Avaya Extends Leadership in European Converged Telephony MarketNamed as #1 Provider of Converged Telephony and IP Telephony Ports in EMEA by Synergy Research Group Avaya Inc., (NYSE:AV), a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses, today announced that it maintained its position as the leading enterprise converged telephony provider in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the first quarter of 2004, according to a recent report by industry analyst firm Synergy. Avaya increased its market share by more than 7 percent to nearly 50 percent in the three months from January to March, placing it nearly 30 percentage points ahead of the nearest competitor. This number one position was measured in terms of ports shipped. A converged telephony system supports both internet protocol (IP) and traditional lines and phones, while providing call control through IP. This enables organizations to migrate incrementally to an IP infrastructure whilst maintaining their existing investments. Read the press release. | with Avaya |
