Cisco, Avaya battle for enterprise telecom space

IntelliComm Analytics researchers say Cisco and Avaya are in a dead heat to capture the hearts and minds of corporate CIOs. Avaya has 20.9 percent of product revenue, and Cisco is a smidge behind with 20.9 percent. Nortel picked up the bronze at 12.1 percent. TMCnet reports that the strong performance by Avaya explains why the firm was such an acquisition target. Nortel, in the meantime, has been dealing with a stubborn accounting scandal and is struggling to keep pace with the front-runners.

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