Tampa, FL: September 15, 2009 –Avatel Technologies, experts in Avaya systems, announces plans to expand its team of Strategic Account Managers and System Engineers for Avaya’s Enterprise market. The Avatel Enterprise team will focus on integrating Avaya’s products and services into large businesses, utilizing a dynamic team consisting of high-achieving engineering, sales and marketing professionals. Avatel will work with a vast array of partners and customers to advance the company's mission of growing its Enterprise division.  According to Avatel Executive Vice President, Jamie Wood, “This will be accomplished by a comparable level of experience, business acumen and the ability to create a “trusted-partner” relationship with our customers”. 

In July 2009, Nortel and Avaya separately announced that Avaya has signed agreements to purchase Nortel’s Enterprise solutions. Avaya CEO Kevin Kennedy said, “This is a strategic opportunity to acquire talent and complementary assets that position the combined company for growth and success”. Avaya and Avatel agree that the talent and expertise of Nortel employees will make their outstanding teams even stronger.

Avatel is fortunate to have recently acquired Ryan Benson, a Senior Nortel Systems Engineer with an NCA -Nortel Certified Architect certification level. Benson worked directly for Nortel, designing Enterprise class networks in the Southeast. A Computer and Electrical Engineer who began in the aerospace industry, Benson acts as a liaison between the highly technical and business worlds. Wood says, “Ryan is a strong asset for Avatel and will be relied upon for solid network design, and trustworthy advice in a turbulent technological world.”

On Sept. 15th, Avaya’s President and CEO Kevin Kennedy announced that Avaya has won the auction to pursue the acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions, subject to bankruptcy court approval. Kevin Kennedy states, “This is also a strategic opportunity to extend our technology leadership and bring the compelling benefits of our Avaya Aura TM architecture to an even broader set of global customers.  Avaya Aura’s open, standards-based architecture helps enable customers to lower costs, simplify operations and integrate with multi-vendor SIP based systems”.

Avatel and Avaya are committed to protecting the communications investments of the customers of Avaya and Nortel. Avatel’s Enterprise team will support Avaya’s efforts for a smooth product migration path and protection of their technology investment, with a “wrap and extend” approach”. With Avaya's high-touch channel-centric strategy, Avatel will be better positioned to deliver value-added Enterprise communication solutions.  Avatel will align with Avaya’s Enterprise team to reinforce to its customers that Avatel, as a part of Avaya’s channel ecosystem, is an extension of Avaya.