CEO Sounds Off On Mitel-Polycom Acquisition
Vidyo CEO Eran Westman told CRN that some Polycom partners are now seeking to work with the videoconferencing and collaboration specialist in the wake of Mitel's nearly $2 billion bid for Polycom.
"We've already been approached by some of their partners -- some of them are quite significant -- to see if we are interested in working with them," said Westman in an interview.
Polycom declined to comment when reached by CRN.
Westman weighed in on the Polycom-Mitel acquisition, competition against Microsoft, and the future of Hackensack, N.J.-based Vidyo's partnership with Mitel. Following are edited excerpts of the conversation.
