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The Story of the Two Garys
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 [...]
Nortel Customers: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
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 [...]
Nortel to Talk About Avaya Deal
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 [...]
Major Cuts Coming in Enterprise Unit
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 [...]
Hackney’s Speech to the Enterprise Troops
Here’s an e-mail that Joel Hackney, who heads up Nortel’s enterprise business, sent out after Avaya’s $900-million purchase of the business: Team, Today marks an important day in the future of our Enterprise Solutions business as earlier this morning it was affirmed that Avaya is the winning bidder. Avaya was selected as the stalking horse [...]
The Story of the Two Garys