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Re: [News] Avaya VoIP/PBX is Based on Linux

  • Subject: Re: [News] Avaya VoIP/PBX is Based on Linux
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:13:59 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <1843221.pcNpzZ2PMl@schestowitz.com> <0fglc4-lo9.ln1@ellandroad.demon.co.uk> <6409654.BS1mK6xe6I@schestowitz.com>
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 14 March 2007 15:20 \__
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> VoiceCon: Avaya CEO talks about changes, competition
>>> 
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Louis D'Ambrosio became top guy at Avaya last July, making him only
>>>| the company's second CEO since its inception in 2000, when Avaya was
>>>| spun off from Lucent's legacy business telephony arm...
>>>| 
>>>| We're a Linux-based product. We have a compelling set of software
>>>| attributes. In terms of execution, we talk about getting into
>>>| fighting shape.
>>> `----
>>> 
>>>
> http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/030807-avaya-ceo-changes-competition.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
>>> 
>>> Last week I read that Microsoft considered buying them. Maybe it was
>>> antitrust that prevented this (can't recall), but either way it could be
>>> another case of Linux threat being acquired.
>>> 
>> 
>> I wouldn't have thought that Avaya were any particular threat to MS, as
>> MS have no PBX offering anyway, although they are pushing the LCS
>> offering, which appears to be a way of keeping existing customers locked
>> to Microsoft.
>> 
>> Also, Microsoft have been getting /very/ close to Nortel recently, who
>> have a huge amount of interest all over the telco space, including
>> transport equipment, (tdm & packet), PBB-TE (carrier-grade ethernet),
>> media gateways, softswitches, PBXs, SCPs and they claim some IMS
>> capabilities too.  If MS are looking to get into a different space, this
>> might be it, although if they think it would help their margins, they
>> will be sadly disappointed.
> 
> Avaya opens Comms Manager for corporate AV
> 
> "We've always been Linux-based..."
> 
> http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=E2564318-8BF4-406F-ADA6-4DABF51D8C33
> 

This is a really good example of the Telecom kit provider model, they're using Linux,
but not passing any savings on...

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