OTTAWA, May 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mitel Networks Corporation (Nasdaq:MITL), a trusted provider of unified communications software solutions, today announced that on May 19, 2010, Moody's Investor Service (Moody's) raised Mitel's corporate family rating to B3 from Caa1 and revised its rating outlook to stable from negative.
In its press release, Moody's noted that the upgrades followed the company's completion of its initial public offering on April 27, 2010 which "reduced its book debt by nearly $102 million" and stated "with good liquidity and expectations of modest cash flow surpluses, the ratings outlook is stable."
"We are extremely pleased with this upgrade as it further recognizes Mitel's strengthened financial position,"commented Steve Spooner, CFO, Mitel Networks.
About Mitel
Mitel Networks offers a comprehensive portfolio of IP-based communications solutions, which consists of IP telephony platforms, unified communications and collaboration applications and managed and network services. By integrating voice, video and data communications with business applications, Mitel enables businesses to improve their performance. Mitel is a leader in the market evolution to unified communications and collaboration, enabling customers to move beyond basic fixed telephony and disparate communications tools toward integrated multi-media communications and collaboration between users, wherever they may be located. Mitel's U.S. headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. Global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with offices, partners, and resellers worldwide.
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