Avaya CEO: ‘We’re going to make history in 2019, not repeat it’

Austin, Texas --- Avaya Holdings Corp. is doing away with its complicated product names and lumping them under what it’s calling Avaya Intelligent Xperiences (Avaya IX). This will affect the company’s entire portfolio

Avaya acquires Spoken Communications, touts fresh beginning

New Orleans, La. – Jim Chirico’s message couldn’t be clearer this morning: Avaya has money, it’s looking to form new partnerships and it’s dedicated to the cloud. “What we’re doing now, is playing to

New Avaya Canada president looks to change the culture

TORONTO – November 15 will be an important date in Avaya’s history. On that day Avaya employees, partners and customers will learn the company’s fate as they expect to leave Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Tech and Tennis at the Rogers Cup – Tech in Sports Ep. 5

Join the Tech in Sports crew at the Rogers Cup in Toronto at the inaugural Tech and Tennis day! For our debate portion of the podcast this week, we are joined by the

Avaya ready to help municipalities with all of their unified communication needs

WINDSOR, ON. - It's best known for providing unified communications (UC) services to enterprises, but Avaya Inc. wants Canadian municipalities to know it has plenty to offer local governments too. In fact, the

Digital Transformation Award finalists announced

Twenty-six organizations from across Canada have been named as finalists in the inaugural Digital Transformation Awards. "If there are those who still believe digital transformation impacts only select industries, our nominations show they

Avaya throws support behind Canadian teen racing phenom

Most high school students aren’t thinking beyond their next test or social activity, but 17-year-old racing star Kendra Adams plans to rip up the track during the 2017 season. She’ll get some help

Forget Chapter 11: 2017 will be Avaya’s best year yet, CEO says

LAS VEGAS - Despite filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and debt restructuring in January, Avaya executives are confident this will be the company’s best year yet. President and CEO Kevin Kennedy pointed out

The 6 ‘smartest’ stadiums in sport

Extreme connectivity for Buffalo Bills fans

The way Mark Liskey describes it, outfitting an entire stadium with Wi-Fi with a target capacity of 140,000 simultaneous connections isn't quite the same as hooking up an office. That's exactly what the senior

Montreal Canadiens fans score some Wi-Fi at home games

At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the stands are packed. It's the Leafs versus the Canadiens. As the players come onto the field, the fans cheer, smartphones in hand, snapping away.  They're documenting their attendance

One CMO’s journey from Apple to Avaya: Q&A with Andy Cunningham

When Andrea Cunningham first landed in Silicon Valley in 1983, she knew she wanted to be involved with tech. As a young marketing and communications professional, she landed at exactly the right place

Google+ with Guy Kawasaki: The 8,000 lbs gorilla

We sat down with former Apple evangelist, author, and speaker Guy Kawasaki Jan. 22 at Avaya Evolutions in Toronto and focused our interview on Google+. In his role as an advisor for Google-owned

Google+ with Guy Kawasaki: Guy’s social tactics

We sat down with former Apple evangelist, author, and speaker Guy Kawasaki yesterday at Avaya Evolutions in Toronto and focused our interview on Google+. In his role as an advisor for Google-owned Motorola