ENG announced

its new name, Avaya, in June. Sept. 30, Avaya's spin-off from Lucent was

officially complete.

During the

open house, Sophia Williams, Avaya's national vice president of customer

care centers, spoke about the spin and the company's mission to provide

businesses with end-to-end electronic business communications solutions

like call centers, messaging, wireless and converged networking.

"We are

excited to have our customer care headquarters here and to be a part of

Peachtree City's booming economy," said Williams. "Avaya, as

a new company, has a tremendous opportunity to focus its resources on

enabling businesses to succeed in the 'e-business' age."

More than 50

Peachtree City business representatives and city officials attended the

open house that included a catered lunch and music by a harpist.

Avaya employs

more than 700 people in Georgia. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,

the firm is a leading provider of communications systems for enterprises,

including businesses, government agencies and other organizations. Avaya

offers voice, converged voice and data, customer relationship management,

messaging, multi-service networking and structured cabling products and

services.

For information

about Avaya, visit its web site at https://www.avaya.com .

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