Take this with a grain of salt. Maybe two grains. But I was talking to a Cisco gold partner who was on a partner call last week and there is a rumor, mind you a rumor, that Cisco may buy Avaya and shut them down. No technology transfer just shutting down the competition. Does anyone have any corroborating information? Take it for what it is worth, I assume no responsibility for the accuracy of this claim.
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Cisco to buy Avaya? 1
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intrigrant
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Anyone who buys another company has a obligation to support customers with a contract with that company.
Except in case of a bankruptcy then this will always be the case.
So, no worries. Just whishfull thinking of the Cisco partner to get access to some real telecom stuff.
Like I do, hoping to win the lottery one day...
Except in case of a bankruptcy then this will always be the case.
So, no worries. Just whishfull thinking of the Cisco partner to get access to some real telecom stuff.
Like I do, hoping to win the lottery one day...
I heard that too.
One of our sales guys told me that a competitor (selling Cisco) told the customer this to get the deal rather than them buying Avaya.
Sounds plausible to me that sales guys tell whatever they need to tell to sell.
They spread this rumor to tell customers it would be better to buy Cisco right away.
IMHO the problem is that Cisco treats phones as second class networking devices and if they would get to it they would make it worse than it already is and even more complicated if that is possible.
Joe W.
FHandw, ACSS (SME)
"This is the end of the world, make sure to buy your T-shirt before it is too late"
Original expression of my daughter
One of our sales guys told me that a competitor (selling Cisco) told the customer this to get the deal rather than them buying Avaya.
Sounds plausible to me that sales guys tell whatever they need to tell to sell.
They spread this rumor to tell customers it would be better to buy Cisco right away.
IMHO the problem is that Cisco treats phones as second class networking devices and if they would get to it they would make it worse than it already is and even more complicated if that is possible.
Joe W.
FHandw, ACSS (SME)
"This is the end of the world, make sure to buy your T-shirt before it is too late"
Original expression of my daughter
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I do feel the handwriting is on the wall for Avaya. They have never integrated the UC stuff businesses seem to demand these days. They all want Skype and what have you and Avaya simply has not delivered on that. Plus they are shafting the SMB side of their business as well leaving Mitel and NEC to fill the void. heir upper management seems tone deaf. And then they truly ridiculous "fixes" to the revenue stream such as taking button labels off their phones and not shipping IP phones with patch cords.
IPOfficeGuru
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Recently became Cisco UCS certified -just sayin...
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You should be more concerned that Cisco is going to buy Broadsoft. Cisco has expressed interest in abandoning the channel, they're going to sell direct to the end user. Broadsoft has expressed interest in doing the same. Sounds like a great time to be an Avaya Partner to me!
NTSDirect
NTSDirect
twitchy087
Vendor
Andddd Cisco has bought Broadsoft.
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