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Avaya Inc.'s Mohamad Ali had little time to settle in after becoming senior vice president for corporate development in July. Four days after the former IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) dealmaker started, Avaya made a $475 million stalking-horse bid for a unit of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp. The enterprise communications provider was the victor in a heated auction with a bid nearly double its original price. Even as a complex integration is underway, Ali continues to scan the landscape Avaya's next target. - Suzanne Stevens