K I S to now offer LANDesk^® Management Suite, the premier desktop, server and mobile device management software solution, as well as other LANDesk^® solutions

Fremont, California – September 25, 2008 – K I S today announced it has qualified for and been named to the LANDesk Expert Solution Provider (ESP) channel program. K I S, will provide direct sales and services of LANDesk’s award winning systems, security and service management solutions to customers throughout North America.

Headquartered in Fremont, California, K I S will receive advanced training opportunities, sales leads and direct technical support for the LANDesk^® Management Suite, LANDesk^® Security Suite, LANDesk^® Process Manager and other leading systems management solutions. Becoming a LANDesk ESP will enable K I S to provide its customers with the highest level of consulting, deployment and technical support.

"LANDesk welcomes K I S into its family of ESP partners and congratulates the company for upholding our high standards of excellence," said Mike Hall, vice president of worldwide sales for LANDesk. "Entrance into the ESP program indicates a level of technical expertise and market leadership reached by a select group of companies around the world, and is an excellent indicator of K I S’s ability to deploy and support systems, security and process management solutions."

K I S specializes in providing comprehensive information technology management solutions and services for small to mid-sized enterprises. K I S provides customized solutions in the areas of desktop and server management, help desk management, network management and asset management.

"This is a great opportunity for our customers and for us as a company," said John Marciano, COO & Director of Sales, of K I S, "We are very excited to join LANDesk’s Expert Solution Provider program. LANDesk solutions will enable us to provide our customers with comprehensive, integrated IT management capabilities—allowing our customers to achieve increased productivity and considerable cost savings."

About Keep IT Simple (KIS)

Keep IT Simple (KIS) is a privately held information technology consulting and solutions firm headquartered in Fremont, CA. KIS has been serving major corporations, education, and government organizations since 1988. KIS specializes in providing strategic network design, network security, network management, integration, and support services designed to fit customers’ specific requirements and business goals.

More information about KIS is available at http://www.kiscc.com

LANDesk Software, an Avocent company, is a leading provider of systems, security, and process management solutions for desktops, servers and mobile devices across the enterprise. LANDesk enables thousands of organizations to easily deploy and use end-to-end management solutions. LANDesk is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and can be found on the Web at www.landesk.com or by calling 1-800-982-2130.

Avocent delivers IT infrastructure management solutions that reduce operating costs, simplify management and increase the availability of critical, "always on" IT environments via integrated, centralized in-band and out-of-band hardware and software. Additional information is available at: www.avocent.com.

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