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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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Avaya to Unveil New Road Map on Jan. 19

By Mark Evans | Published: January 16, 2010
With the $915-million purchase of Nortel’s enterprise division now complete, Avaya plans to provide analysts with a roadmap of its strategic plans for the new, larger business on Jan. 19. Aside from providing details about how Nortel’s 6,000 employees will fit into the scheme of things, Avaya CEO Kevin Kennedy is also expected to talk [...]
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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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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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The Story of the Two Garys

By Mark Evans | Published: November 5, 2009
Oh, what could have been if Gary Daichendt and Gary Kunis had been allowed to execute on their vision for Nortel – one that would have seen make some major moves to position itself as a enterprise-focused player. Alas, they weren’t allowed to make it happen as Nortel’s board decided to stick with CEO Bill [...]
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