Avaya

Avaya Inc. (/əˈvaɪ.ə/) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California that provides business communication solutions for customer and team engagement.

Avaya currently services organizations at over 1 million customer locations worldwide with operations divided globally in 5 regions.

History

Early years (until 2000)

In 1995, the company that would become Avaya was a part of Lucent Technologies. Before that it had been a part of AT&T.

In 2000, Lucent's management decided to spin off this business, which was then known as its enterprise communications group for flexibility and accelerated innovation and improved operations. Avaya Inc., with the stock symbol, AV, became an independent company and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 2, 2000.

Origin of the Name

Many anecdotes and myths surround the origin of this name. The official statement at the time of announcement of the independent entity stated: “Avaya sounds open and fluid -- reflecting a company that’s open-minded and one that provides seamless, effortless interconnections among people and businesses."