Looking to simplify its IP telephony message, Avaya on Monday announced it has realigned all of its communications software under the Multivantage brand.Jorge Blanco, vice president of product marketing at Avaya, said Multivantage was first introduced a year ago and that the new integrated software suite will ship with version 1.3 of Avaya Communication Manager as a standard feature rather than an optional add-on.The new release of Communication Manager will feature Speech Access and Universal Access-Phone Status- two new software applications. Blanco says Speech Access adds the capability to control telephony functions with a speech-driven user interface. He said Universal Access-Phone Status is a feature for sight-impaired employees and converts text to speech.Blanco said the suite is modular, meaning it can still be sold in parts. The company’s largest competitors are Cisco systems, Nortel Networks, and Siemens, according to Blanco. Technology Industry