Comments on: Mike Z.’s ZMail About Nortel’s Enterprise Sale

By: TongueInCheek

TongueInCheek — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:50:44 +0000

Hey Tony, the Cabletron (now Enterasys) assets you mention in your blog actually belong to The Gores Group, who has the 51% share in the Siemens Enterprise JV. Avaya at one time had a strategic relationship with Extreme Networks but I'm not sure of it's current status.

By: UKNorteluser

UKNorteluser — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:30:53 +0000

So does this spell the end for the CS1000 range and BCM?

By: tonyrb

tonyrb — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:40:30 +0000

Avaya with Nortel is good and bad.

http://blog.tmcnet.com/the-hyperconnected-enter...

By: TongueInCheek

TongueInCheek — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:50:44 +0000

By: UKNorteluser

UKNorteluser — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:30:53 +0000

So does this spell the end for the CS1000 range and BCM?

By: tonyrb

tonyrb — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:40:30 +0000

Avaya with Nortel is good and bad.

http://blog.tmcnet.com/the-hyperconnected-enter...

By: L0L

L0L — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:45:10 +0000

If you consider this cool-headed, there is very little use for any of the Enterprise folks in this deal:
- the business model of Avaya requires almost no direct sales force
- huge overlap in product portfolio
- no need for the LAN/WAN routers, security appliances, etc

I hope some of the dat aportfolio will be spun off by Avaya, possibly under McHugh's leadership.

By: L0L

L0L — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:36:54 +0000

"These agreements are further proof of the considerable value Nortel’s businesses have in the marketplace. You have built the Enterprise business into a strong player and a valued asset in the industry."

Too bad all you six sigma black belt can't figure out a winning strategy with such a "values asset" for the industry.

Mike z has become an expert at spinning: like the Titanic, the nortel ship is not only sinking, it is breaking apart but Z and the execs keep saying how great the swim will be !

By: ntlifer

ntlifer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:56:35 +0000

This is a gift from Nortel to the next owner. Not only are the getting a huge portfolio of products and customers. The CS2100 can be directly marketed into the carrier business, against whoever ends up with CVAS and it's CS2K.

By: ExNtrl

ExNtrl — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:28:05 +0000

I would extend the ban to all GE executives. Show me one GE executive that met or exceeded expectations.