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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 * WEEKS DOYLE C   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/22/2009 (Street) HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805 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 01/22/2009   M   16,587 (6) A $ 14.97 98,887 (4) D   Common Stock 01/22/2009   D   1,739 (7) D $ 14.97 97,148 (4) D

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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 (right to buy)

$ 26.94

05/02/2000(1)

05/02/2010

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 52.4375

09/18/2000(2)

09/18/2010

Common Stock

200,000

200,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 27.25

03/07/2003(3)

03/07/2013

Common Stock

100,000

100,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 40.98

02/05/2004(3)

02/05/2014

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Performance-share Award with Market Conditions

$ 14.97

01/22/2009

M

16,587

01/22/2009(5)

02/19/2018

Common Stock

16,587

$ 0

24,880

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEEKS DOYLE C 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805	X		President, COO

Signatures

Richard K Hempstead Attorney-in-Fact for Doyle C. Weeks		01/26/2009
**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, 50% vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date and 25% on each grant date anniversary thereafter.
(2)	Grant date, 15% vests every six months for the first 12 months, 6.25% vests quarterly for the following 24 months and 5% vests quarterly for the remaining 12 months.
(3)	Grant date, 25% vests after 6 months and in 10 equal quarterly installments thereafter. Vesting of unvested options accelerated and became 100% vested on December 25, 2005.
(4)	Includes time-based and performance-based (now deemed earned) restricted shares awarded on April 27, 2007 and February 19, 2008. 20,486 shares vest on January 1, 2010, and 14,035 shares vest on January 1, 2011. This also includes 14,000 shares of restricted stock units granted on July 14, 2008. These shares vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the closing price of Avocent's common stock being at or above a specified level for each trading day during any consecutive 30 calendar day period.
(5)	Earned Date; These are Performance Shares granted on February 19, 2008 now deemed earned at fifty percent. 5,529 shares will vest on January 22, 2009 with the remaining two-thirds vesting in equal amounts on January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011.
(6)	These are Market-Condition based Performance Shares granted on February 19, 2008 now deemed earned at fifty percent. 5,529 shares will vest on January 22, 2009 with the remaining two-thirds vesting in equal amounts on January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011.
(7)	1,739 shares were withheld as payment for taxes at the release of restricted shares on January 22, 2009.

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