<s>
Agile	B-Application
Communication	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
(	O
ACE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
product	O
developed	O
by	O
Avaya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
(	O
SOA	O
)	O
and	O
web	O
services	O
to	O
integrate	O
unified	B-Protocol
communications	I-Protocol
capabilities	O
with	O
business	O
applications	O
and	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
from	O
Nortel	O
's	O
Maidenhead	O
R&D	O
center	O
,	O
developing	O
a	O
prototype	O
unified	B-Protocol
communications	I-Protocol
application	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
joint	O
Nortel/IBM	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
and	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Agile	B-Application
Communication	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
