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Jay Barta is Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Avaya. He is responsible for public relations and corporate communications as well as overseeing the Americas regions, including North America, Canada and Latin America. Before joining Avaya, Jay managed PR at Nortel for numerous business units, and was based in locations such as Dallas, London and Paris. He has more than 20 years experience in communications and holds a B.A. in Journalism from Texas State University. Jay is currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys Statistician Crew for the NFL.

  • This week we announced the addition of new senior management including a new member of the Avaya Executive Council. In the past few months,......more

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    Live from Enterprise Connect

    Avaya, like most major enterprise companies, is strutting its stuff this week in Orlando at the annual Enterprise Connect conference March 26-29. If you're attending, check us out in booth 801, where we're showcasing solutions that address challenges companies face as they move to a more productive level of collaboration and strive to differentiate the customer experience. And, we made a couple of significant news announcements......more

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    Avaya HIMSS it up

    Avaya's showcasing new healthcare innovations at the 2012 HIMSS Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas, where we've been highlighting advancements in mobility, social media and videoconferencing. These Avaya solutions are designed to streamline communications and help improve care across the lifecycle of a patient--from pre-admission, to delivery of treatments, to post-discharge care and follow-up. ...more

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    Telecom "Rap" Wars?

    As Avaya employees know, we posted a new 'rap' video on Monday based on our Power of We marketing contest. But today, Cisco posted their own rap video... I just find the timing, well... very interesting. ...more

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    US Partner Conference - Day Two

    As promised, here's more from Day Two at Avaya's US Partner Conference today in Vegas. ...more

  • Kevin Kennedy, Joel Hackney, and a host of other Avaya executives hit the stage in Vegas earlier today to kick off Avaya's US Partner Conference to spread the word on plans to keep momentum going thoughout 2012. ...more

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    Avaya.com Gets a Facelift

    The marketing machine here at Avaya continues to rock & roll. If you've been following my posts, you'll know that we've had a lot going on lately, Now, avaya.com is getting a facelift. Our main goals were to provide a more contemporary design and improve usability by making it easier for visitors to find and use the content they're looking for. ...more

  • Hey folks - here's another guest post from my colleague Deb Kline. And I light of the current heat dome/wave here in Texas, I'm finding the title very timely... On a hot day in June, Hell officially froze over. (Mom, an Avitar, and the NJ Shore...)...more

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    Avaya Goes Mainstream TV?

    Check out Avaya social media chatter this week and you'll quickly see that Avaya was recently on The Learning Channel's reality TV show "Cake Boss." It's been all the buzz on Twitter and Facebook - not just with Avaya employees, customers and partners, but even analysts and reporters are commenting. Now, I may not be a huge fan of reality TV, but you can't argue that this isn't a good step for the New Avaya. ...more

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    Guest Blog: Avaya at ACCE

    Earlier this week, Avaya made a big splash at the ACCE event for contact center professionals in New Orleans - if fact, Avaya was the......more