Avaya

Skype says the relationship with Avaya is not exclusive, but that it has no similar relationship yet with other vendors.

Avaya working with Skype to slash call costs Tim Greene 2010

The connection between Skype and Avaya is a natural because they share a private equity owner in Silver Lake Partners.

Avaya working with Skype to slash call costs Tim Greene 2010

Since one of Nortel's biggest assets is its customer base - its installed PBX base is the industry's largest - Avaya has to do what it can to transition them into being long-term Avaya customers if it wants to reap full value from the deal.

CIO News 2009

H-P and Avaya, which is owned by private-equity firms Silver Lake Partners LP and TPG Partners, "have highly complementary portfolios that deliver extraordinary benefits to customers, especially when combined with H-P's consulting and IT outsourcing expertise," said Avaya sales and marketing executive

H-P, Avaya Sign 3-Year Communications-Products Deal 2010

Avaya, which is owned by private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners LP and TPG Capital LLP, beat out Siemens Enterprise Communications for the Toronto telecommunications-equipment vendor's enterprise business.

Nortel to Sell Telecom Unit to Avaya 2009

Avaya, which is owned by the private equity firms Silver Lake and TPG, already has a large base in the U.S. but could find cost savings by consolidating its staff and equipment with that of Nortel to better compete against Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest global provider of networking gear by sales.

Nokia Siemens Makes Offer for Parts of Nortel 2009

For a list and description of such risks and uncertainties, please refer to Avaya's filings with the SEC that are available at

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Palo Alto-based H-P (NYSE: HPQ), which employs 3,000 people in Roseville, didn't give any financial details of its deal with Avaya, which is based in Basking Ridge, N.J. The businesses aim to sell software to customers in health care, finance and biology businesses.

Sacramento Business News - Local Sacramento News | The Sacramento Business Journal 2010

Palo Alto-based HP (NYSE: HPQ) didn't give any financial details of its deal with Avaya, which is based in Basking Ridge, N.J. The businesses aim to sell unique software to customers in health care, finance and biology businesses.

National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010

One of Skype's prime investors, Silver Lake, is the "middle man" in talks between Skype and Avaya, which is also a major Silver Lake investment.

PHONE+ Site Wide Content Feed 2009