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AT&T Inks $3 M Networking Contract with Newspaper GroupTMCnet Contributing Editor AT&T Inc. announced on Wednesday that it scored a $3 million integrated networking contract from Lee Enterprises, a newspaper group with 58 daily newspapers and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states.
The new three-year contract calls for AT&T (News - Alert) to combine Lee's voice and data onto one integrated platform, which will speed network access at the newspaper group's offices nationwide. With the new network in place, the company should be able to improve its ability to share info both internally and to its 4 million daily readers. "With our rapid online growth, news deadlines come every minute of every day, so the journalists at our various locations need the reliable and fast access to information that AT&T delivers," said Brian Kardell, vice president of production and chief information officer at Lee Enterprises in a statement. "AT&T's advanced networking solutions also help our managers optimize efficiency and performance across the company's operations."
AT&T currently provides Lee Enterprises with a high network availability and reliability by deploying AT&T ACCU-Ring Network Access Service at its Davenport, Iowa headquarters building. The contract also includes AT&T domestic local, long distance and toll-free services.
AT&T announced another multi-million dollar deal yesterday with Orica Limited. Orica awarded AT&T a $3.54 million, two-year networking contract to integrate an Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN). Orica of Australia is a manufacturer in the mining, consumer products and chemical services market.
AT&T will deploy a global network that will incorporate the telecom giant's latest Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology, connecting 135 Orica sites across Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe, Canada, Latin America and the United States. The AT&T system will give Orica's global staff access to its ordering and fulfillment systems based in Melbourne, Australia. The system will support Orica's $10 million SAP (News - Alert) consolidation project.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit Johanne Torres' columnist page.
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