Category Archives: Enterprise

Back from Vacation, Hackney Rallies the Troops

By Mark Evans | Published: July 17, 2009
As the future of the enterprise business hangs in the balance amid speculation it could be sold to Avaya or Siemens, it’s good to know that Joel Hackney can still get away on vacation. Here’s his post-vacation e-mail to the troops: Team, Today I return from vacation and felt compelled to give you my perspective [...]
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Enterprise Customers Hit the “Pause Button”

By Mark Evans | Published: May 21, 2009
While Nortel’s enteprise customers are apparently not walking away, Joel Hackney concedes that they have hit the “pause button” when it comes to buy equipment. He told Network World that customers are waiting until July 30 when Nortel’s restructuring plan is unveiled. As well, he believes customers are being hampered by the economic uncertainty. “We’re [...]
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Nortel Signs Agreement with BT

By Mark Evans | Published: May 18, 2009
An interesting agreement today between Nortel and BT: the companies announced a new four-year global trading agreement for Nortel’s enterprise equipment and services. From BT, Lewis Lyell, managing director, convergence business sales, BT Global Services, said: “This new deal is very good news for our customers. It demonstrates our ability to deliver value to customers [...]
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Richard Lowe Speaks Up

By Mark Evans | Published: February 27, 2009
Seems like Nortel executives are reaching out to employees. Here’s a letter to the carrier network from Richard Lowe” CN Employees, The past several weeks have been the most challenging of my career, and no doubt they feel the same for many of you. While things are difficult from where I stand, I know that [...]
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Nortel Ramps Up Enterprise Marketing

By Mark Evans | Published: September 3, 2008
As Nortel looks for markets where it can drive growth, it’s been paying more attention to the enterprise. This has been highlighted by its aggressive energy efficiency campaign that has seen Nortel take direct aim at Cisco. While it’s left to be seen whether Nortel’s strategic embrace of green will produce dividends, there is little [...]
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Nortel’s Annual Enterprise Customer Conference

By Mark Evans | Published: June 2, 2008
For anyone needing a hit of Nortel news, there could be some happening this week during Global Connect, an annual conference in Grapevine Gaylord, Tex. for Nortel enterprise customers hosted by the International Nortel Networks Users Association. Keynotes will be delivered by Joel Hackney (today) and Mike Zafirovski (tomorrow). Mike Z. will talk about: “Nortel’s [...]
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