Avaya to Resell the PictureTel 900 Series Integrated Collaboration Solution.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 PictureTel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PCTL PCTL Percentile PCTL Prioritized Candidate Target List ), the world leader in integrated collaboration and Avaya Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AV) today announced that Avaya will offer the PictureTel 900 Series(TM) to its customers around the world. The PictureTel 900 Series products utilize the next-generation iPower(TM) integrated collaboration architecture, developed jointly by PictureTel and Intel to deliver intuitive, media-rich remote communication that provides the first real synonym synonym (sĭn`ənĭm) [Gr.,=having the same name], word having a meaning that is the same as or very similar to the meaning of another word of the same language. Some are alike in some meanings only, as live and dwell. for face-to-face interaction. "Avaya has been at the forefront of deploying videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems technology to our customers and currently has the largest installed base of videoconferencing equipment in the world," says Scott McKechnie, general manager, Conferencing Systems, Avaya. "We have had a long and valued relationship with our PictureTel customers. Avaya is committed to providing our PictureTel customers with complete solutions and we are pleased to be working with PictureTel to deliver the new PictureTel 900 Series." "Since the technology's inception, PictureTel and Avaya have together installed more videoconferencing endpoints than any other team in the industry," says Lew Jaffe, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , PictureTel. "Today, through the PictureTel 900 Series, we share a common objective: to deliver simple, integrated collaboration capabilities. In practical terms, these solutions empower businesses to share ideas, pull in expert opinion, and drive the decision-making process, irrespective of irrespective of prep. Without consideration of; regardless of. irrespective of preposition despite constraints of time and space." About PictureTel PictureTel Corporation (NASDAQ: PCTL) is the world leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a full range of visual- and audio- collaboration platforms. PictureTel also owns 1414c, a communications ASP that greatly simplifies the network complexity inherent in mixed rich media collaboration. PictureTel markets network conferencing servers in addition to the complete range of end-point products and delivers a global capability to service, support, and provide complete solutions for customers needing rich media communications. PictureTel is fundamentally in the business of eliminating the barrier of distance, enabling people to be Anywhere Now.(TM) About Avaya Inc. Avaya, 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 Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. 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. This release includes projections and other forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. about the company's revenues, earnings, and other measures of economic performance. Actual results could differ materially from forecasts due to many factors such as, for example, competitive pressures, changes in technology, and the difficulty in forecasting in overseas markets and indirect channels. Additional information concerning risks that could cause actual results to differ is contained in the company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and its Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. as filed with the SEC. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. PictureTel is a registered trademark of PictureTel Corporation. PictureTel 900 Series, iPower, and Anywhere Now are trademarks of PictureTel Corporation. All other terms and products names may be trademark or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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