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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARPER EDWIN L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVOCENT CORP [AVCT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 9911 WILLOWS ROAD N.E. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2008 (Street) REDMOND, WA 98052 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/08/2008   A   12,000 (4) A $ 0 23,755 (3) D   Common Stock               5,000 I Family L.P.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (rights to buy)

$ 52.4375

09/18/2000(1)

09/18/2010

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 21.77

04/15/2002(1)

04/15/2012

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 27.25

03/07/2003(1)

03/07/2013

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 40.98

02/05/2004(1)

02/05/2014

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 26.14

06/30/2005(2)

06/30/2015

Common Stock

4,200

4,200

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARPER EDWIN L 9911 WILLOWS ROAD N.E. REDMOND, WA 98052	X

Signatures

Richard K. Hempstead as attorney-in-fact for Edwin L Harper		02/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Grant date, exercisable in 24 equal monthly installments beginning one month from date of grant.
(2)	Grant date, 100% vests on December 31, 2005.
(3)	These include time-based restricted shares granted on April 27, 2007. 2,016 shares vest on January 1, 2009.
(4)	These are performance-based restricted shares granted on February 8, 2008. The shares vest when a CEO elected by the Avocent Corporation Board of Directors takes offce and commences employment.

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