Avnet Enterprise Solutions Provides Advanced Voice and Data Networks to Compass Health.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or Provider Installs Voice over 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. and High-Speed Data Systems Improving Operational Results and Lowering Costs Avnet Enterprise Solutions, an IT solutions integrator, has been chosen to provide network consulting services, hardware and software to Everett, Wash.-based Compass Health. The solution is expected to not only reduce the nonprofit organization's operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales substantially, but also will improve bandwidth issues and overall network performance. Compass Health has grown rapidly in recent years, combining operations with several other behavioral healthcare providers with disparate information technology systems. It was this rapid change that added to the condition of the network that Compass Health Director of Network Services Rich De Brino described as a "hodgepodge." The new network was needed to enable Compass Health to run a new behavioral health management software application. The old network would not support the performance requirements of the new software. Avnet Enterprise Solutions replaced outdated local- and wide-area data networks connecting the 26 Compass facilities throughout four counties. Avnet Enterprise Solutions also worked with Compass Health to install a new telephone system that uses technology originally developed for the Internet known as Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. , or VoIP. Voice over IP defines a way to carry voice calls over a digital IP network to create a telephony system where higher-level features can be used. VoIP also uses IP phones, which provide the functionality of a traditional telephone, as well as more complicated features, such as the ability to access World Wide Web sites. De Brino said Avnet Enterprise Solutions helped him overcome a major obstacle he found when he arrived in his new position at Compass Health -- there was no physical map of the network. The Avnet team performed a Voice and Data Network Assessment that looked at every physical piece of the Compass Health network, including the cabling. "We decided that since we were essentially going to rebuild the network, we might as well cover all our bases and solve both voice and data problems at the same time," said De Brino. After the assessment, the proposed VoIP and data network solution showed a great monthly savings of nearly 70 percent with a return on initial investment in only 16 months. A large percentage of the savings in monthly operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. from the new systems comes from reduced costs for bandwidth as a result of the new telephone network. "There are other significant cost savings built into the proposed network," said De Brino. "For example, Avnet standardized the client configurations at all sites to save future maintenance and repair costs. Avnet also showed that the new network would minimize the effort and expense of bringing future expansion online." With the network rebuilt and ready to grow with Compass Health, De Brino reported, "All the assumptions are proving out. I'm watching our bills go down as our levels of service continue to grow." About Compass Health Compass Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based behavioral health organization serving the communities of Island, San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. , Skagit and Snohomish counties in Washington This is a list of counties in Washington. There are thirty-nine counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Certain residents of Snohomish County consider themselves to be part of Freedom County. state. Tracing its roots back over 100 years, Compass Health is a catalyst for creating communities abundant with healthy, caring relationships through all stages of life. About Avnet Enterprise Solutions Avnet Enterprise Solutions is a solutions integrator specializing in enterprise server, storage and network solutions that power leading business applications. The company is listed 85th of the top VARs (value-added resellers) for the 2003 VARBusiness 500. The company leverages its unique suite of technical and financial professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to minimize risk, maximize flexibility and optimize IT investment. Avnet Enterprise Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from industry leaders including HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Oracle, Tivoli and VERITAS. Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Avnet Enterprise Solutions (www.es.avnet.com) is a division of $4 billion Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ). Avnet Inc. is ranked 206 on the Fortune 500 list and is a global technology marketing, distribution and services company with fiscal 2003 revenues of $9.06 billion. |
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