Flare Experience for iPad: Avaya VP and GM for UC Infrastructure Anthony Bartolo noted Flare Experience was never positioned to be its own tablet offering. “Flare is the software behind the glass because we always planned it to be device-agnostic,” he said. And Avaya is making good on that vision by offering the Flare Experience on the iPad. The app should be available in the Apple App Store in a few weeks (barring any testing issues with Apple) and will be a free download through the end of the year for users of Aura 6.x.

Avaya Aura Conferencing 7.x: Coming in 2012, the next version of Aura Conferencing will support voice, video and web conferencing, as well as the full suite of collaboration capabilities. The VAR Guy promised not to get too detailed, but there are oodles of other  features included in Aura Conferencing 7.x, so keep your eyes peeled.

IP Office enhancements: Expected in the first half of 2012, some of the enhancements noted for IP Office include federated IM and conference control for Android smartphones and iPhones, availability of the Avaya Flare Communicator for use with IP Office, and enhanced Avaya one-X mobile for Android devices and iPhones. Major scalability also will be part of the new offerings, but again, The VAR Guy doesn’t want to give too much away. Stay tuned.