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Second Quarter 2014
Telecom Reseller: Extra Report on Avaya
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NETWORKING
COMPLIANCE

Avaya Networking
■XMediusFAX 7.5 software now rated
Solutions Close
“Avaya Compliant”
Sagemcom, a pioneer in advanced fax server
the Gap between solutions for IP networks announced today
that XMediusFAX 7.5 is now compliant
Data Center and End with key communications and collaboration
Devices
solutions from Avaya Inc., a global provider
of business collaboration and communication
Asoftware and services.

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vaya announced that it is extending automation from the data center to the Phonestat Solution Now Rated
end device, completely removing manual
“Avaya Compliant”
Sydney, Australia — Phonestat, a leading
provisioning from everyday service delivery. With provider of cloud based contact center
new and enhanced networking products and software, today announced that its flagship
solutions, Avaya becomes the only vendor in the quality assurance service is compliant with
industry to deliver a unified automated network Avaya IP Office from Avaya, a global provider
from the data center to the end device.
of business collaboration and communication
The new Avaya Automated Campus builds
see COMPLIANCE, page 11 ››
on the company’s software-defined data center
framework, now spanning the data center and
the campus. Avaya’s software-defined data center
framework leverages Avaya Fabric Connect with
enhanced Shortest Path Bridging and intelligent
orchestration capabilities. With the Avaya
Automated Campus, IT departments can turn up
scalable cloud-based services by provisioning end
points at the Data Center edge and the Wiring
closet edge -- without having to configure any
devices in between. IT simply sets up their critical
distribution and core switches once, then turns up and makes changes to services at the edges.
The announcement also includes the
automated attachment of end-user devices,
such as wireless APs, IP cameras and phones,
and non-fabric switches with a new feature
called Avaya Fabric Attach. This Best of Interop
finalist in the networking category can save IT
managers hours -- even days. Fabric Attach can
significantly reduce the potential for errors by
eliminating hundreds of edge CLI commands
that can cause end user service delays and
Nick Davis is a VIP customer
costly downtime and performance issues. Avaya
Identity Engines as integral part of this suite He prefers to use email
authenticates end-user devices, empowering
their dynamic assignment to the appropriate And I’m his preferred agent
cloud-based service based on a user’s credentials.
Avaya also enhanced Identity Engines to provide His emails get routed to me
both unified network and application access
with Single-Sign-On capabilities for Avaya applications. This functionality allows network I check his contact history
administrators to centrally set, assign, securely
store and change access credentials. A second, Respond to his question promptly
Best of Interop finalist for Avaya, this one in the
security category, simplifies the enforcement of Give him the VIP treatment
policies in a consumerized IT era.
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The Automated Campus is powered by
new products as well as software-based Which makes my job easy
enhancements.
Avaya’s new Virtual Services Platform 8284XSQ
is the first of a new category of networking
products called Compact Form-Factor Switches.
It powers the core and delivers massive 10/40
Gigabit density in a 2U-sized platform with
chassis-class performance and functionality.
The new Virtual Services Platform 4450 powers
the Campus distribution network delivering
multiservice fabric-based networking for heavy
fiber-based environments.
At the wiring closet, Avaya’s flagship ERS 4800
has been enhanced with Fabric Connect software
-- now allowing for the virtualized network to
extend end to end.
Fabric Attach will be available as a software
upgrade for both the Avaya wired and wireless
edge platforms.
Identity Engines provides BYOD, network and A
guest access support for the Automated Campus
as well as dynamic assignment of devices to the
correct virtualized network.
Avaya is demonstrating these award-winning
capabilities at Interop 2014, being held at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas
from April 1 - 3, Booth #2151. Fabric Connect
will also provide simple, resilient networking as
part of the InteropNet NOC.

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