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Avaya Appoints Anthony Bartolo as New Leader of Its Small and Medium Enterprise Division
| Quelle: Avaya Inc.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ--(Marketwire - February 2, 2009) - Avaya, a leading global provider of
business communications applications, systems and services, today announced
the appointment of Anthony Bartolo as vice president and general manager of
Avaya's Integrated Office Communications division. In this role, Bartolo
will lead the company's small and medium enterprise (SME) initiatives at a
time when more companies in this market are seeking effective
communications solutions to manage costs while enhancing customer service
and worker productivity.
Bartolo joins Avaya from Skyrider Inc., where he was President and CEO.
Skyrider is a technology company specializing in the design and marketing
of peer-to-peer networking solutions. Prior to Skyrider Inc., Bartolo
served in multiple leadership roles, including vice president and general
manager of the radio frequency identification and wireless infrastructure
divisions at Symbol Technologies, now part of Motorola's Enterprise
Mobility division. Before Symbol Technologies, Bartolo also served in
senior management roles in marketing, product management and product
development at Nortel Networks.
Bartolo's extensive experience in serving small and medium enterprises will
further advance Avaya's position in this market, as the company
demonstrates the many benefits of integrated office communications.
"While challenging, the current economic climate can be an opportunity to
help small and medium enterprises use communications strategically to
remove excess costs and drive efficiency," said Bartolo. "Cost-effective
solutions like Avaya's IP Office deliver
highly-integrated productivity tools that efficiently scale along with a
business -- as it grows from a very small into a much larger organization
-- providing an intelligent groundwork for future success."
Avaya is the leader in the SME market (less than 100 employees) in the
combined North America and Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) regions(1),
and the company has sold more than 140,000 IP Office systems to date(2).
Avaya's Integrated Office Communications unit offers products tailored for
enterprises with up to 250 employees. Its flagship product, IP Office, is a
complete solution for telephony, messaging, networking, conferencing and
customer management designed for the requirements of small and medium
enterprises. The products and services are sold through Avaya's global
channel partners.
Bartolo holds a degree from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in
Melbourne, Australia.
About Avaya
Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company
provides unified communications,
contact centers, and related
services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses
and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on
Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency,
collaboration, customer service and competitiveness.
For more information please visit www.avaya.com.
(1) Source: Canalys Unified Communications Analysis, Q3 2008 report.
(2) Source: 140,000 IP Office sales figure based on Avaya results.