| Business Summary | | Avocent
Corporation
designs,
manufactures,
and
sells
console
switching
systems,
digital
connectivity
solutions,
serial
connectivity
devices,
extension
and
remote
access
products,
and
display
products
for
the
computer
industry.
The
Company's
analog,
digital,
and
serial
switching
solutions
and
its
extension
and
remote
access
products
help
network
administrators
manage
multiple
servers
from
a
single
local
or
remote
console
consisting
of
a
keyboard,
video
monitor,
and
mouse.
The
Company's
switching
solutions
provide
multiple
users,
each
with
a
separate
keyboard,
video
monitor,
and
mouse,
with
the
capability
to
control
thousands
of
computers,
thus
eliminating
the
need
for
individual
keyboards,
video
monitors,
and
mice
for
the
controlled
computers. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Avocent
Corporation
is
a
leading
supplier
of
connectivity
solutions
for
enterprise
data
centers,
service
providers
and
financial
institutions
worldwide.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/29/01,
revenues
totalled
$138.3
million,
up
from
$64.7
million.
Net
loss
totalled
$65
million
vs.
an
income
of
$13.5
million.
Revenues
reflect
the
merger
of
Apex
and
Cybex.
Loss
reflects
the
inclusion
of
intangible
amortization
and
merger
related
expenses. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Stephen Thornton, 61 Chairman,
Pres, CEO | $543K | -- | Kieran MacSweeney, 43 Managing
Director of International Operations | -- | -- | Doyle Weeks, 55 Exec.
VP, Group Operations and Bus. Devel., Director | 389K | $2.0M | Douglas Pritchett, 45 Sr.
VP-Fin., CFO, Treasurer, Assistant Sec. | 332K | -- | R. Byron Driver, 60 Sr.
VP, Operations and COO | -- | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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