I have been in the telecommunications industry since 1998. During that time, I have seen phone systems come and go and through it all Avaya has remained on top. Avaya's philosophy is to allow their clients to migrate into newer technology while keeping their costs down. This is called TCO or Total Cost of Ownership. They can accomplish this because many of their products can transfer to newer applications.Here at Avatel, we pride ourselves on service. We are not the kind of company that just wants to sell something; we want to be the company that our clients turn to when they need support. We understand that if we provide a great service, our clients will call us when they are looking to upgrade to newer technology, add a new facility or just want a new application.Avatel Technologies is a Premier Avaya Business Partner. We have been nominated as Avaya's Partner of the Year on many occasions and won that award a few years ago. We have also been in the top 3 of the Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Best Places to Work" for the past 5 years and have won the title, twice, including 2013.I have been with Avatel since its inception back in 2002 and still work for the same woman who hired me back in 1998. I have received numerous top sales awards and accolades for my work during my tenure here. Many people talk about how their job is like a family, here, it is a family. The owners are very hands-on and willing to discuss any issue or problem. The owners believe in giving back and they have donated to many worthy causes like: Salvation Army during a crisis and Metropolitan Ministries for Thanksgiving food drives and Christmas toy drives.