Avaya
CRN: August 2017
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Where now for troubled Avaya?
Vendor VP talks through plans to clear debt and restructure
Avaya says it is close to exiting Chapter 11
Comms vendor signs agreement with some of its priority debt holders and announces a new CEO
How will UC market consolidation affect the channel?
Several vendors are predicting a wave of mass consolidation to hit the UC and telephony market, Josh Budd looks at how it will affect the channel
Extreme Networks: We want to be the Cisco alternative
Extreme Networks UK regional director reveals how the acquired Avaya networking business will be integrated
Extreme Networks poised for further acquisitions as it closes in on Avaya's networking business
VP hints that there is more to come this year as Extreme moves towards completing Avaya and Brocade deals
RingCentral looks to capitalise on Avaya struggles for European expansion
UC vendor looks to poach Avaya customers as it increases focus on European market
Solar Communications continues on acquisition hunt
Comms MSP made two acquisitions last year and is looking to make a further two in 2017
Avaya appoints ScanSource for cloud push
After rivals used cloud as a stick with which to beat Avaya, the vendor is looking to drive channel uptake of its new Powered by Avaya midmarket cloud offering
'Give us a few months and we'll be a strong and healthy organisation' - New Avaya UK MD
Avaya targets UK mid-market with launch of cloud-hosted solution
We'll capitalise on Avaya's 'death spiral' - ShoreTel CEO
Don Joos says ShoreTel is already seizing the opportunity presented by Avaya's bankruptcy protection filing, as it launches cloud solution in UK
Avaya bankruptcy 'no concern' for channel - Westcon European VP
Jeremy Butt tells CRN that business will not be disrupted by bankruptcy filing in US and that the distributor is sitting on $20m of Avaya inventory, while other partners also supportive of move
Avaya files for bankruptcy owing channel millions
HPE, World Wide Technology and SHI among unsecured creditors
Diamonds are forever for G3 Comms
VAR is also first in country to be awarded Partner in Customer Excellence accolade
BT and Avaya seal £25m deal with University of Hull
Telecoms giant's reseller arm set to collaborate with Avaya on multi-million pound digital transformation project at the University
Avaya reseller G3 hives off recruitment
Fast-growing comms reseller retains tech recruitment firm Ingenio to support long-term growth goals
Resellers front of mind for Ericsson-LG cloud offering says Pragma
Distributor is hunting resellers for Ericsson-LG's new cloud UC solution, which it claims is the 'most reseller-centric offering in the market'
First $1bn quarter evades ScanSource
Recent acquisition of Imago pushes distributor's sales to record levels
Microsoft emerging as EMEA UC titan - IDC
Microsoft is giving Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, Mitel and Unify a run for its money, analyst claims
Maintel creates services unit as channel business blooms
Partner Services division created out of channel staff in Maintel, Datapoint and Proximity Communications
Avaya poaches ex-Oracle exec Biondi
Biondi moves to Avaya in newly created role of vice president of its global partner organisation
New Solar CEO to take managed services to 'next level'
John Whitty joins comms VAR from GCI where he was managing director
Westcon UCC boss vows to 'put edge back in the game'
Garry Boon says lack of permanent manager meant it was not fully aligned with vendors
Azzurri unveils network operations centre in Burnley
New facility to boost customer experience, claims comms VAR
