Comments on: Why the Nortel-Avaya Deal is a Bad Idea http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/ All the News about Nortel Networks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: DnonAvaya http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-31159 DnonAvaya Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:17:25 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-31159 I worked for Nortel Government Solutions Defense Sector and was very successful with a raise and a bonus given to me just before the merger in December 2009. Avaya came in and despite a profitable showing of the Nortel SI contracts, Avaya got greedy and to lower their rates, layed off 45% of the work force, including BD, Capture, VPs of Operations, Pricing and Contracts. Well, guess what, now that virtually nobody is there, that area of the business is in question. Luckily I landed a new job at a much better company than Avaya with a nice raise and better benefits all the while with Avaya paying me severance. Thanks Avaya for getting me to the next level in my career by laying me off! LOL! Good luck on getting that sector of the business to work! I worked for Nortel Government Solutions Defense Sector and was very successful with a raise and a bonus given to me just before the merger in December 2009. Avaya came in and despite a profitable showing of the Nortel SI contracts, Avaya got greedy and to lower their rates, layed off 45% of the work force, including BD, Capture, VPs of Operations, Pricing and Contracts. Well, guess what, now that virtually nobody is there, that area of the business is in question. Luckily I landed a new job at a much better company than Avaya with a nice raise and better benefits all the while with Avaya paying me severance. Thanks Avaya for getting me to the next level in my career by laying me off! LOL! Good luck on getting that sector of the business to work!

]]> By: DnonAvaya http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-30577 DnonAvaya Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-30577 I worked for Nortel Government Solutions Defense Sector and was very successful with a raise and a bonus given to me just before the merger in December 2009. Avaya came in and despite a profitable showing of the Nortel SI contracts, Avaya got greedy and to lower their rates, layed off 45% of the work force, including BD, Capture, VPs of Operations, Pricing and Contracts. Well, guess what, now that virtually nobody is there, that area of the business is in question. Luckily I landed a new job at a much better company than Avaya with a nice raise and better benefits all the while with Avaya paying me severance. Thanks Avaya for getting me to the next level in my career by laying me off! LOL! Good luck on getting that sector of the business to work! I worked for Nortel Government Solutions Defense Sector and was very successful with a raise and a bonus given to me just before the merger in December 2009. Avaya came in and despite a profitable showing of the Nortel SI contracts, Avaya got greedy and to lower their rates, layed off 45% of the work force, including BD, Capture, VPs of Operations, Pricing and Contracts. Well, guess what, now that virtually nobody is there, that area of the business is in question. Luckily I landed a new job at a much better company than Avaya with a nice raise and better benefits all the while with Avaya paying me severance. Thanks Avaya for getting me to the next level in my career by laying me off! LOL! Good luck on getting that sector of the business to work!

]]> By: pkake2000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-26841 pkake2000 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:45:45 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-26841 Thank you for offering a good article I read will come back again.<br><a href="http://www.shoppingsaletoday.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.shoppingsaletoday.com</a> Thank you for offering a good article I read will come back again.
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]]> By: mrzfantom http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-25463 mrzfantom Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:48:02 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-25463 Destroy value? Then Nortel has much expertise to offer... Destroy value? Then Nortel has much expertise to offer…

]]> By: GoProto http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-25021 GoProto Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:20:36 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-25021 I guess we are not going to get an answer. Too bad. Maybe it's just conjecture. I guess we are not going to get an answer. Too bad. Maybe it's just conjecture.

]]> By: GoProto http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-25020 GoProto Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:18:21 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-25020 Based on previous history.. it's probably not a bad idea to believe that the opposite of Nortel's contentions will come to pass.. bet against their paradigm, and you'll probably come out a winner. Based on previous history.. it's probably not a bad idea to believe that the opposite of Nortel's contentions will come to pass.. bet against their paradigm, and you'll probably come out a winner.

]]> By: less http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-25019 less Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:10:54 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-25019 In other news, Oracle is buying Sun long before it goes bellyup - with shareholder approval, mind you - and:<br> <br><i>"IBM may walk away from this week's Hot Chips conference with bragging rights to having the most muscular microprocessor with its Power7. The eight-core, 45nm chip is expected to set new watermarks in parallelism and cache that could translate into leading-edge performance for servers using it."</i><br><br>It looks like evolution is still happening elsewhere in technolofy, in contrast to Nortel's contention that CDMA will still be around for a while and them patents will generate some serious cash well into 2012, so no worries. In other news, Oracle is buying Sun long before it goes bellyup – with shareholder approval, mind you – and:

“IBM may walk away from this week's Hot Chips conference with bragging rights to having the most muscular microprocessor with its Power7. The eight-core, 45nm chip is expected to set new watermarks in parallelism and cache that could translate into leading-edge performance for servers using it.”

It looks like evolution is still happening elsewhere in technolofy, in contrast to Nortel's contention that CDMA will still be around for a while and them patents will generate some serious cash well into 2012, so no worries.

]]> By: vvvv http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-24987 vvvv Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:27:50 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-24987 Avaya and Siemens/Gores must do something or become increasingly marginalized as Cisco and Microsoft take over the market. Bulking up by taking on the Nortel Enterprise product base and selected elements of the product portfolio and distribution structure make good sense. Throwing good money after bad? I don't think so. The world is a large place and there is plenty of room for a strong #3 to Cisco and Microsoft. Whether the #3 turns out to be A or S... that remains to be seen. Avaya and Siemens/Gores must do something or become increasingly marginalized as Cisco and Microsoft take over the market. Bulking up by taking on the Nortel Enterprise product base and selected elements of the product portfolio and distribution structure make good sense. Throwing good money after bad? I don't think so. The world is a large place and there is plenty of room for a strong #3 to Cisco and Microsoft. Whether the #3 turns out to be A or S… that remains to be seen.

]]> By: GoProto http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-24986 GoProto Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:14:24 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-24986 What's your source? What's your source?

]]> By: watching... http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-24982 watching... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:34:34 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/08/20/why-the-nortel-avaya-deal-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-24982 Really? Do tell.... Really? Do tell….

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