It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out at the end of the year when the sale is complete. I am intrigued to see what happens with the name (though in the end a name is just letters). One would presume that you cannot continue with three names, Vertical, Vertical Comdial, and Vertical Vodavi; but who knows? It seems as though in 1-2 years time they would transition to just Vertical as the brand.
As for Tadiran, they have partnered with other organizations like ECI and Sprint, but I do not see them being bought out any time soon. What a lot of people do not realize is that they are basically the Nortel or Avaya in a good portion of the Middle East. They are a fair player in the world market if not the US market. I could see them partnering for the US market, but not a buyout of the company.
Steve
