Reduction in distributor numbers from five to three was expected after the Nortel acquisition, vendor partners say
Avaya resellers have applauded the vendor’s decision to cut down distribution numbers following its acquisition of Nortel.
Philip Goldie, previously at Nortel, replaces Martin Gregory
Microsoft Australia has appointed Philip Goldie as head of its server business group. He replaces Martin Gregory.
Unified communications vendor retains Distribution Central, Westcon Group and VExpress
Avaya has slashed its Australian and New Zealand distribution line-up from five to three following a review of its Avaya and Nortel channel partnerships.
Optus subsidiary continues to build out its core unified communications business
Unified communications integrator, Alphawest, has become an Avaya platinum partner.
Networking integrator gains Mitel partner status as part of efforts to develop a more consultative-led business
Networking integrator, 3D Networks, is building a partnership with unified communications vendor, Mitel, as part of efforts to realign its business to core solutions areas.
Former Westcon group manager, Paul O'Connell, to work with key distributors and resellers
Tandberg Data has appointed former Westcon Group manager, Paul O’Connell, to head up Australian channel sales. He was previously Nortel business development manager at Westcon and Anixter, and has five years’ experience in the channel.
Analysts debate the future of Nortel
Analysts are mixed on whether Nortel, the disintegrating telecom titan, will survive in some form or die off, becoming a distant memory of a bygone era and century.
Former Nortel channel director, Neville James, set to lead new team with all partners integrated by the end of financial year
Avaya and Nortel’s newly merged channels are fundamentally similar and will smoothly integrate, according to Avaya managing director A/NZ, Rob Wells.
Long-awaited road map for merged networking and unified communications player
Avaya tomorrow will reveal a road map that shows how its customers – in particular its newly minted Nortel customers - can move to unified communications technologies without ripping out existing gear.
One-year anniversary comes as Nortel and Avaya put the final touches on their combined product roadmap
Thursday marks the end of a very busy year of bankruptcy for Nortel, one that saw painful dismantling of the once mighty telecom giant and that leaves Avaya on the verge of revealing exactly what it plans to do with the enterprise VoIP and switching assets it bought.
Avaya's purchase of Nortel is final as of Friday, with Avaya promising integrated voice/data branch-office gear and an aggressive integration of Nortel's products and roughly 6,000 personnel.
Networking integrator claims its new Sun, Genesys and Nortel relationships are strong foundations for 2010 growth
NSC Group has confirmed two redundancies across its Business Systems Group but is hiring an additional two technical staff to realign resources around other vendor partnerships.
We look at Avaya's year ahead
2010 should be a watershed year for Avaya, which has been reinventing itself for the past three years and is just about to take on the challenge of acquiring and integrating the enterprise assets of Nortel.
Next-generation datacentre initiatives are driving LAN switching market consolidation, analysts claim
2010 promises to be an interesting year in the enterprise LAN switching market.
Cisco, Dell and Oracle among the list of high-profile buyers in 2009
The top 10 mergers and acquisitions in the network industry in 2009 all cracked the billion-dollar barrier, and involved vendors in hardware, IT services, collaboration, storage, wireless infrastructure and other segments. IT behemoths such as Oracle, Cisco, Dell, HP, EMC and IBM were among the biggest spenders.
