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Avaya’s Enterprise Deal Clears Hurdles

By Mark Evans | Published: November 12, 2009
The closing of Avaya’s purchase of Nortel’s enterprise business took a huge step forward yesterday when it was granted granted early termination of the antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Avaya also received regulatory clearance for the proposed deal from the Canadian Competition Bureau. The Competition Bureau issued a no [...]
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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 [...]
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Nortel Customers: Don’t Worry, Be Happy

By Mark Evans | Published: November 5, 2009
No Jitter writes from VoiceCon 2009 about a panel that talked about Avaya’s acquisition of Nortel’s enterprise business. For Nortel customers, the panel advised them not to worry or be too concerned because “any current Nortel product you choose now is likely to be supported by Avaya for a number of years but minimize upgrades [...]
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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 [...]
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It Ain’t Over, Til It’s Over

By Mark Evans | Published: November 2, 2009
Here’s a guest post from Jeff Wiener, who runs Digitcom, a telecom equipment reseller. Jeff also writes The Telecom Blog, one of Canada’s leading telecom-focused. Oddly enough, there still seems to be a steady stream of press releases, product update notices, and new wins for Nortel which can be found on their web site (click [...]
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Avaya Deal to be Reviewed

By Mark Evans | Published: September 24, 2009
It looks the federal government has been listening to the growing number of critics who have been chirping away about how foreign buyers are picking up Nortel’s assets with little opposition from Ottawa. It may explain why the federal government has decided to review Avaya’s $915-million purchase of Nortel Networks Corp’s enterprise business – a [...]
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