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  AMENDED AND RESTATED
  EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT         

    THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of October 31, 2000, by and among
Avocent Employment Services Co. (formerly known as Polycon Investments, Inc.), a Texas corporation ("Employer"), Avocent Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Doyle C. Weeks (the
"Employee"). 

  RECITALS         

    WHEREAS, the Employer is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Avocent Corporation engaged in the business of leasing employees to Avocent Corporation and its
affiliates, including Apex Inc. ("Apex") and Cybex Computer Products Corporation ("Cybex"); 

    WHEREAS,
Avocent Corporation and its affiliates (collectively referred to in this Agreement as "Avocent") are engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, and selling
stand-alone console/ KVM switching systems, console/KVM remote access products, and integrated server cabinet solutions for the client/server computing market; 

    WHEREAS,
Employee, Employer, and Cybex entered into that certain Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated July 1, 1999, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated
March 7, 2000 (collectively, the "Original Employment Agreement"); and 

    WHEREAS,
on March 8, 2000, Apex, Cybex, and Avocent Corporation entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated March 8, 2000 (the "Reorganization
Agreement"). Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, (i) Apex Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avocent, merged with and into Apex on July 1, 2000 (the "Apex Merger"),
and upon the Apex Merger, Apex became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avocent, and (ii) Cybex Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avocent, merged with and into Cybex (the "Cybex
Merger") on July 1, 2000, and upon the Cybex Merger, Cybex also became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avocent; and 

    WHEREAS,
for and in consideration of an increase in base pay, certain incentive bonus eligibility and awards, and an award of stock options that would not otherwise be made to
Employee, Employer, Employee, Cybex, and Avocent now wish to amend and restate the Original Employment Agreement with this Amended and Restated Employment and Noncompetition Agreement. 

  AGREEMENT         

    THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 

    1.  DUTIES.  During
the term of this Agreement, the Employee agrees to be employed by Employer and to serve Avocent as its Executive Vice President of
Group Operations and Business Development, and Employer agrees to employ the Employee and lease the Employee to Avocent to serve Avocent in such capacities. The Employee shall devote such of his
business time, energy, and skill to the affairs of Avocent and Employer as shall be necessary to perform the duties of Executive Vice President of Group Operations and Business Development. The
Employee shall report to the President of the Employer, Cybex, and Avocent Corporation and to the Boards of Directors of the Employer, Cybex, and Avocent Corporation, and at all times during the term
of this Agreement, the Employee shall have powers and duties at least commensurate with his position as Executive Vice President of Group Operations and Business Development of Avocent Corporation. 

    2.  TERM
OF EMPLOYMENT.  

    2.1  DEFINITIONS.  For
purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

    (a) "TERMINATION
FOR CAUSE" shall mean termination by the Employer of the Employee's employment by the Employer by reason of the Employee's willful dishonesty towards,
fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to, the Employer or Avocent or 

by reason of the Employee's willful material breach of this Agreement which has resulted in material injury to the Employer or Avocent. 

    (b) "TERMINATIONS
OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE" shall mean termination by the Employer or Avocent Corporation of the Employee's employment by the Employer (other than in a
Termination for Cause) and shall include any constructive termination of the Employee's employment by reason of
material breach of this Agreement by the Employer or Avocent, such constructive termination to be effective upon thirty (30) days written notice from the Employee to the Employer of such
constructive termination. 

    (c) "VOLUNTARY
TERMINATION" shall mean termination by the Employee of the Employee's employment by the Employer other than (i) constructive termination as
described in subsection 2.1(b), (ii) "Termination Upon a Change in Control" as described in Section 2.1(e), and (iii) termination by reason of the Employee's disability or death
as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6. 

    (d) "TERMINATION
UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean (i) a termination by the Employee of the Employee's employment with the Employer or services to Avocent
within six (6) months following any "Change in Control" other than any "Change in Control" contemplated by or described in the Reorganization Agreement and/or resulting from the closing of the
transactions described in the Reorganization Agreement including, without limitation, the Cybex Merger, the Apex Merger, and the Merger (as such terms are defined in the Reorganization Agreement), or
(ii) any termination by the Employer or Avocent Corporation of the Employee's employment by the Employer (other than a Termination for Cause) within eighteen (18) months following any
"Change in Control" other than any "Change in Control" contemplated by or described in the Reorganization Agreement and/or resulting from the closing of the transactions described in the
Reorganization Agreement including, without limitation, the Cybex Merger, the Apex Merger, and the Merger (as such terms are defined in the Reorganization Agreement). 

    (e) "CHANGE
IN CONTROL" shall mean any one of the following events: 

     (i) Any
person (other than Avocent) acquires beneficial ownership of Employer's, Cybex's, or Avocent Corporation's securities and is or thereby becomes a beneficial
owner of securities entitling such person to exercise twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of Employer's, Cybex's, or Avocent Corporation's then outstanding
stock. For purposes of this Agreement, "beneficial ownership" shall be determined in accordance with Regulation 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any similar successor
regulation or rule; and the term "person" shall include any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust or association, or any group or combination thereof, whose ownership of Employer's, Cybex's,
or Avocent Corporation's securities would be required to be reported under such Regulation 13D, or any similar successor regulation or rule. 

    (ii) Within
any twenty-four (24) month period, the individuals who were Directors of Avocent Corporation at the beginning of any such period,
together with any other Directors first elected as directors of Avocent Corporation pursuant to nominations approved or ratified by at least two-thirds (2/3)
of the Directors in office immediately prior to any such election, cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Avocent Corporation. 

    (iii) Avocent
Corporation's stockholders approve: 

    (1) any
consolidation or merger of Avocent Corporation in which Avocent Corporation is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which 

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shares of Avocent Corporation common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger or consolidation of Avocent Corporation in which the holders of Avocent
Corporation's common stock immediately prior to the merger or consolidation have substantially the same proportionate ownership and voting control of the surviving corporation immediately after the
merger or consolidation; or 

    (2) any
sale, lease, exchange, liquidation or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Avocent
Corporation. 

Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (e)(iii)(1) and (e)(iii)(2) above, the term "Change in Control" shall not include a consolidation, merger, or other reorganization if upon consummation of such
transaction all of the outstanding voting stock of Avocent Corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, by a holding company, and the holders of Avocent Corporation's common stock immediately prior
to the transaction have substantially the same proportionate ownership and voting control of such holding company after such transaction. 

    (iv) Cybex's
stockholders approve: 

    (1) any
consolidation or merger of Cybex in which Cybex is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of Cybex common stock would be
converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger or consolidation of Cybex (including a merger of Cybex into Avocent Corporation) in which the holders of Cybex's common stock
immediately prior to the merger or consolidation have substantially the same proportionate ownership and voting control of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger or consolidation; or 

    (2) any
sale, lease, exchange, liquidation or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Cybex. 

Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (e)(iv)(1) and (e)(iv)(2) above, the term "Change in Control" shall not include a consolidation, merger, or other reorganization if upon consummation of such transaction
all of the outstanding voting stock of Cybex is owned, directly or indirectly, by a holding company, and the holders of Cybex's common stock immediately prior to the transaction have substantially the
same proportionate ownership and voting control of such holding company after such transaction. 

    2.2  BASIC
TERM.  The term of employment of the Employee by the Employer shall be for the period beginning immediately prior to the closing of the Cybex
Merger (as described in the Reorganization Agreement) on July 1, 2000, and ending on December 31, 2004, unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Section 2. At any time before
December 31, 2004, the Employer and the Employee may by mutual written agreement extend the Employee's employment under the terms of this Agreement for such additional periods as they may
agree. 

    2.3  TERMINATION
FOR CAUSE.  Termination For Cause may be effected by the Employer at any time during the term of this Agreement and shall be effected by
thirty (30) days written notification to the Employee from the Boards of Directors of Employer and Avocent Corporation stating the reason for termination. Upon Termination For Cause, the
Employee immediately shall be paid all accrued salary, vested deferred compensation, if any (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the
applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Employer or Avocent in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the Employee's rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any
appropriate business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with his duties hereunder, 

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all to the date of termination, but the Employee shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation. 

    2.4  TERMINATION
OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Employer may effect a Termination Other Than For Cause at
any time upon giving thirty (30) days written notice to the Employee of such termination. Upon any Termination Other Than For Cause, the Employee shall immediately be paid all accrued salary,
bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation, if any (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will
be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Employer or Avocent in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the Employee's rights under such
plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation
provided in Section 4.2, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind. 

    2.5  TERMINATION
BY REASON OF DISABILITY.  If, during the term of this Agreement, the Employee, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of
Avocent, has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement on account of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and such illness or incapacity continues for a period of more than six
(6) consecutive months, the Employer shall have the right to terminate the Employee's employment hereunder by delivery of written notice to the Employee at any time after such six month period
and payment to the Employee of all accrued salary, bonus compensation in an amount equal to the average annual bonus earned by the Employee as an employee of Avocent and its affiliates and
predecessors in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of termination, vested deferred compensation, if any (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid
in accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Employer or Avocent in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the Employee's rights under such plans
(including having the vesting of any awards granted to the Employee under any Cybex or Avocent stock option plans fully accelerated), accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses
incurred by the Employee in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, with the exception of medical and dental benefits which shall continue through the expiration of this
Agreement, but the Employee shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation. 

    2.6  TERMINATION
BY REASON OF DEATH.  In the event of the Employee's death during the term of this Agreement, the Employee's employment shall be deemed
to have terminated as of the last day of the month during which his death occurs and the Employer shall pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as the Employee may from time to time designate all
accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation, if any (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the
applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Employer or Avocent in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the Employee's rights under such plans (including having the vesting
of any awards granted to the Employee under any Cybex or Avocent stock option plans fully accelerated), accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by the Employee in
connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but the Employee's estate shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation,
severance compensation. 

    2.7  VOLUNTARY
TERMINATION.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Employee may effect a Voluntary Termination at any time upon giving
thirty (30) days written notice to the Employer of such termination. In the event of a Voluntary Termination, the Employer shall
immediately pay all accrued salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation, if any (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which 

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will be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Employer or Avocent in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the Employee's rights under such
plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but no other compensation or
reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation. 

    2.8  TERMINATION
UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL.  In the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control, the Employee shall immediately be paid all accrued
salary, bonus compensation to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation, if any (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable
plan), any benefits under any plans of Employer or Avocent in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the Employee's rights under such plans (including having the vesting of any
awards granted to the Employee under any Cybex or Avocent stock option plans fully accelerated), accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with
his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.1, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind. Employee acknowledges and
agrees that the transactions described in the Reorganization Agreement including, without limitation, the Cybex Merger, the Apex Merger, and the Merger do not constitute, and shall not be construed
retroactively or otherwise as constituting, a "Change in Control" as defined in Section 2.1(e) and that any future termination of Employee's employment with Employer will not constitute a
"Termination Upon A Change in Control" under Section 2.1(d) or this Section 2.8 unless there is a Change in Control as defined in Section 2.1(e) of this Agreement after the date
of this Agreement. 

    3.  SALARY,
BENEFITS AND BONUS COMPENSATION.  

    3.1  BASE
SALARY.  Effective July 1, 2000, as payment for the services to be rendered by the Employee as provided in Section 1 and subject
to the terms and conditions of Section 2, the Employer agrees to pay to the Employee a "Base Salary" at the rate of $250,000 per annum, payable in equal bi-weekly installments. The
Base Salary for each calendar year (or proration thereof) beginning January 1, 2001 shall be determined by the Board of Directors of Avocent Corporation upon a recommendation of the
Compensation Committee of Avocent Corporation (the "Compensation Committee"), which shall authorize an increase in the Employee's Base Salary in an amount which, at a minimum, shall be equal to the
cumulative cost-of-living increment on the Base Salary as reported in the "Consumer Price Index, Huntsville, Alabama, All Items," published by the U.S. Department of Labor
(using July 1, 2000, as the
base date for computation prorated for any partial year). The Employee's Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of Avocent Corporation. 

    3.2  BONUSES.  The
Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus for each calendar year (or portion thereof) during the term of this Agreement and any
extensions thereof, with the actual amount of any such bonus to be determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of Avocent Corporation based upon its evaluation of the Employee's
performance during such year. All such bonuses shall be payable during the last month of the fiscal year or within forty-five (45) days after the end of the fiscal year to which
such bonus relates. All such bonuses shall be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of Avocent Corporation. 

    3.3  ADDITIONAL
BENEFITS.  During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to the following fringe benefits: 

    (a)  THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.  The Employee shall be eligible to participate in such of Avocent's benefits
and deferred compensation plans as are now generally available or later made generally available to executive officers of or Avocent, including, without limitation, stock option plans,
Section 401(k) plan, profit sharing plans, annual physical 

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examinations, dental and medical plans, personal catastrophe and disability insurance, retirement plans and supplementary executive retirement plans, if any. For purposes of establishing the length of
service under any benefit plans or programs of Cybex or Avocent, the Employee's employment with the Employer (or any successor) will be deemed to have commenced on the date that Employee first
commenced employment with Cybex, which was February 1, 1995. 

    (b)  VACATION.  The Employee shall be entitled to vacation in accordance with the Avocent Corporation's
vacation policy but in no event less than three weeks during each year of this Agreement. 

    (c)  LIFE INSURANCE.  For the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, the Employer shall at
its expense procure and keep in effect term life insurance on the life of the Employee, payable to such beneficiaries as the Employee may from time to time designate, in an aggregate amount equal to
the lesser of (i) three times the Employee's Base Salary or (ii) $500,000. Such policy shall be owned by the Employee or by any person or entity with an insurable interest in the life of
the Employee. 

    (d)  REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.  During the term of this Agreement, the Employer or Avocent Corporation
shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable and properly documented out-of-pocket business and/or entertainment expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with his duties
under this Agreement. 

    4.  SEVERANCE
COMPENSATION.  

    4.1  SEVERANCE
COMPENSATION IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL.  In the event the Employee's employment is terminated in a
Termination Upon a Change in Control, the Employee shall be paid as severance compensation his Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination) for a period of eighteen
(18) months from the date of termination of this Agreement, on the dates specified in Section 3.1, and an amount equal to the average annual bonus earned by the Employee as an employee
of Avocent Corporation and its affiliates and predecessors in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of termination. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.1 to the
contrary, the Employee may in the Employee's sole discretion, by delivery of a notice to the Employer within thirty (30) days following a Termination Upon a Change in Control, elect to receive
from the Employer a lump sum severance payment by bank cashier's check equal to the present value of the flow of cash payments that would otherwise be paid to the Employee pursuant to this
Section 4.1. Such present value shall be determined as of the date of delivery of the notice of election by the Employee and shall be based on a discount rate equal to the interest rate of
90-day U.S. Treasury bills, as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or similar publication), on the date of delivery of the election notice.
If the Employee elects to receive a lump sum severance payment, Avocent Corporation shall cause the Employer to make such payment to the Employee within ten (10) days following the date on
which the Employee notifies the Employer of the Employee's election. The Employee shall also be entitled to have the vesting of any awards granted to the Employee under any Cybex or Avocent stock
option plans fully accelerated. The Employee shall be provided with medical plan benefits under any health plans of Avocent or Employer in which the Employee is a participant to the full extent of the
Employee's rights under such plans for a period of 12 months from the date of termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that the benefits under any such plans of Employer or Avocent in
which the Employee is a participant, including any such perquisites, shall cease upon employment by a new employer. 

    4.2  SEVERANCE
COMPENSATION IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE.  In the event the Employee's employment is terminated in a Termination
Other Than for Cause, the Employee shall be paid as severance compensation his Base Salary (at 

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the rate payable at the time of such termination) for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of such termination, on the dates specified in Section 3.1, and an amount equal to
the average annual bonus earned by the Employee as an employee of Avocent Corporation and its affiliates and predecessors in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of termination.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.2 to the contrary, the Employee may in the Employee's sole discretion, by delivery of a notice to the Employer within thirty (30) days
following a Termination Other Than for Cause, elect to receive from the Employer a lump sum severance payment by bank cashier's check equal to the present value of the flow of cash payments that would
otherwise be paid to the Employee pursuant to this Section 4.2. Such present value shall be determined as of the date of delivery of the notice of election by the Employee and shall be based on
a discount rate equal to the interest rate on 90-day U.S. Treasury bills, as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or similar publication),
on the date of delivery of the election notice. If the Employee elects to receive a lump sum severance payment, Avocent Corporation shall cause the Employer to make such payment to the Employee within
ten (10) days following the date on which the Employee notifies the Employer of the Employee's election. The Employee shall also be entitled to have the vesting of any awards granted to the
Employee under any Cybex or Avocent stock option plans fully accelerated. 

    4.3  NO
SEVERANCE COMPENSATION UNDER OTHER TERMINATION.  In the event of a Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason of the
Employee's disability pursuant to Section 2.5, or termination by reason of the Employee's death pursuant to Section 2.6, the Employee or his estate shall not be paid any severance
compensation. 

    5.  NON-COMPETITION
OBLIGATIONS.  Unless waived or reduced by the Employer or Avocent, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of
12 months thereafter, the Employee will not, without the Employer's prior written consent, directly or indirectly, alone or as a partner, joint venturer, officer, director, employee,
consultant, agent, independent contractor or stockholder of any company or business, engage in any business activity in the United States, Canada, or Europe which is substantially similar to or in
direct competition with any of the business activities of or services provided by the Employer at such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ownership by the Employee of not more than five percent
(5%) of the shares of stock of any corporation having a class of equity securities actively traded on a national securities exchange or on The Nasdaq Stock Market shall not be deemed, in and of
itself, to violate the prohibitions of this Section 5. 

    6.  MISCELLANEOUS.  

    6.1  PAYMENT
OBLIGATIONS.  If litigation after a Change in Control shall be brought to enforce or interpret any provision contained herein, the Employer
and Avocent Corporation, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Employer's and Avocent Corporation's Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws, each hereby indemnifies the Employee for the Employee's reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements incurred in such litigation. 

    6.2  GUARANTEE.  Avocent
Corporation hereby unconditional and irrevocable guarantees the payment obligations of the Employer under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Employer's obligations under Section 6.1 hereof. 

    6.3  WITHHOLDINGS.  All
compensation and benefits to the Employee hereunder shall be reduced by all federal, state, local, and other withholdings and
similar taxes and payments required by applicable law. 

    6.4  WAIVER.  The
waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the
same or other provision hereof. 

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    6.5  ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter
hereof including without limitation, the Original Employment Agreement, and any understandings, agreements or obligations respecting any past or future compensation, bonuses, reimbursements or other
payments to the Employee from the Employer or Avocent Corporation. In particular, Employee acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions of this Agreement (and not the Original Employment
Agreement) shall apply to all stock option awards granted to Employee under any Cybex or Avocent stock option plan (including, without limitation, Employee's September 18, 2000 stock option
award from Avocent Corporation). All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification is sought. 

    6.6  NOTICES.  All
notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery or first class mail,
certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon hand delivery to an officer of the Employer or the Employee, as the case may be, or upon three
(3) days after mailing to the respective persons named below: 

	If to the Employer/Avocent:	Avocent Corporation

4991 Corporate Drive

Huntsville, AL 35805

Attn: Executive Vice President

Copy to General Counsel
	 

If to the Employee:	 

Doyle C. Weeks

[          ]

[          ]

    Any
party may change such party's address for notices by notice duly given pursuant to this Section 6.6. 

    6.7  HEADINGS.  The
Section headings herein are intended for reference and shall not by themselves determine the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement. 

    6.8  GOVERNING
LAW; VENUE.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama. The Employee, the
Employer, and Avocent Corporation each hereby expressly consents to the exclusive venue of the state and federal courts located in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, for any lawsuit arising from or
relating to this Agreement. 

    6.9  ARBITRATION.  Any
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in
Huntsville, Alabama, in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three (3) arbitrators, one (1) to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two (2) arbitrators
so chosen. To the extent permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected arbitrators may grant equitable relief. Each party shall pay the fees of the arbitrator selected
by him and of his own attorneys, and the expenses of his witnesses and all other expenses connected with the presentation of his case. The cost of the arbitration including the cost of the record or
transcripts thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees and costs shall be borne equally by the parties. 

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    6.10  SEVERABILITY.  If a court or other body of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is excessive in scope or
otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be
adjusted rather than voided, if possible, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent possible. 

    6.11  SURVIVAL
OF EMPLOYER'S OBLIGATIONS.  The Employer's and Avocent Corporation's obligations hereunder shall not be terminated by reason of any
liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, cessation of business, or similar event relating to the Employer or Avocent Corporation. This Agreement shall not be terminated by any merger or consolidation or
other reorganization of the Employer or Avocent Corporation. In the event any such merger, consolidation or reorganization shall be accomplished by transfer of stock or by transfer of assets or
otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the surviving or resulting corporation or person. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall not be assignable either by
the Employer (except to an affiliate of the Employer (including Avocent Corporation) in which event the Employer shall remain liable if the affiliate fails to meet any obligations to make payments or
provide benefits or otherwise) or by the Employee. 

    6.12  COUNTERPARTS.  This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 

    6.13  INDEMNIFICATION.  In
addition to any rights to indemnification to which the Employee is entitled to under the Employer's Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws, the Employer and Avocent Corporation shall indemnify the Employee at all times during and after the term of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under the corporation laws of the
State of Delaware and any other applicable state law, and shall pay the Employee's expenses in defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such
action, suit, or proceeding, to the maximum extent permitted under such applicable state laws. 

    6.14  INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECTION 4999 EXCISE TAXES.  In the event that it shall be determined that any payment or other benefit paid by the Employer or
Avocent Corporation to or for the benefit of the Employee under this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Amendment (the "Payments")
would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Excise Tax"), then the Employer and Avocent Corporation shall indemnify the Employee for such
Excise Tax in accordance with the following: 

    (a) The
Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional payment from the Employer and/or Avocent Corporation equal to (i) one hundred percent (100%) of any
Excise Tax actually paid or finally or
payable by the Employee in connection with the Payments, plus (ii) an additional payment in such amount that after all taxes, interest and penalties incurred in connection with all payments
under this Section 2(a), the Employee retains an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Excise Tax. 

    (b) All
determinations required to be made under this Section shall be made by the Avocent Corporation's primary independent public accounting firm, or any other
nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Avocent Corporation and the Employee (the "Accounting Firm"). Avocent Corporation shall cause the Accounting Firm to provide detailed
supporting calculations of its determinations to the Employer and the Employee. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Employer. For purposes of making the
calculations required by this Section, the Accounting Firm may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations
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and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, provided the Accounting Firm's determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Internal Revenue Code).
The payments to which the Employee is entitled pursuant to this Section shall be paid by the Employer and/or Avocent Corporation to the Employee in cash and in full not later than thirty
(30) calendar days following the date the Employee becomes subject to the Excise Tax. 

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

	 	 	AVOCENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, INC.:
	 

 	 
 	 

By:	 

/s/ JULIE YARBROUGH   

	 	 	Its:	President

	 

 	 
 	 
 AVOCENT CORPORATION:
	 

 	 
 	 

By:	 

/s/ DOUGLAS E. PRITCHETT   

	 	 	Its:	Senior Vice President

	 

 	 
 	 
 EMPLOYEE:
	 

 	 
 	 

/s/ DOYLE C. WEEKS   
 Doyle C. Weeks

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  AVOCENT CORPORATION
  INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT         

    This Indemnification Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of this     day of
            ,    , by and between Avocent Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and    
        
("Indemnitee"). 

    WHEREAS
the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty in obtaining directors' and officers' liability insurance, the significant increases in the cost of such
insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance; 

    WHEREAS
the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting officers and directors to expensive litigation risks at
the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited; and 

    WHEREAS
the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve as officers and directors of the Company and to induce
Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the maximum protection permitted by law; and 

    WHEREAS
in view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires that Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company as set forth herein. 

    NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration for Indemnitee's services as an officer or director of the Company, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows: 

    1.  Indemnification.  

    (a)  Indemnification of Expenses.  The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted
by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action,
suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a "Claim") by
reason of (or arising in part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or any subsidiary of the
Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by
reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such capacity (hereinafter an "Indemnifiable Event") against any and all
expenses (including attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or
preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes
imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement (collectively, hereinafter "Expenses"), including
all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses. Such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any
event no later than five days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company. 

    (b)  Reviewing Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under
Section 1(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party (as described in 

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Section 10(e) hereof) shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(c) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee
would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 2(a) (an  "Expense
Advance") shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be
permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid;
provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under
applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to
reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). An
Indemnitee's obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there has not
been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(c) hereof), the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a
Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be the
Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(c) hereof. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would
not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any
such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such
proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee. 

    (c)  Change in Control.  The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company (other
than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then, with respect to all matters
thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitees to payments of Expenses and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws as now or hereafter in effect, Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 10(d) hereof) shall be selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be
indemnified under applicable law and the Company agrees to abide by such opinion. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully
indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 

    (d)  Mandatory Payment of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement other than
Section 9 hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section (1)(a) hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. 

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    2.  Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.  

    (a)  Advancement of Expenses.  The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The
advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than five days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company. 

    (b)  Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to Indemnitees' right
to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature page of this Agreement (or such other address as the Company
shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitees' power. 

    (c)  No Presumptions; Burden of Proof.  For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by
judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not
create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable
law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an
actual determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a
judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard
of conduct or did not have any particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden
of proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled. 

    (d)  Notice to Insurers.  If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant
to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all
amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. 

    (e)  Selection of Counsel.  In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to pay the Expenses of
any Claim, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Claim with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of
written notice of its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by
Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect
to the same Claim; provided that, (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitees' counsel in any such Claim at Indemnitee expense and (ii) if (A) the employment of
counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in
the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such Claim, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee counsel shall be at the expense of
the Company. The Company shall have the right to 

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conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion, including the right to settle any claim against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee. 

    3.  Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.  

    (a)  Scope.  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law,
notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws or by statute. In
the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change in
any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the
extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth
in Section 8(a) hereof. 

    (b)  Nonexclusivity.  The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights
to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action Indemnitee took or did not take while serving in an indemnified
capacity even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity. 

    4.  No Duplication of Payments.  The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment
in connection with any Claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw or otherwise) of
the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. 

    5.  Partial Indemnification.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to
indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify
Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee are entitled. 

    6.  Mutual Acknowledgement.  Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances,
Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands
and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in
certain circumstances for a determination of the Company's right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee. 

    7.  Liability Insurance.  To the extent the Company maintains liability insurance applicable to
directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most
favorably insured of the Company's directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company's key
employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary. 

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    8.  Exceptions.  Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be
obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement: 

    (a)  Excluded Action or Omissions.  (i) To indemnify Indemnitee for Indemnitee's acts, omissions
or transactions from which Indemnitee or the Indemnitee may not be indemnified under applicable law; or (ii) to indemnify Indemnitee for Indemnitee's intentional acts or transactions in
violation of the Company's policies; 

    (b)  Claims Initiated by Indemnitee.  To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to
Claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to actions or proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification
under this Agreement or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events,
(ii) in specific cases if the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such Claim, or (iii) as otherwise required under Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be; 

    (c)  Lack of Good Faith.  To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to
any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such
proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or 

    (d)  Claims Under Section 16(b).  To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the payment of profits arising
from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute. 

    9.  Period of Limitations.  No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by
or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such
cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year
period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall
govern. 

    10.  Construction of Certain Phrases.  

    (a) For
purposes of this Agreement, references to the "Company" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees,
agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. 

    (b) For
purposes of this Agreement, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes
assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its
beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in 

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good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner
"not opposed to the best interests of the Company" as referred to in this Agreement. 

    (c) For
purposes of this Agreement a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or
indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, (A) who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such
securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person, or (B) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing more than 20% of the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two consecutive
years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the
Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the
Company with any other corporation other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either
by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by
the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company's assets. 

    (d) For
purposes of this Agreement, "Independent Legal Counsel" shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1(c) hereof, who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of
Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements). 

    (e) For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Reviewing Party" shall mean any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Company's Board of Directors
or any other person or body appointed by the Board of Directors who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee are seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel. 

    (f)  For
purposes of this Agreement, "Voting Securities" shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors. 

    11.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original. 

    12.  Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the 

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business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events regardless
of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company's request. 

    13.  Attorneys' Fees.  In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under this Agreement or
under any liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee
with respect to such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a
part of such action, a court of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action was not made in good faith or was
frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be
paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be
entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court having jurisdiction over such action determines that each of Indemnitee material defenses
to such action was made in bad faith or was frivolous. 

    14.  Notice.  All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing,
shall be effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to be given (a) five (5) days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered
by first class mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (c) one business day after the business day of deposit with Federal Express or similar overnight courier,
freight prepaid, or (d) one day after the business day of delivery by facsimile transmission, if delivered by facsimile transmission, with copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall
be addressed if to Indemnitee, at the Indemnitee address as set forth beneath Indemnitee signatures to this Agreement and if to the Company at the address of its principal corporate offices
(attention: Secretary) or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days' advance written notice to the other party hereto. 

    15.  Consent to Jurisdiction.  The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted
under this Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be the exclusive and only proper
forum for adjudicating such a claim. 

    16.  Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the
provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the
remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitations,
each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not
itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable. 

    17.  Choice of Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents, entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws principles thereof. 

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    18.  Subrogation.  In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the
extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

    19.  Amendment and Termination.  No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this
Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

    20.  Integration and Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the
parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto. 

    21.  No Construction as Employment Agreement.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as
giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. 

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Address:  4991 Corporate Drive

Huntsville, Alabama 35805

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