices with integrated onboard technologies (microcontrollers embedded in a motherboard of a server, a PCI card, or on the chassis of a server).
In addition to consolidating access to devices with IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 1.5/2.0, iLO (HP), and DRAC (Dell), which are supported by the MergePoint 5200, the MergePoint 5224 and 5240 appliances also provide access to devices with embedded RSA II (IBM) and ALOM (Sun) technologies. Other new features of the MergePoint 5224 and 5240 include improved port consolidation (only one external IP address and Ethernet port are needed for all connected devices), and the DirectCommand feature that provides administrators with secure and transparent access to service processors'native interfaces.
All MergePoint devices integrate with Avocent's DSView 3 software, which provides centralized management and integrated access to computer systems, servers, serial-based devices, environmental monitoring devices, and power distribution products.
For more information about Avocent's products, or for help selecting the right Avocent product for your application, call 1-800-638-2638, or visit: http://www.42u.com/avocent.htm. Avocent products can also be purchased online at http://www.kvm-switches-online.com/avocent.html.
About DirectNET, Inc.
DirectNET (http://www.directnet.us), founded in 1995, is comprised of three independent companies/business units: 42U (http://www.42u.com), the leading value-added reseller (VAR) of enterprise KVM Switch Solutions; KVM Switches Online (http://www.kvm-switches-online.com), the largest KVM Switch e-commerce store in the US; and Server Racks Online (http://www.server-rack-online.com), the largest "click and build" online rack superstore. Avocent has recognized DirectNET as an Elite Partner for sales during 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
About Avocent Corporation
Avocent delivers IT operations and infrastructure management solutions for enterprises worldwide, helping customers reduce the cost and simplify the management of complex IT environments via integrated, centralized in-band and out-of-band hardware and software. Through LANDesk, Avocent also is a leading provider of systems, security, and process management solutions. Additional information is available at www.avocent.com.
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