Lynn Newman, Avaya’s director of corporate communications sent me this statement.

In December, we told our employees we’d be reducing the size of our workforce in response to the global economic slowdown.  The notifications about reductions are happening in different regions at different times.

Avaya’s situation isn’t unique. Plenty of companies that play in the UC market are having layoffs, just like any other industry. Microsoft and Cisco both laid people off a few months ago. No one is immune, sadly.