Allegiance Healthcare Selects VITAL Network Services to Expand Multivendor Support For Its JIT Delivery Network.Business/Technology Editors NAUGATUCK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 VITAL Network Services LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a leading global provider of multivendor network service and support and a wholly-owned subsidiary of General DataComm Industries, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GDC GDC Game Developers Conference GDC General Dental Council GDC Gouvernement du Canada GDC Georgia Department of Corrections GDC Global Data Center GDC Guglielmi Detachable Coil GDC Global Development Center GDC Institute for Genetic Disease Control in Animals ), has announced that it has been selected to provide an expanded level of network support for Allegiance Healthcare's "just-in-time" (JIT JIT - dynamic translation ) hospital supply and data network. Under the expanded scope of services, VITAL will support Allegiance's Nortel and Larscom networking equipment in addition to the Cisco and General DataComm (GDC) components it has been supporting. "For the past ten years, VITAL has been a valued network support partner, and we are pleased that we can now tap even deeper into their multivendor talents. They are one of a very few organizations qualified to support the products not only of each vendor in our network, but also to resolve any network interoperability problems that may emerge," said Roland Carandang, the enterprise network services manager of Allegiance Healthcare. Allegiance, a Cardinal Health <includeonly></includeonly> Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) is a premier, global healthcare company dedicated to making healthcare safer and more productive. Overview Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. , Inc. subsidiary, offers hospitals a wide range of supplies and supply management services, including a JIT supply program that promises 12-hour turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. on most orders. To support growing demand for this and other services, Allegiance created a Remote Electronic Document Interchange (REDI) capability supported by an advanced multivendor network. VITAL had been providing installation, configuring, implementation and onsite maintenance services for the GDC, Cisco and Adtran equipment in Allegiance's network and will now do the same for their Nortel and Larscom equipment as well. "Allegiance is the kind of company that takes full advantage of our core multivendor support competency. They are deploying their network to get a true strategic edge in their market and have had to integrate products of multiple vendors to get the capability they need. We have enjoyed a longstanding, successful relationship with them and are pleased that they have called on us once again," said VITAL president, John Woods John Woods may refer to:
About Allegiance Healthcare Allegiance Healthcare Corporation is a leading U.S. provider of health-care products and cost-management services. Allegiance is a subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc. (www.cardinal.com), a Fortune 100 corporation based in Dublin, Ohio Dublin is a city in Delaware, Franklin, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 31,392 at the 2000 census. In 2006, the population was estimated to be 36,565[1], and Dublin continues to be one of the fastest-growing suburbs of Columbus. . Cardinal Health is a leading provider of products and services supporting the health-care industry. Cardinal companies develop, manufacture, package and market products for patient care; develop drug-delivery technologies; distribute pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical and laboratory supplies; and offer consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. The company employs more than 40,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenue of more than $25 billion. About VITAL Network Services VITAL Network Services has been supporting advanced networks for more than 30 years and is one of the top global support providers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry analysts. VITAL's expertise spans converging data, voice and video networks, and products of all leading telecommunications vendors. Its services address the full-lifecycle of network operations, including planning, staging, implementing, training, maintaining, monitoring and optimizing performance. Its clients are private network operators, network equipment manufacturers, resellers, telcos, CLECs and ISPs. VITAL coordinates operations in more than 60 countries across 6 continents from its world headquarters in Naugatuck, Connecticut Naugatuck is a borough in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 30,989 at the 2000 census. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury, and includes the town center of Union City, which has its own post office. USA. VITAL Network Services LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General DataComm Industries, Inc. (NYSE:GDC). For more information about VITAL please call 888-248-4825 or visit www.vital-ns.com. |
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