Category Archives: Enterprise

The Avaya Roadmap for Nortel’s Enterprise Unit

By Mark Evans | Published: January 20, 2010
This is a guest post by Jeff Wiener, president with Digitcom and writer of The Telecom Blog. It looks like the Nortel saga is finally drawing to a close and current Nortel customers can now move to new direction with greater clarity. For those of you not aware, Nortel filed for bankruptcy in January 2009. [...]
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Thoughts on Avaya-Nortel Deal

By Mark Evans | Published: December 19, 2009
With Avaya’s purchase of Nortel’s enterprise business now officially complete, The Telecom Blog’s Jeff Wiener has some thoughts about what happens now. He writes that early indications suggest Avaya has a good handle on folding Nortel’s enterprise unit into the fold, as well as the market forces at play. “Now customers and dealers have to [...]
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What’s Next Nortel?

By Mark Evans | Published: November 8, 2009
I saw an ad on AAN that caught my attention that said: Nortel – Official SiteReliable Info – 100% TransparentVisit the Official Site Now! Being a curious type, I clicked on the ad, and discovered it’s a Web site (next.nortel.com) for Nortel’s enterprise solutions business, which has been acquired by Avaya. Some of the headlines are eye-catching: “Your Nortel [...]
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Nortel to Talk About Avaya Deal

By Mark Evans | Published: November 3, 2009
If you’re still interested in Nortel – the business – as opposed to Nortel – the quickly-evaporating corporate entity – you might be tune in to an enterprise solutions Webinar on Wednesday. David Downing, Nortel’s General Manager for Communications Solutions, and IDC Research Director Abner Germanow will host a virtual roundtable to discuss the Avaya deal [...]
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Major Cuts Coming in Enterprise Unit

By Mark Evans | Published: September 15, 2009
With the sale of Nortel’s enterprise business to Avaya for $915-million, Avaya appears to be wasting no time in mapping out its initial plans. The company plans to keep only 60% of Nortel’s North American employees, which probably means thousands of jobs will be eliminated. The restructuring should not be a surprise given the overlap between [...]
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Nortel Enterprise Auction is a Marathon

By Mark Evans | Published: September 12, 2009
I’d love to be a fly on the wall in New York City as the auction for Nortel’s enterprise business continues deep into a second day. Nortel social media guru Bo Gowan suggests we could be looking at a multi-day auction before a winner emerges. So, what’s taking so long? Are Avaya and Siemens continuing to [...]
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