October 2008 - Industry Watch

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  • Avaya calls in new leader

    Telephony manufacturer Avaya Inc. has lured Kevin Kennedy away from JDS Uniphase Corp. to become its president and CEO in January. He will remain with JDSU until joining Avaya. The current holder of the post, Charles Giancarlo, will become chairman of...

  • New Americas head for Alcatel-Lucent

    Robert Vrij has become head of the Americas region for Alcatel-Lucent. In some ways it's a return to the company, because from 1999 to 2002 he held senior positions with Lucent Technologies - before the Alcatel merger - including responsibility for the...

  • Sheriff steps up

    Karen Sheriff has been promoted from chief operating office to CEO of Bell Aliant. She replaces Stephen Wetmore, who announced in July he was stepping down. Sheriff joined Bell Canada in 1999 as senior vice-president of product management and development...

  • CEO leaves Craig Wireless

    By Howard Solomon Assistant Editor, Network World Canada After only seven months in the top seat, David Lazzarato has departed Craig Wireless, the company announced this morning. The move is a sign of more trouble at the publicly-traded Winnipeg-based...

  • Others are getting more fibre

    By Howard Solomon Assistant editor, Network World Canada The move to fibre connectivity around the world continues to accelerate, according to updated figures from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Fibre to the home/building...

  • Avaya Canada gets new chief

    Gerard Baglieri has become the new head of Avaya Canada, replacing president Mario Belanger, the company announced this afternoon. Baglieri will not have the same title as his predecessor. Instead he is managing director for Canada. A company spokesman...

  • One computer, please. Hold the mayo.

    My daughter insisted she needed a new computer. Her current computer was a relic – it didn’t have enough memory, the processor was too slow, the hard drive could barely contain all of her music for her iPod. “It can’t even play World of Warcraft” she...

  • Laval to get green data centre

    Telus Corp. says it will spend more than $33 million on a data centre near Montreal that would comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. The Burnaby, B.C. carrier plans to have the 44,500 square foot Uptime Institute Tier III...

  • Now hiring: President of Allstream

    MTS Allstream has announced the president of its enterprise solutions division, John MacDonald, will retire Dec. 1. MacDonald, a former president of Bell Canada, joined AT&T Canada in 2002. AT&T Canada, which emerged from bankruptcy protection...