Avaya Completes Acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions(2)
Avaya announced completion of its acquisition of the Nortel Enterprise Solutions business. Now things get interesting. The combined Avaya/Nortel has by far the largest Enterprise Telephony installed base (much of it legacy) and perhaps the largest share of IPT shipments (depending upon which set of numbers you choose to believe), perhaps edging out Cisco.
Avaya/Nortel now also has an extremely large reseller base in North America and, to a lesser extent ROW. Significant among these distribution partners are many large Tier 1 and 2 Telecom Service Providers – an important channel to market, one Avaya had significantly lacked previously.
We all look forward to hearing the status of the combined product roadmap and look forward to hearing more progress from the integration from Avaya, as 2010 begins and the UCStrategies Summit occurs in April.
AVAYA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF NORTEL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
Transaction Further Solidifies Avaya’s Position as Leader in Business Communications
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 18, 2009
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Avaya, a global leader in business communications systems, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions (NES).
The addition of NES further enhances Avaya’s strategic position in providing business communications solutions and services for enterprise customers. The acquisition gives the company added scale, resources and expertise to deliver a portfolio of solutions and services around the globe.
“The completion of this acquisition represents another major step in Avaya’s evolution and growth in the communications industry," said Kevin J. Kennedy, president and CEO, Avaya. "Avaya and Nortel Enterprise Solutions share a common vision for the future of business communications. By combining our complementary technology portfolios, deep industry specific domain expertise, sales channels and customer bases, the new Avaya will redefine business communications and help customers to reduce costs, simplify operations and increase their business agility.”
As a result of the acquisition, Avaya will benefit from an expanded partner ecosystem, a broader portfolio, an enhanced customer base, and a greater ability to compete globally. The company also will extend relationships with system integrators and service providers who serve the enterprise market.
Approximately 6,000 NES employees have joined Avaya, including 25 top managers. Joel Hackney, previously president, Nortel Enterprise Solutions, joins the Avaya Executive Committee as senior vice president and president, Avaya Government Solutions and Data.
“In addition to great technology and outstanding customer relationships, NES brings talented employees in sales, systems engineering, services, marketing and more,” said Kennedy. “We believe our ability to innovate and develop solutions for customers to help them transform their businesses will continue to accelerate.”
Today, Avaya begins to execute its plans to integrate the operations and customer care functions of the two organizations. The company expects to provide information about the new combined product portfolio and roadmap within the next 30 days.
About Avaya
Avaya is a global leader and expert in business communications. The company provides unified communications, contact centers, and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness.
Avaya provides customers with communication solutions that use a SIP-based architecture to enable multi-vendor, multi-modal (voice, text, video etc.) connections and the distribution of value-added applications across the enterprise. For more information please visit www.avaya.com.
Additional information related to the acquisition is available at: http://www.avaya.com/nortel