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September 14, 2009 – Ottawa, Ontario: Today, Nortel announced that Avaya has been selected to acquire the majority of Nortel’s Enterprise Division including Nortel Government Solutions and Diamondware Ltd. The deal is subject to court approvals in relevant jurisdictions, regulatory approvals and regular closing conditions.

Combat Networks was one of only two Canadian Nortel partners pre-selected by Avaya to join its partner program prior to today’s announcement by Nortel and Avaya. After initial discussions in January, both Avaya and Combat Networks signed a distribution agreement effective May 1, 2009 that would see Combat Networks begin to retrain and certify both their sales force and engineering teams across Canada on Avaya systems.

“Since the early spring and over the summer, while Nortel’s CCAA proceedings were taking place, Combat Networks was busy undertaking the requisite training and certifications to become a full Avaya partner,” said Greg Curry, Director of Convergence Services at Combat. “We feel that Combat Networks is well positioned to be able to support Nortel and Avaya customers while the integration of the companies takes place over the next several months”.

Richard DaCosta, President of Combat Networks went on to add “Combat Networks supports many of Nortel’s largest voice, data and convergence networks in Canada. A strategic decision was made by the company to invest in our Avaya relationship earlier in the year and we made commitments to Avaya and our customers at that time. Avaya was the only manufacturer that brought a migration solution to the table for Combat Networks and our Nortel customers, where every other manufacturer favoured a “rip and replace” strategy which was obviously unacceptable. We are looking forward to working with Avaya and our customers to continue to support Nortel’s world class technology and move forward with the combined entity as one of its largest and most strategic partners in Canada”.

In related news, Combat Networks has launched its new website with Nortel and Avaya branding and the company’s new service and product offerings as a full Avaya partner. For more information, please visit www.combatnetworks.com.

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Combat Networks lands initial investment

By Ottawa Business Journal Staff - Tue, May 3, 2005:

Ottawa's Combat Networks has secured $500,000 in initial round financing.

The funds will be used to increase the company's sales and marketing presence by opening eight new offices across Canada, and to expand the company's technology and service offerings.

Roynat Capital negotiated the funding on behalf of the B.E.S.T. Total Return Fund....More

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By Jennifer Hagendorf Follett, Mar. 04, 2005:

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Management Tip From the Top

TIM MOLLOY, October 24 2004:

ROB FINUCAN, President and chief executive of Combat Networks, a $3.7-million data communications integrator based in Nepean, Ont.

"Here's my best advice for companies who are looking to find their niche: Get typecast. Combat Networks, like many companies, was born out of an opportunity to fill a vacuum in an underserved market. We started by segmenting the market down to a point that was still large enough to be addressed profitably, but small enough so that we could be considered one of the larger players from day one....More

Nortel Kicks Off Partner Advantage Program

By Jennifer Hagendorf Follett, Mar. 22, 2004:

Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT) on Monday formally launched its Partner Advantage channel program, which rewards partners that demonstrate high service capabilities around the vendor's products.

Under the program, Nortel aims to provide incentives for North American partners willing to boost their service capabilities to deliver high-quality converged solutions that incorporate technologies such as IP telephony, wireless LANs, security and communications applications, said Christine Durham, vice president of enterprise channel marketing at Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel....More