Avaya Names U.S. Channel Partners of the Year

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Nov 9, 2011) -

• Seven Avaya Connect Channel Partners recognized for significant growth in sales, revenue and new customer acquisition
• Channel partners' alignment with Avaya's strategic initiatives and programs demonstrate the benefits of the "Power of We"

Avaya, a global provider of business communications and collaboration systems and services, today announced its U.S. Channel Partners of the Year for 2011. The announcement was made here today at the Avaya U.S. Sales and Partner Conference.

The following Avaya Connect Channel Partners were recognized during the Partner Plenary session:

• Enterprise Partner of the Year: NACR
• Greatest Growth in Acquiring New Enterprise Customers: Imagine
• Highest Overall Revenue from New Enterprise Customers: Integration Partners
• SME Partner of the Year: Synectic
• Data Partner of the Year: Carousel Industries
• Services Partner of the Year: Arrow S3
• Service Provider of the Year: AT&T

Quotes:
"We congratulate the Avaya U.S. Channel Partners of the Year for their focused efforts on building their business and delivering customer value. Their success is our success, and truly exemplifies what we mean by 'The Power of We.'"
Steve Fitz, Vice President, U.S. Sales
Avaya

"The success of our U.S. Channel Partners of the Year is, in part, reflective of their close alignment with the strategy, training and programs Avaya put in place to help them be successful. Their commitment to Avaya is unequivocally applauded and fully matched by our commitment to them. "
Karl Soderlund, Vice President, U.S. Channel Sales
Avaya

Additional Resources:
www.avaya.com/usa/partners/

Tags:
Avaya, Avaya Connect, channel partners, VARs, resellers, unified communications, business communications, small and mid-sized business

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Avaya is a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, providing unified communications, contact centers, data solutions and related services to companies of all sizes around the world. For more information please visit www.avaya.com.

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