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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