UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
______________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: January 7, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)

AVOCENT CORPORATION

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

000-30575

91-2032368

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4991 CORPORATE DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL

 

35805

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant�s telephone number, including area code

(256) 430-4000

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 7, 2008, Avocent Corporation publicly disseminated a press release announcing its current revenue estimate for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number                Description of Exhibit

         99.1                           Press Release issued January 7, 2008



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

AVOCENT CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 
Date: January 7, 2008 By:

/s/ Edward H. Blankenship

Name:

Edward H. Blankenship

Title:

Senior Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1

Press Release dated January 7, 2008