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• Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management

  By Brandon Butler | 22 May, 2012 07:30

  As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months.

• Does standardized interoperability in data center fabrics matter?

  By Jim Duffy | 21 May, 2012 20:32

  Despite interoperability trials and demonstrations involving alternative data center fabric standards, a non-standard fabric technology is said by proponents to be at the front of the pack.

• Avaya joins crowded BYOD, MDM field

  By Jim Duffy | 09 May, 2012 00:31

  At Interop this week, Avaya will toss its hat into the rapidly expanding BYOD ring with new software for its policy manager that helps IT get a handle on mobile device management (MDM).

• Avaya answers Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent with SMB switches

  By Jim Duffy | 25 April, 2012 01:40

  Avaya has unveiled low-end Ethernet switches for small and medium-sized enterprises and remote branches that include features usually found in higher-end enterprise-class switches.

• Mobility, cloud computing, security issues to dominate Interop

  By Brandon Butler | 23 April, 2012 20:29

  One of the premier technology shows of the year once again hits Las Vegas from May 6-10 and many of the themes IT leaders grapple with on a daily basis will be the hot topics at this year's forums and panel discussions. The show focuses on nine subject areas this year including: cloud computing, networking, wireless and mobility, virtualization, data center, storage, collaboration, information security and risk management, and IT management. Mobility is a dominant discussion point at this year's show though with 14 sessions on the topic.

• New iPad app creates secure video conferencing, collaboration

  By John Cox | 13 April, 2012 07:32

  A new iOS app lets enterprise iPad users set up secure video conferences with others both inside and outside their organization. The app also can leverage features such as instant messaging, presence, multi-party calling, and voicemail via a range of third-party unified communications servers.

• Employees Push IT to Social Networks

  By Sharon Gaudin | 09 April, 2012 23:26

  As more and more corporate workers use their favorite social networking tools for job-related tasks, IT executives are left with little choice but to quickly find ways to manage the consumer software.

• Avaya to acquire Radvision for $US230 million

  By Hafizah Osman | 20 March, 2012 15:35

  Avaya to acquire Radvision for $US230 million

• Nortel enterprise chief discusses Avaya deal

  By Jim Duffy | 21 July, 2009 09:15

  Nortel agreed to sell its Enterprise Solutions group to Avaya for US$475 million, barring any better offers from other potential bidders under the "stalking horse" arrangement. Nortel's enterprise chief Joel Hackney shared a few thoughts about the deal and its implications.

• Efficiency key to Avaya's success, Giancarlo says

  By Stephen Lawson | 17 November, 2008 09:03

  Charles Giancarlo spent more than a decade at Cisco Systems and was widely considered a likely heir to Chairman and CEO John Chambers before he left last year for investment company Silver Lake Partners. Then Silver Lake orchestrated a private-equity buyout of Cisco rival Avaya, and Giancarlo stepped in as interim president and CEO. In January, former JDS Uniphase chief Kevin Kennedy will take over day-to-day operations as president and CEO, and Giancarlo will become chairman. Stephen Lawson of the IDG News Service spoke with Giancarlo on Tuesday after he delivered the opening keynote at VoiceCon in San Francisco.

• Avaya CEO talks app server, economic opportunities

  By Tim Greene | 27 October, 2008 08:51

  Interim Avaya CEO Charles Giancarlo is winding down his tenure at the helm as the company narrows down a permanent replacement for former CEO Lou D'Ambrosio, who stepped down earlier this year for health reasons.

• FAQ: What's going on with Nortel?

  By Tim Greene | 25 June, 2009 07:58

  With Nokia Siemens bidding on Nortel's wireless business and Avaya rumored to be grabbing up its enterprise gear, it is all but inevitable that the rest of company will be broken up and sold off in pieces, which raises questions. Here are some of them and the answers.