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  • How dead is 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.

    Written by Jim Duffy22 Jan. 10 03:57
  • Avaya launches post-Nortel roadmap

    Avaya’s post-Nortel acquisition product roadmap should provide clarity to Australian customers of both companies according to ANZ managing director, Rob Wells.

    Written by Tim Lohman21 Jan. 10 11:43
  • Avaya lays out Nortel migration road map

    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.

    Written by Tim Greene19 Jan. 10 00:32
  • Nortel's bankruptcy: A year of major change

    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.

    Written by Tim Greene15 Jan. 10 06:23
  • Avaya closes Nortel deal

    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.

    Written by Tim Greene19 Dec. 09 09:29
  • Nortel purchase to test Avaya big time

    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.

    Written by Tim Greene11 Dec. 09 11:44
  • Tech industry's biggest M&A deals of 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.

    Written by Jon Brodkin09 Dec. 09 05:52
  • Nortel in '09: Dismantling of a tech stalwart

    This year saw the slow, painful dismantling of Nortel. Its gradual exit from the tech scene played out the entire year, as each month brought news of more layoffs, markdowns or sell-offs.

    Written by Jim Duffy03 Dec. 09 07:52
  • Nortel set to sell off GSM business

    Nortel Networks is preparing to auction off its division that makes equipment for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks early next month, continuing the unloading of its businesses under bankruptcy reorganization.

    Written by Stephen Lawson02 Oct. 09 07:33
  • Canadian government could stop Nortel-Avaya deal

    The Canadian government's industry minister announced last week it will only allow Avaya to buy Toronto-based Nortel Networks's enterprise business if Avaya can prove the $US915 million deal is beneficial to Canada.

    Written by Greg Meckbach29 Sept. 09 03:18
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