Mitel
Comms veteran rocks up as new boss of Mitel
Mary McDowell takes reins from long-standing CEO Rich McBee
Avaya considering joint venture with RingCentral instead of selling up - reports
Telecoms vendor in talks to form joint venture with video conferencing firm, according to Bloomberg
Mitel proposes reverse merger with Avaya - reports
Telecoms vendor considers bid from rival after months of talks, according to Bloomberg
Channel Round-up: August 2018
A roundup of all last month's biggest vendor, distributor, reseller stories exclusively for CRN Essential subscribers
Mitel SVP opens up on distribution cull
Jeremy Butt claims some distribution partnerships were 'no longer fit for purpose'
CRN Women in Channel Awards: Meet the judges
CRN is delighted to unveil the first nine judges on our inaugural Women in Channel Awards judging panel
Mitel exec pours cold water on Avaya's cloud prospects
Sales global sales boss Todd Abbott says industry perception of Avaya has not changed since it exited bankruptcy and listed on NYSE
Mitel takes axe to EMEA distribution ranks
UCC vendor claims distribution ranks will be cut significantly this year following new partner programme launch
Comms consolidation continues with Polycom making acquisition
Polycom says deal for Obihai Technology will boost the offerings available to its partners
Mitel's new EMEA channel chief promises strategy revamp
Channel veteran talks about refining Mitel's partner programme and why having worked for a distributor gives him an edge
Jeremy Butt lands at Mitel
After almost a decade at Avaya and Avaya distributor Westcon, Jeremy Butt has taken a top EMEA job at Avaya arch-foe Mitel
How resellers should adapt to a cloud-centric world
It is less about selling things and more about closer relationships with customers
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
Mitel sales boss on why ShoreTel changed its tune on selling up
Having rebuffed a $8.50-a-share offer from Mitel in 2014, ShoreTel reached a $7.50-a-share deal with its rival last week, a development its global sales chief has attributed to the changing economics of competing in UC
Mitel acquisition creates £980m turnover giant
Comms vendor makes third attempt to buy rival to form vendor giant
Comms VAR promises further acquisitions after London purchase
£25m VAR takes first steps into London
After almost doubling in size last year, cost-conscious Mitel is shrinking
After seeing its bid to buy Polycom thwarted, Mitel has sold its mobile division and is now gearing up to chop 10 per cent of its remaining workforce
Solar Communications continues on acquisition hunt
Comms MSP made two acquisitions last year and is looking to make a further two in 2017
Finding its voice
True voice-and-data convergence finally appears to be upon us following a spate of consolidation between the two channels. Tom Wright examines why it took so long
Jilted Mitel to continue down acquisition route
Vendor looking at ‘several options' after collapse of Polycom deal
Mitel gazumped over Polycom
Videoconferencing vendor snubs $1.96bn deal with Mitel by accepting $2bn offer from Siris Capital
Mitel's Polycom takeover creates 'genuine market opportunity' for partners - vice president
$1.96bn acquisition is set to be completed in Q3 this year
Britannic picks Huawei for £1m network refresh
Chinese vendor bests Cisco and Juniper as comms VAR rolls out SDN-powered infrastructure
Mitel partners return hung jury over Polycom deal
Some resellers say $1.96bn deal will solve interoperability headaches for customers, but others say Polycom's video offering is a 'legacy' solution that has been overtaken by the likes of Google and Skype
