Vendors respond to reader's challenge: Avaya

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: STEVE TAYLOR AND LARRY HETTICK ON
CONVERGENCE
08/15/05
Today's focus: Vendors respond to reader's challenge: Avaya

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* Avaya responds to questions about its commitment to open
  standards
* Links related to Convergence
* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus: Vendors respond to reader's challenge: Avaya

By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick

Last week, we printed a reader's question that challenged the
commitment that Avaya, Nortel and Cisco have to open VoIP
standards. We've had some pretty pointed e-mails from other
readers on both sides of this issue over the past few days, so,
as planned for the next three editions we'd like the vendors to
answer our readers directly. Today, we'll pass along Avaya's
comments in a statement prepared by the company.

According to Avaya, "Every vendor espouses a commitment to
openness, and does what it has to do to best serve its
customers. The degree to which the vendor implements open
interfaces and practices is based on its theory of business.
Avaya believes that shareholders and customers are served best
when they have choices and open and standard interfaces provide
choice. Avaya supports SIP protocol on all of its IP phones,
regardless of price. Once a customer buys an Avaya phone, they
are can download the phone firmware including the SIP version
here <http://www.networkworld.com/nlconvergence5044>.

"This is true of all price models and it is independent of how
the customer chooses to obtain their support services. Avaya
goes beyond making the software available for download and
supports customers with testing and application notes including
interoperability documents for competitors' products. Many of
these documents can be found under the 'resources' tab for each
product family. For example, readers can find interoperability
documents for IP phones ( 4600 Series IP Telephones
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlconvergence5045> ; Communication
Manager <http://www.networkworld.com/nlconvergence5046> ).

"In summary, Avaya is committed to open and standard based
interfaces in practice and without strings."

Next time, we'll hear from Cisco and then next week, we'll print
Nortel's direct reply along with some other readers' comments.
If you'd like to join in our discussion, please drop us a line
at the e-mail address listed in our bio below.

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To contact: Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick

Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates
and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed
information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter,
connect to Webtorials <http://www.webtorials.com/>, the premier
site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and
market research. Taylor can be reached at
<mailto:taylor@webtorials.com>

Larry Hettick is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of
experience in voice and data. He is Vice President for Telecom
Services and Infrastructure at Current Analysis, the leading
competitive response solutions company. He can be reached at
<mailto:lhettick@currentanalysis.com>
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This newsletter is sponsored by Avaya
Network World Executive Guide: Evaluating VoIP in the Enterprise

Got VoIP? More and more companies are answering yes...the
reasons vary from cost savings, network flexibility, and ease of
administration. Yet others are drawn to the promise of advanced
VoIP applications such as unified messaging and collaboration.
Register now and get a free copy of Network World's Got VoIP?
Executive Guide, which outlines the keys to successful VoIP
deployments.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=110508
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