Avocent Corporation (Avocent) designs, manufactures, licenses, and sells software and hardware products and technologies that provide connectivity and centralized management of information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Company provides connectivity and systems management, endpoint security, and service management products and technologies, desktop computers, serial devices, wireless devices, mobile devices, network appliances, and process management for IT personnel. Avocent markets its products to a group of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), dealers, distributors, resellers, and end users, through its sales and customer support staff, advertisements in trade publications, online sponsorships, and participation in industry trade shows. In June 30, 2008, Avocent completed the acquisition of Touchpaper Group Limited, (Touchpaper). In July 10, 2008, the Company acquired Ergo 2000 Inc. (Ergo).