AT&T Announces New Five-Year Voice and Data Services Contract with Edward Hospital & Health Services; Illinois Health Care Provider Upgrades Network, Improves Connectivity.NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : T) today announced a new voice and data services contract with Edward Hospital Current Edward Hospital and Health Services (EHSC) commonly referred to as "Edward" is a major healthcare provider located in southwest suburban Naperville, Illinois. History Board of Directors & Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , an Illinois health care provider with seven off-site satellite facilities throughout Chicago's western suburbs Western Suburbs (Wests) is the premier soccer club in Wellington, New Zealand and current holders of the Chatham Cup. The 2005 season was particularly successful for the club with the First Team claiming the Central League championship and the Reserve side gaining promotion to the . Under the terms of the five-year contract, AT&T will be the primary voice and data solutions provider for Edward Hospital & Health Services, deploying OPT-E-MAN(R) service and a Synchronous Optical Network (networking) Synchronous Optical NETwork - (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. (SONET). These solutions will unify Edward Hospital & Health Services' communications within a single meshed network, connecting the main hospital with its additional health care facilities. OPT-E-MAN, a switched Ethernet An Ethernet network that is controlled by a switch instead of a shared hub. The switch cross connects all clients, servers and network devices, giving each sending-receiving pair the full rated transmission speed. service, will connect the hospital's multiple locations, allowing communications between locations through a pure Ethernet solution. With the deployment of the SONET dedicated ring technology, a redundant optical fiber network backbone, Edward Hospital & Health Services can ensure business continuity and consolidate Ethernet, data, video, and voice traffic between multiple locations and the central office through a single, fail-safe platform. By connecting multiple facilities onto a single network, Edward Hospital & Health Services will now be able to implement five-digit dialing between locations and to deploy a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. voice mail system. Staff will be able to transfer patient records quickly and securely to another facility, increasing productivity and improving patient care. The new connectivity will also provide redundancy and disaster recovery. These solutions, in alignment with AT&T's convergence strategy, will deliver unprecedented levels of efficiency and security to Edward Hospital & Health Services' network infrastructure. "We needed a provider capable of connecting our multiple locations onto a single, secure network," said Laura Bagus, director of IT Infrastructure & Telecommunications, Edward Hospital & Health Services. "AT&T's solutions not only provide connectivity and improve security with disaster recovery but also deliver flexibility for future growth and expansion, as we continually advance our operations to ensure the highest levels of patient care." About Edward Hospital & Health Services Edward Hospital & Health Services is an Illinois healthcare provider with seven medical group offices throughout Chicago's western suburbs. With a focus on the importance of preventative medicine and health maintenance for people of all ages, Edward Hospital & Health Services employs more than 700 affiliated physicians representing 58 medical specialties Medical Specialties See also anatomy; disease and illness; drugs; health; remedies; surgery. adenography the science of the description of glands. — adenographic, adj. . Additional information about Edward Hospital & Health Services is available at www.edward.org. About the New AT&T AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with more than 54 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at www.TheNewATT.com. (C) 2006 AT&T Knowledge Ventures. All rights reserved. Subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. provide products and services under the AT&T brand. For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at www.sbc.com/newsroom. |
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