Avaya CEO Kevin Kennedy to Keynote at VoiceCon Orlando 2009

BASKING RIDGE, NJ--(Marketwire - March 10, 2009) - Avaya President and CEO Kevin Kennedy will deliver the opening keynote address on Tuesday, March 31 at VoiceCon 2009, the industry's leading enterprise communications conference and exhibition. Kennedy will describe a future in which individuals, not a single network or device, will take center stage in choosing how they communicate.

Kennedy will discuss how a new generation of business communications technologies will transform the network as we know it, providing greater choice and simplicity for organizations and their employees.

VoiceCon 2009 will be held from March 30 through April 2 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

Avaya will be exhibiting interactive technologies at booth #801 on the VoiceCon exhibit show floor, where attendees can experience first-hand how Avaya solutions for unified communications and contact centers can help streamline business communications for businesses of all sizes. Avaya executives will demonstrate how these solutions can help reduce cost, deliver business agility and secure loyal customers.

Avaya executives and subject matter experts will also participate in educational, panel and roundtable sessions during the conference, including:

Contact Center Market Update and Executive Forum, Tuesday, March 31, 8-8:45 a.m.; Chris McGugan, vice president, contact center solutions and product marketing, Avaya

UC Leadership Roundtable: How Far Have We Come? What's Next? Tuesday, March 31, 2:30-3:45 p.m.; Linda Dotts, vice president, unified communications product marketing, Avaya

The Future of Voice Messaging, Wednesday, April 1, 8-8:45 a.m.; Andy Allison, senior manager, unified communications and messaging product management, Avaya

Leveraging VOIP for UC, Wednesday, April 1, 2:30-3:45 p.m.; Lawrence Byrd, director, unified communications architecture, Avaya

Hardphones, Softphones and Next-Gen Systems, Wednesday, April 1, 2:30-3:45 p.m.; Allan Mendelsohn, senior manager, unified communications solutions and product marketing, Avaya

VoiceCon Summit on Unified Communications, Thursday, April 2, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Jorge Blanco, vice president, unified communications product management, Avaya

About Avaya

Avaya delivers Intelligent Communications solutions that help companies transform their businesses to achieve marketplace advantage. More than 1 million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®, use Avaya solutions for IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communications-Enabled Business Processes. Avaya Global Services provides comprehensive service and support for companies, small to large. For more information visit the Avaya Web site: http://www.avaya.com.

Contact Information: Deb Kline 908-953-6179 klined@avaya.com