AT&T Builds Companywide Network at Koji Center; Implementing Wide Area Ethernet and IP Telephony Services.TOKYO -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : T) announced today that it has provided a companywide network to Koji Center Co., Ltd. in Japan. Koji Center is a supplier of comprehensive moving services, including transferring and installing home appliances, designing and installing electric and air-conditioning facilities, repairing household goods, offering home security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the , and recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. services. AT&T implemented a wide area Ethernet network for data traffic that links 15 locations, including Koji Center's headquarters in Osaka and branch offices across Japan. A broadband VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. is used to connect seven sales offices. For voice services, AT&T also implemented IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. services using a broadband VPN. Since its foundation, Koji Center has reinforced its network as its business has expanded. In order to further expand business and achieve operational efficiency in the future, Koji Center needed a new network that would address the following: --Leveraging existing network assets effectively to substantially reduce costs of implementing a new network --Enhancing fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. by providing redundancy in the configuration of the headquarters' network --Enhancing security levels for communication between the headquarters and branch offices --Reducing communications costs among all locations AT&T addressed these issues by proposing a low-cost Ethernet network, employing a closed broadband VPN for tighter security, using IP telephony services for lower communications costs. As a result, Koji Center successfully decreased network costs by approximately 10 percent while doubling the network speed between headquarters and branch offices. "AT&T was able to resolve our network problems from the customer standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the ," says Akira Segawa, director of information systems at Koji Center. "We attained the objectives of reducing costs and achieving greater operational efficiency through adopting the new network." "AT&T has a track record of helping not only large enterprises but also medium-sized businesses," says Norihiko Minato, president of AT&T Japan. "We are delighted that the recent network implementation helps the customer make its operations more efficient." About Koji Center Co., Ltd. Established in 1967 as Suehiro Denki Shokai, Koji Center is engaged in business nationwide in a multi-faceted manner as a provider of comprehensive moving services, including transferring and installing home appliances before and after a move; designing, installing, and selling electric and air-conditioning facilities; repairing household goods; offering home security services; and recycling services. The company has an office in Shanghai Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. , China and its headquarters is located in Osaka, Japan. The President of the company is Masao Suehiro, and the number of employees is 270. 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