42U (www.42u.com ) announced today it is among the first wave of graduates from Avocent's initial VAR accreditation training program for data center solutions, one of several initiatives planned this year to help partners further expand their Avocent expertise and offer increased value to customers. The course emphasizes how partners can leverage Avocent's individual data center products to deliver end-to-end data center management for their customers.

    Alan Mamane, Founder and President of 42U commented: "The advancements Avocent has made within the IT Infrastructure space are impressive. They are clearly focused on providing robust, best-in-class and comprehensive solutions for IT total asset management". "We are thrilled to be one of Avocent's exclusive partners, serving all of the mountain west region."

    Including both technical training on individual products as well as training regarding the integration of solutions to deliver efficient end-to-end data center administration, the accreditation course is centered around Avocent's data center solutions. Avocent solutions streamline management into a single console to help IT staff work more effectively. The accreditation training program, in addition to specialized training on industry-leading DSR® switches and Cyclades ACS serial console managers, cover these unique Avocent solutions:

    * DSView 3® Management Software - software management platform used to access and control data center devices - both physical and virtual - in one console regardless of manufacturer or operating system
    * LANDesk Server Manager - an enterprise software solution used to manage and protect servers, integrates with DSView 3 software for in-band and out-of-band server and data-center management
    * MergePoint® service processor manager - management to leverage service processors already present in servers to enable remote server management including power and health
    * Cyclades PM power management devices - management that enables remote power management and control