Update 2: Avaya has now issued its press release officially announcing the close of the sale.From the release:
Approximately 6,000 NES [Nortel Enterprise Solutions] employees have joined Avaya, including 25 top managers. Joel Hackney, previously president, Nortel Enterprise Solutions, joins the Avaya Executive Committee as senior vice president and president, Avaya Government Solutions and Data.
Update: A Nortel spokesperson just told me (10:30 a.m. Eastern time) that despite the Channel Web report earlier this morning, the company has not officially announced the deal's closing.
Below is our original post; updated to correct my egregious typo: The sales price was $900 million, not $900 billion:
Avaya officially acquired Nortel Enterprise Solutions today, closing its $900 million acquisition and promising to announce on January 19 a roadmap for blending the Nortel products into the Avaya offerings.
For No Jitter's complete coverage of the acquisition, here are a couple of key links:
* Steve Leaden's feature article with advice for Nortel customers in the wake of the Avaya acquisition. Steve describes steps you should take now to protect your existing investment, and ways to move forward as you continue to upgrade your infrastructure in the months and years ahead.
* Full coverage on Avaya winning the Nortel auction.
