Oldestgeek,
Did they say much about BCM R6 ? Is there anything you can share ?
I personally believe if they brought the flexibility and features of IPOffice (i.e shortcodes, vmpro, contact store and networking capabilities) into the BCM's reliability (i.e hardware) and kept the BCM contact center offering.
This would give the best product/solution for the customer on the market in my view.
I always see Avaya's strenght with features end user experience. Nortel lacked in that department nut they did make up for it with reliability, a good CC offering and all round a solid product, albeit possibly lacking a nice end user experience.
Just my two cents.