Media Advisory: American Heart Association Partners With Avaya for Local Fundraising Campaign

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - Feb 5, 2013) - Avaya Inc., a global provider of business communications and collaboration systems, software and services, is excited to partner with the Dallas Division of the American Heart Association in their mission to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Avaya will be visiting the Dallas, Texas area on February 6^th, 2013 to host Evolutions, an annual event to inspire business decision-makers, IT managers, and line-of-business end users.

At Evolutions, Avaya will make a donation to the Dallas Division of the American Heart Association (AHA). Throughout the event, Avaya will donate $1 per attendee and $1 per tweet up to $3,500. During the closing session, Avaya will present AHA spokeswoman Erica Annise, who lives with a hereditary heart disease, with an oversized check totaling the day's donation.

On February 1^st, the American Heart Association celebrated 10 years of Go Red for Women with National Wear Red Day, a national icon day in the fight against the number one killer of women -- heart disease. In addition to the aforementioned fundraising program, Avaya has asked Evolutions attendees to "Go Red" in support of this very important cause.

Event Details:

What:
Avaya Evolutions - Dallas

Where:
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
500 West Las Colinas Blvd Irving, TX 75039

When:
Donation presentation - 4:45 pm CT
February 6, 2013

Quotes:
"The American Heart Association's mission of preventing cardiovascular disease and stroke affects every American and we are excited Avaya is highlighting this mission in our hometown," said local American Heart Association spokesperson, Erica Annise. "The Avaya Evolutions Twitter fundraising campaign will be a great way to build awareness at the event and throughout our broader social media endeavors and initiatives, which we use to keep conditions of the heart top of mind for the nation."

"Avaya is proud to partner with the Dallas Division of the American Heart Association in support of their very real and important fight against cardiovascular disease," said John DiLullo, vice president of sales at Avaya. "We believe Evolutions' ability to bring people together provides us a great opportunity to do more than discuss technology and business, but to also support the cause and mission of a local non-profit."

About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke -- America's No. 1 and No. 4 killers. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. To learn more or to get involved, call 1-800-AHA-USA1, visit heart.org or call any of our offices around the country. Follow us on Facebook http://facebook.com/AmericanHeart and Twitter http://twitter.com/American_Heart.

About Avaya Evolutions
Avaya Evolutions™ is an annual event hosted by Avaya designed to inform and inspire business decision-makers, IT managers, and line-of-business end users. This event features industry and thought leaders focused on transformative business results related with collaboration, customer care and networking technologies. It is held in multiple locations.

About Avaya
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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