Awards Highlight the Transformative Power of Business Communications and Collaboration Technologies
Five Visionary Companies Cited for Creative Use of Unified Communications, Contact Center and/or Data Solutions and Commitment to Excellence
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - May 25, 2011) - IAUG Global Conference 2011 -- Avaya Inc. and the International Avaya User Group (IAUG) have announced the winners of the 2011 Avaya Customer Innovation Awards highlighting companies that have transformed their business through innovative use of business communications and collaboration technologies.
Award winners were announced yesterday at the IAUG Global Conference 2011 in Las Vegas and include:
Supporting Quotes:
IAUG - Rod Sagarsee, President
"Increasingly, we see IAUG members playing a strategic role helping their companies and organizations move to the next level by adopting new communications and collaboration technologies, as demonstrated by this year's nominees. Companies represented by our IAUG members are extremely well-positioned to lead their industries and win in the marketplace by incorporating Avaya solutions across their business."
Avaya - Joel Hackney, Senior Vice President and President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing
"Seeing the impact that Avaya communications and collaboration technologies have on solving customers' business challenges is one of most gratifying aspects of my job. Through the insight and creativity of IAUG members, potential new business models become reality producing significant results for their companies. Congratulations to all of this year's new winners and to those I look forward to meeting here in years to come."
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About IAUG
The International Avaya User Group (IAUG) is an international, user-driven association serving Avaya customers worldwide. We exist to educate and inform telecommunications and IT professionals while providing a professional network for those with common concerns to address and success stories to share. IAUG is one of the industry's largest and most progressive user groups, with a community of nearly 6,000 members in more than 75 chapters around the globe. For more information on IAUG, visit www.iaug.org.
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Avaya is a global leader in business communications and collaboration, 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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