Avocent

Avocent Corporation ( NASDAQ: AVCT ) is a manufacturer of IT infrastructure, headquartered in Huntsville (Alabama ). Avocent was formed in 2000 through the merger of the world's two largest KVM Switch Manufacturer Apex and Cybex Computer Products Corporation. In December 2008, the company employed more than 1,800 people worldwide, including about 45 in Germany, especially in Ismaning. Since December 2009 Avocent of Emerson Electric Corporation USA.

Acquisitions

The most important acquisitions of Avocent Corporation

  • 2001 - Equinox Systems
  • 2002 - 2C Computing, focus on PCI bus extension
  • 2003 - Soronti, Inc., manufacturer of KVM -over- IP technology
  • 2004 - Crystal Link Technologies, OSA Technologies, Inc., and Sonic Mobility, Inc.
  • 2006 - Cyclades Corporation and LANDesk Corporation.
  • 2008 - Touch Paper Software plc, focus on IT Service Management

Also worth mentioning is that the then largest German KVM manufacturer and inventor of the KVM-over- IP technology, Polycon, in the late 1990s by the Cybex was purchased and is risen in Avocent.

  • Information technology company
  • Company (Alabama )
  • Huntsville (Alabama )
Types of business entity International Securities Identification Number Huntsville (Alabama) KVM-Switch
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