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Avaya news
Avaya Inc. (NYSE:AV) today announced a tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary to acquire Ubiquity Software Corporation plc (LSE:UBQ.L). Ubiquity’s core software product is one of the leading software platforms for the development and delivery of SIP end-user applications.

The offer price is 37.3 pence in cash for each Ubiquity share. This values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Ubiquity at approximately GBP 74.3 million (approximately $144 million)1 after adjusting for the assumed proceeds from the exercise of options over Ubiquity shares.

Ubiquity develops and markets SIP-based communications software for fixed and mobile communications service providers, systems integrators, independent software vendors and channel partners. Ubiquity’s range of products has been developed to take advantage of the telecommunications industry’s migration toward all-IP networks.

"We believe that the addition of Ubiquity’s next generation software platform to Avaya’s portfolio will help customers and developers enhance the integration of communications technologies and business processes," said Micky Tsui, vice president, global communications solutions, Avaya. "We believe that Ubiquity bridges a wide range of fragmented technologies that cost customers’ money, time and speed-to-market."

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Source: voipcentral.org

In an effort to enhance its networking infrastructure offerings for VoIP service providers, American telecom giant Avaya has decided to acquire Ubiquity Software Corporation for nearly $144 million in cash.

Ubiquity pioneers itself in various types of software development for the converged voice, video and data services. It includes deployment platforms, development tools and integration technology. Its SIP Application Server has been deployed by major telecommunication carriers in the world.

Ubiquity, CEO Ian McLarent said,

We believe that there are strong synergies between Ubiquity’s core software platform, service creation framework, and applications and Avaya’s portfolio of enterprise products.

A Yankee Group study projects $4.7 billion market for SIP-based Applications Servers by 2009. Avaya plans to grow in this area with this acquisition.

Via:[TMCnet]