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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 * PRITCHETT DOUGLAS E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVOCENT CORP [AVCT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP Marketing (Last) (First) (Middle) 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2006 (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 02/03/2006   M   56,250 A $ 9 65,561 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   M   22,500 A $ 12 88,061 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   M   20,000 A $ 26.94 108,061 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   M   40,000 A $ 22.36 148,061 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   M   40,000 A $ 21.77 188,061 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   M   40,000 A $ 27.25 228,061 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   M   8,500 A $ 26.14 236,561 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   S   227,250 D $ 33.45 9,311 D   Common Stock 02/06/2006   S   9,311 D $ 33.88 0 D   Common Stock 02/03/2006   S   6,375 D $ 33.45 600 I IRA Common Stock 02/06/2006   S   150 D $ 33.87 650 I Minor Child

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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)

$ 9

02/03/2006

M

56,250

09/10/1998(1)

09/10/2008

Common Stock

56,250

$ 0

0

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 12

02/03/2006

M

22,500

04/27/1999(2)

04/27/2009

Common stock

22,500

$ 0

0

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 26.94

02/03/2006

M

20,000

05/02/2000(3)

05/02/2010

Common stock

20,000

$ 0

0

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 52.4375

09/18/2000(4)

09/18/2010

Common Stock

200,000

200,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 22.36

02/03/2006

M

40,000

05/25/2001(5)

05/25/2011

Common stock

40,000

$ 0

0

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 21.77

02/03/2006

M

40,000

04/15/2002(5)

04/15/2012

Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

0

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 27.25

02/03/2006

M

40,000

03/07/2003(5)

03/07/2013

Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

0

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 40.98

02/05/2004(5)

02/05/2014

Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 28.96

08/19/2004(5)

08/19/2014

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Options (rights to buy)

$ 26.14

02/03/2006

M

8,500

06/30/2005(6)

06/30/2015

Common Stock

8,500

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PRITCHETT DOUGLAS E 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805			Exec VP Marketing

Signatures

Doyle C. Weeks as attorney-in-fact for Douglas E Pritchett		02/07/2006
**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, options exercisable 20% annually each year on the grant date anniversary.
(2)	Grant date, 25% vests immediately and then 3 equal annual installments.
(3)	Grant date, 50% vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date and 25% on each grant date anniversary thereafter.
(4)	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.
(5)	Grant date, 25% vests after 6 months and in 10 equal quarterly installments thereafter. Vesting of unvested options (priced greater than $25.00) accelerated and became 100% vested on December 25, 2005.
(6)	Grant date, 100% vests on December 31, 2005.

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