Businesses and government agencies will immediately be able to take advantage of the latest certifications of Verizon Business' VoIP and contact center services with Avaya's complete line of equipment and software.

The two companies have completed certifications of Verizon IP Contact Center suite of services and Verizon IP Trunking with Avaya Communication Manager 5.1.1/SES 5.1.1 and Avaya Communication Manager Branch to enable the most current capabilities of both companies across Verizon Business' complete suite of VoIP and Contact Center Services.

The training program will support an expanded global Verizon-Avaya enterprise resale relationship, the continued introduction of the most current certified offers, and Verizon's status as a Platinum Avaya Partner and Platinum DevConnect Partner.

IP Contact Centers Cost-Effectively Speed Call Resolution

Verizon Business and Avaya have enabled one of the industry's first pure end-to-end SIP-based contact center solutions through the powerful combination of Verizon Business' leading contact center and VoIP portfolios and Avaya's advanced equipment. As a result, organizations can immediately benefit from upgrading an existing contact center to IP, or setting up a new center, to reduce their total cost of ownership and increase their return on assets.

The Verizon IP Contact Center suite incorporates Verizon VoIP Inbound Toll Free and IP Intelligent Voice Routing services working in tandem with Avaya Intelligent Communications (User-to-User Information, Network Call Redirection and Avaya Agent Deskphone 16CC-Communication Manager5.x and SIP Enablement Services 5.x).

Global VoIP Fuels Enterprise Operations

Verizon Business and Avaya continue to help companies transition to VoIP for enhanced enterprise communications and business operations.

Verizon IP Trunking, compliant with Avaya Communication Manager 5.1.1 and Avaya Communication Manager Branch, provides direct SIP connectivity into an IP PBX, eliminating the need for gateway equipment at the customer's premises.

IP Trunking helps businesses simplify network design and control costs resulting in lower operating overhead, power consumption and maintenance costs. It also delivers features such as BEST (Burstable Enterprise Shared Trunks) which enable customers to share local and long distance trunks across their enterprise providing unprecedented business efficiencies. IP Trunking is available in United States and 10 European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom.