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Avaya Names Micky Tsui to Lead Data and Voice Convergence

06 Dec 2000

Avaya (NYSE:AV) today announced it has named Micky Tsui to lead and coordinate its company-wide efforts in data and voice convergence. Tsui becomes vice president, Converged Communications Products, and will focus primarily on customers' fast-growing needs for convergence and IP Telephony products, such as the Avaya IP600 Internet Protocol Communications Server. The IP600, announced in September, became generally available to customers on November 27.

In addition, Tsui will chair a new company-wide IP Convergence Council whose mission will be to accelerate the company's growth in this fast-growing market space, and he will serve on Avaya's Executive Council.

"I am pleased to be joining Avaya to help accelerate its growth in next-generation IP telephony," said Tsui. "With its award-winning data technology and deep experience in voice, Avaya can help define the future of data and voice convergence for enterprise customers worldwide."

Previously, Tsui was vice president of Product Management, IP Telephony, at Nortel Networks, where he was a member of the executive leadership team. Over the past 16 years, he held various positions at Nortel Networks, including developing Nortel's enterprise VoIP strategy with the combined Bay Networks and Nortel enterprise data group; focusing on Internet access products, partnerships, and acquisitions; managing Unified Messaging product development; and leading the Meridian 1 PBX market launch. From 1979 to 1983 Tsui was a software development manager at Bell Northern Research.

Ave Elliott remains vice president, Enterprise Communication Products, and will focus primarily on customers' evolving needs for both traditional and emerging communications products, including DEFINITY® communications servers, MERLIN MAGIX¢ Integrated System, PARTNER® Advanced Communications System, INDeX, Network Alchemy and the R300 Remote Office Communicator.

Avaya, formerly the Enterprise Networks Group of Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., USA, is a leading provider of communications systems for enterprises, including businesses, government agencies and other organizations. Avaya offers converged voice and data, customer relationship management, messaging, voice multi-service networking and structured cabling products and services. Avaya is a worldwide leader in sales of messaging and structured cabling systems and a U.S. leader in sales of enterprise voice communications and call center systems. Avaya intends to use its leadership positions in enterprise communications systems and software, its broad portfolio of products and services, and strategic alliances with other technology and consulting services leaders to offer its customers comprehensive eBusiness solutions. For more information about Avaya, visit its Web site at http://www.avaya.com.

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