Avaya Extends Its Lead in Global IP Telephony Revenues and Port Shipments for the Third Quarter of 2005
November 17 2005 - 3:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
According to Synergy Research Group: * Avaya leads in global
Enterprise IP Telephony Port Shipments for the eighth consecutive
quarter * Avaya shows market share gains in both IP Telephony
Revenues and Port Shipments over the previous quarter BASKING
RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avaya Inc., (NYSE:
AV) a leading global provider of business communications
applications, systems and services, today announced that for the
third quarter of 2005 it has been identified as the global market
leader in Enterprise Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony Revenues and
Port Shipments by Synergy Research Group's 3Q 2005 Enterprise Voice
Market Shares Report. The report shows Avaya advancing its lead in
IP Port Shipments (as defined by Synergy) from 21 to 22 percent of
the global market compared to the previous quarter. In addition,
according to Synergy's analysis, the company's share of global IP
Telephony Revenues rose from 23 percent to 25 percent. These
figures represent the largest percentage increases reported for any
of the companies included in the study. "Avaya continues to
maintain leadership in key Enterprise IP telephony markets,
including a strong increase in IP phone shipments," said Jeremy
Duke, president and CEO, Synergy Research Group. "As the numbers
show, Avaya continues to successfully migrate their customer base
to IP and remains a competitive powerhouse in the face of
traditional and new competitors." For its fourth fiscal quarter,
ended on September 30, Avaya reported that product sales rose 11.5
percent over the previous quarter, and announced major IP telephony
projects with Allstate and ABN AMRO. During the quarter, the
company also completed its seven millionth IP telephony line
shipment, with nearly one million IP port shipments in the fourth
quarter alone. Sales of Avaya's IP telephony solutions and software
now exceed its sales of traditional telephony equipment. "We're
very pleased with our continued leadership in the competitive
global market for IP telephony," said Michael C. Thurk, Avaya
senior vice president and president, Global Communications
Solutions. "The fact that many of our customers are able to simply
upgrade their system software and re-use existing equipment, such
as desktop phones, is making the prospect of migration to IP
telephony increasingly attractive as they begin to realize the
tangible business benefits and advantages of intelligent
communications." IP telephony is software-based technology that
uses Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to transmit voice over a
data network. Companies are adopting this rapidly expanding
technology to help reduce costs and take advantage of advanced
business communications applications that foster intelligent
communications for improved business processes and enhance the
efficiency of communications networks. Avaya offers one of the
industry's most comprehensive portfolios of solutions for IP
telephony - Avaya MultiVantage(R) Communications Applications -
with a flexible architecture that helps enable enterprises to
design a communications roadmap that supports their business needs.
Supported by Avaya Global Services and a network of authorized
Avaya BusinessPartners and DeveloperConnection technology partners,
the portfolio brings together Avaya's applications for telephony,
contact centers and mobility, and features Avaya Communication
Manager, the company's flagship IP telephony software. With the
suite, businesses have access to a single portfolio of open
standards-based applications that extends Avaya's IP telephony
software across enterprise operations and employee functions.
Forward Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this
release may be considered forward- looking statements within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to
differ materially. For a list and description of such risks and
uncertainties, see the reports filed by Avaya with the SEC, which
are available at http://www.sec.gov/, particularly the information
contained in Part II, Item 7, entitled "Forward Looking
Statements," of our fiscal 2004 Form 10-K and the information
contained in Part I, Item 2, entitled "Forward Looking Statements,"
of our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005. Avaya
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. About Avaya Avaya Inc. designs, builds
and manages communications networks for more than 1 million
businesses worldwide, including 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500(R).
Focused on businesses large to small, Avaya is a world leader in
secure and reliable Internet Protocol (IP) telephony systems and
communications software applications and services. Driving the
convergence of voice and data communications with business
applications - and distinguished by comprehensive worldwide
services - Avaya helps customers leverage existing and new networks
to achieve superior business results. For more information visit
the Avaya website: http://www.avaya.com/. DATASOURCE: Avaya Inc.
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