Avaya has hosted technology event Techathon 2014 in Pune. The event witnessed more than 100 customers and partners, and was addressed by Gary E. Barnett, Avaya’s Senior Vice- President & General Manager, Collaboration. This event addressed key strategy of the company and showcased the entire portfolio of Avaya’s solutions and services.
Avaya’s innovation focus is on bringing to market revolutionary business transformation solutions for both medium-sized businesses and larger enterprises, focussed on mobile video collaboration, next-generation data networking and cutting-edge collaboration and customer experience management solutions. Avaya has signed recent deals across multiple sectors, including IT/ITeS, financial services, BPOs, hospitality, manufacturing, Government and transportation. The company brings organizations into the new age of connectivity, communications and collaboration with simple, intuitive solutions providing simplicity to its customers by reducing their Total Cost of Operation (TCO) and optimizing their maintenance costs.
“India has some of the finest talent in the R&D and services sector, and our longstanding presence in Pune is critical to Avaya’s overall innovation and growth goals. Around 30–40% of the company's total R&D team is based in India. We are excited to host the fourth annual Techathon events across India, which is a flourishing market for Avaya. Showcasing our latest innovation is the key to strengthening ties with our major customers and partners across the country, and to helping Indian businesses select innovative solutions to help them grow their business,” said Gary E. Barnett- Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Collaboration.
Pune is Avaya’s largest R&D centre globally, with a large pool of talented engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs with state-of-the-art research lab and infrastructure. Some of the key technologies that are developed out of the Pune R&D centre include next-generation contact centre solutions, unified communication and collaboration, solutions for medium-sized businesses, including Avaya’s flagship IP Office collaboration platform, and WebRTC.
