Engage Strategies Announces New International Avaya Users Group

Charleston Firm "Vital" to Largest Telecommunications User Group

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Engage Strategies today announced that it has completed its work creating the International Avaya Users Group. IAUG is a user group representing some 6,000 members worldwide using Avaya communications technology in business, government and other fields.

“This is a big success for IAUG’s members and Avaya,” said George Abar, a principal in Engage. “IAUG is the largest group of its kind, and it starts with a powerful mission, strong leadership and a bright future. It was a complex deal on a quick timeline, and we are proud of our team’s work facilitating the merger.”

Engage is a strategic services firm headquartered in Mount Pleasant, SC. Abar and Sydney Cook, an attorney and partner, led the Engage team. Engage provides a range of services to businesses and nonprofits, including project management, communications, association services, and policy advocacy and analysis.

“The effort that Engage brought to this initiative was vital,” commented IAUG’s President Rod Sagarsee. “They managed a very aggressive timeline of critical tasks to help the organizations complete this merger quickly and successfully.”

“IAUG is a valuable resource for Avaya customers worldwide, created by users for users,” stated Nancy Maluso, vice president, Unified Communications Marketing, Avaya. “Through the important work done by our dedicated customer volunteers and directed by Engage Strategies, IAUG can successfully deliver on its mission to develop the skills of its members and enable the kind of peer-to-peer sharing that propels individuals and their businesses forward.”

IAUG strengthens the voice of the global Avaya customer community with Avaya and within the industry. IAUG unified the International Alliance of Avaya Users (InAAU), the International Nortel Networks Users Association (INNUA) and INSIGHT 100inc.

Background:

User groups are associations of professionals that use certain technologies. They provide members education, certification, peer-to-peer networking and advocacy to sustain their investments, solve problems and advance their careers. Visit www.iaug.org.

Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company provides unified communications, contact centers, data solutions and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness. Learn more at www.avaya.com.

CONTACT:

Engage Strategies
Alys Campaigne, 843-709-6661, alys@engagestrategies.com
www.engagestrategies.com

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Data Management  Hardware  Software  Telecommunications  Mobile/Wireless

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