Avaya Acquisition Media Coverage and Resources

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Channel / Partner Coverage Today's Channel Rundown Channelnomics | June 16, 2017

Acquiring Avaya Networking Bolsters Extreme Plan to Take Enterprise Share from Cisco, HPE

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Extreme Boss Reaches Out to Partners Following Avaya Networking Deal MicroScope By Simon Quicke | June 16, 2017 Read More

Extreme Pledges to Support Avaya Products for Their ‘Natural Life’ Packet Pushers By Drew Conry-Murray | June 15, 2017 Read More

Extreme Offers Reassurance to Brocade Partners Ahead of Acquisition Channel Pro UK | June 14, 2017 Read More

GDPR Requirements: Channel Should Educate U.S. Customers SearchITChannel (TechTarget) By Spencer Smith and John Moore | May 26, 2017 Read More

Extreme Networks Seeks to Soothe Avaya Customers, Partners with Consistency Pledge ChannelBuzz.ca By Mark Cox | June 14, 2017

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CRN Exclusive: Brocade Channel Chief on Channel 'Disruption,' Ripping Off the 'Band Aid' and Aligning for 'Success' CRN By Mark Haranas | May 24, 2017 Read More

Extreme Networks to Close Avaya, Brocade Deals This Summer Channel Partners By Edward Gately | May 19, 2017 Read More

Extreme Networks CEO Reveals Why He Expects to Take Market Share from Cisco and HPE After Brocade, Avaya Acquisitions CRN By Mark Haranas | May 17, 2017 Read More

What 'ExtrAvaCade' Means to Enterprises Enterprise Connect By Zeus Kerravala | June 22, 2017 Read More

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Global Press Release Coverage — Americas What Extreme’s String of Networking Acquisitions Means for Enterprises

Extreme Networks Wins $100M Bid For Avaya's Enterprise Networking Business

Network World

Enterprise Networking Planet

By Michael Cooney and Brandon Butler | June 6, 2017

By Sean Michael Kerner | May 31, 2017

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Network Break 138: AT&T Buys Vyatta; BA Grounded By Outage

Extreme Networks Draws $100M Victory Bid For Avaya’s Networking Business

Packet Pushers

Fierce Telecom

By Drew Conry-Murray | June 5, 2017

By Sean Buckley | May 31, 2017

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Avaya Networking Biz Saga Ends In Acquisition By Extreme Networks

Channele2e

The VAR Guy

By Joe Panettieri | May 30, 2017

By Kris Blackmon | June 2, 2017

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5 Channel Partner Updates: May 30, 2017

Extreme’s Avaya Bid Gets Green Light

Avaya Networking Business Agrees $100M Bid from Extreme

Packet Pushers

Channelnomics

By Drew Conry-Murray | June 1, 2017

By Sam Trendall | March 8, 2017

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Today's Channel Rundown

Extreme Will Buy Avaya's Networking Business for $100 Million

Channelnomics By Channelnomics Staff | June 1, 2017

PCWorld

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By Stephen Lawson | March 7, 2017

Bankruptcy Court Approves Extreme’s Bid to Buy Avaya’s Networking Business

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Channel Partners

Avaya Plans Sale Of Networking Business To Extreme Networks

By Edward Gately | May 31, 2017

Channel Partners

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Avaya Agrees to Sell its Networking Business to Extreme Networks for $100M

Avaya Aims to Sells Networking Business to Extreme Networks for $100M

Silicon Angle

Enterprise Networking Planet

By Duncan Riley | March 7, 2017

By Sean Michael Kerner | March 7, 2017

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Extreme Bids $100 Million for Avaya’s Networking Business

Extreme Networks To Buy Avaya's Networking Business For $100M

Packet Pushers

CRN

By Drew Conry-Murray | March 7, 2017

By Mark Haranas | March 7, 2017

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Extreme Networks Buying Avaya Networking Good for Customers of Both Companies

Avaya Sells Networking Business to Extreme Networks for $100 Million

Network World

ZDNet

By Zeus Kerravala | March 7, 2017

By Natalie Gagliordi | March 7, 2017

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Extreme Grabs Avaya’s Networking Business for $100M

BRIEF-Extreme Networks Signs Agreement to Purchase Avaya's Networking Business

Network World

Reuters

By Michael Cooney | March 7, 2017

March 7, 2017

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Global Press Release Coverage — EMEA Extreme Networks Bulks Up with Avaya Networking Purchase

Extreme Networks übernimmt Netzwerkgeschäft Von Avaya

ComputerWeekly.com

CRN

By Alex Scroxton | June 2, 2017

By Daniel Dubsky | June 6, 2017

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Extreme Networks Poised for Further Acquisitions As It Closes In on Avaya's Networking Business

Avaya-Teilverkauf Definitiv, Schweizer Headcount Steigt

CRN

Inside-it.ch

By Tom Wright | June 1, 2017

Redaktion Inside-it | June 6, 2017

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Extreme Networks Confirms It's Buying Avaya's Network Biz

Extreme Networks Als Käufer Von Avayas Netzwerkgeschäft Bestätigt

The Register

Avaya

By Simon Sharwood | June 1, 2017

June 2, 2017

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Troubled Avaya Takes Extreme Option, Flogs Network Biz for $100M

Extreme Networks Wins Bid For Avaya’s Networking Business

The Register

Global Security Mag

By Richard Chirgwin | March 8, 2017

By Marc Jacob Brami | June 9, 2017

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Bankrupt Avaya To Sell Networking Business Assets To Extreme Networks Computing By Peter Gothard | March 8, 2017 Read More


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Global Press Release Coverage — LATAM Extreme Buys Avaya's Network Business SITIO By IT Sitio Staff | June 2, 2017 Read More

Extreme, Winning Bidder of Avaya's Network Business eSemanal By Esemanal Staff | June 2, 2017 Read More

Extreme Keeps With Avaya's Network Business Canales TI By Canales TI Staff | June 2, 2017 Read More


Avaya Sells Its Networks Business to Extreme Networks Computerworld June 2, 2017 Read More

Extreme Networks Buys Avaya's Networking Business WsiliconWeek By Bárbara Bécares | June 1, 2017 Read More

Extreme Networks Buys Avaya's Network Business Mundo Contact By Mundo Contact Staff | June 1, 2017 Read Now

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Social Media Highlights Geeman Yip

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What Others Are Saying About Extreme “For its part, pure-play networking provider Extreme has been busy with a series of acquisitions designed to strengthen its position in the market, which is led by giants HPE and Cisco. Last October, it acquired Zebra Technology's wireless LAN business for $55 million, and in March, it bought Brocade Communications networking arm from Broadcom for $55 million. M&A advisory martinwolf said this puts Extreme in a position to provide end-to-end capabilities.”

The VAR Guy

“Avaya’s strength in the data center and campus seems to align well with Extreme’s focus on both campus and LAN activities. Meanwhile, the acquisitions build out Extreme’s product portfolio, especially as it relates to wireless, which Avaya and Brocade customers could benefit from.” Network World

“Extreme Networks’ announcement this week that it has won the bid for Avaya’s networking business marks an important element in the company’s ambitious attempt to position itself as a more attractive alternative to Cisco and HPE in the enterprise market.”

“Whatever challenges lie ahead, you can’t fault Extreme for being timid; the company is making a bold move to grab revenue, capture market share, and catapult itself into the upper ranks of the networking industry.”

Packet Pushers “Extreme said previously that it expects Avaya’s business will add more than $200 million in annual revenue and increase its market share, while adding to earnings and cash flow. Purchasing the Avaya assets is only one part of a broader effort by Extreme to bolster its portfolio of data center, core, campus and edge networking solutions via targeted strategic acquisitions.”

Fierce Telecom “In an open letter to Brocade data center networking customers and partners, Extreme addressed its strategy for transitioning Brocade partners into its channel community. According to Norman Rice, executive vice president of Extreme's global marketing, supply chain and corporate development, Extreme will look to continue supporting the benefits of the current Brocade Partner Program for an unspecified period of time. He added Extreme will provide a reseller helpline to help partners through the acquisition.”

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“As for Extreme, the San Jose-based company said Avaya's networking business is aligned with its growth strategy and will help broaden Extreme's portfolio across vertical markets. ‘Furthermore, we expect the Avaya business to generate over $200 million in annual revenue, increase our market share and offer new opportunities for our customers," said Extreme Networks CEO Ed Meyercord. ‘Although our agreement is subject to required approvals, the timing of which is uncertain, we expect the combined businesses can achieve synergies and provide accretion to Extreme's fiscal 2018 earnings and cash flow.’"

ZDNet “Extreme reckons the deal is a cracker because while ‘Avaya Networking has not yet delivered standalone-audited financials for the business’ it believes it will ‘yield annual revenues in excess of $200 million.’ It also says it can turn the $55m it's spending on Brocade's bits into $230m annualised revenue, and the $55m slurp of Zebra networks into another $115m a year. If those numbers are right, by this time next year Extreme will have new revenues of $545m to add to the $528m reported in FY 2016.”

“Extreme Networks — expect combined businesses can achieve synergies and provide accretion to extreme's fiscal 2018 earnings and cash flow.” Reuters

"Extreme president and CEO Ed Meyercord said the acquisition would establish the company as a major strategic competitor in enterprise networking. It expects Avaya business would generate it revenues of around $200m per annum, adding to a number of recent acquisitions that have enabled the firm to rapidly expand."

ComputerWeekly

The Register

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