September 19, 2005
Avaya makes a foray into the P2P voice market
Avaya has bought Nimcat Networks, which is a Canada-based company in order to enter the P2P VoIP market. It paid $40 million for the purchase. This purchase gives Avaya access to the technology patented by Nimcat, which allows users to avail PBX functionality without actually having to build a PBX. The device knows as nimX enables users to track other users in a network, thereby establishing a virtual exchange.
Avaya plans to add the Nimcat software to its IP telephony solutions in an year’s time. It will develop different products around the technology to suit the needs of different customers. It will also continue to service the existing customers of Nimcat. nimX stands to benefit from the expertise that Avaya has in enterprise-wide security applications.
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