Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Mulligan Eugene F
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/04/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVOCENT CORP [AVCT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4991 CORPORATE DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, Operations, Redmond
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,199
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (rights to buy) 09/18/2000(1) 09/18/2010 Common Stock 200 $ 52.44 D  
Options (rights to buy) 03/12/2001(2) 03/12/2011 Common Stock 4,375 $ 20.81 D  
Options (rights to buy) 09/25/2001(2) 09/25/2011 Common Stock 3,125 $ 14.55 D  
Options (rights to buy) 04/15/2002(3) 04/15/2012 Common Stock 3,000 $ 21.77 D  
Options (rights to buy) 03/07/2003(3) 03/07/2013 Common Stock 4,500 $ 27.25 D  
Options (rights to buy) 02/05/2004(3) 02/05/2014 Common Stock 10,000 $ 40.98 D  
Options (rights to buy) 08/19/2004(3) 08/19/2014 Common Stock 5,000 $ 28.96 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mulligan Eugene F
4991 CORPORATE DRIVE
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805		       Senior VP, Operations, Redmond  

Signatures

Doyle C Weeks as attorney in fact for Eugene F Mulligan 02/10/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
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(2) Grant date, 4 year vesting, 25% vest on the first grant date anniversary, then 6.25% quarterly over the remaining 12 quarters.
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