BT Infonet Launches Next-Generation IP VPN Service -- Application Centric VPN.EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif. -- New Network Service Helps Companies Align IT with Their Business Objectives by Incorporating Application Management BT Infonet, a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced the immediate availability of its next-generation IP 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. service -- Application Centric VPN (AC VPN) -- a unique, application-driven, MPLS-based IP VPN service that helps companies align IT with their business objectives. The latest in BT Infonet's line of private IP services, AC VPN delivers added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
AC VPN offers the following capabilities and features to global enterprises: --The ability to discover all of the applications running on a global network - including critical data such as traffic flows and user response times. AC VPN supports proprietary applications as well as automatic recognition of more than 160 leading e-business applications such as Siebel, SAP and Citrix. --Optimization of application performance through control over class of service (CoS) and service level parameters such as delay, jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle and packet loss for all applications in alignment with changing business requirements. AC VPN also offers built-in compression to lower overall network costs. --The ability to "right-size" the underlying AC VPN using BT Infonet's flexible network provisioning Network provisioning or Service mediation are terms referring to provisioning of the customer’s services to the network elements, mostly used in the telecommunication industry. options. With AC VPN, enterprises can modify VPN configurations and dynamically allocate VPN resources such as port speed to match their shifting application requirements - and have the option of making configuration changes in house or through BT Infonet. --Real-time application and network reporting via BT Infonet's customer provisioning center, available via the my.infonet.com web portal See portal. . Using the customer provisioning center, multinationals can reduce time to troubleshoot problems and instantly implement network moves, adds and changes. In addition, the added level of control the center offers translates into less time managing BT Infonet and more internal IT resources focused where they matter most. 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. Mark Winther, group vice president of worldwide telecommunications for IDC, "IP VPN services began as point-to-point networking solutions over Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. or ATM, but quickly moved onto a new generation featuring Classes of Service over an IP MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. network. BT Infonet's AC VPN is the first of the third generation of IP VPNs -- a new breed of IP VPNs that incorporate application management and offer dynamic allocation of resources allocation of resources Apportionment of productive assets among different uses. The issue of resource allocation arises as societies seek to balance limited resources (capital, labour, land) against the various and often unlimited wants of their members. to support business objectives. No other managed network service provider offers these capabilities today." AC VPN is available in 57 countries at speeds of up to 155 Mbps. The service joins IP VPN Secure, IP VPN Internet and IP VPN Off-net in the BT Infonet family of MPLS network services. "AC VPN offers multinationals with sophisticated networking requirements multiple benefits. By optimizing applications and the underlying BT Infonet wide area network, clients will see less interruption of business processes, faster time to determine and correct performance issues, and more productive use of their IT resources," said Jean-Noel Moneton, vice president of Network Services Marketing Services marketing is marketing based on relationship and value. It may be used to market a service or a product. Marketing a service-base business is different from marketing a product-base business. for BT Infonet. About BT Infonet BT Infonet is a leading provider of managed network communications services for multinational entities, fully owned by BT Group and part of BT Global Services. BT Infonet offers integrated solutions optimizing the complex relationship between enterprise applications and the global network. BT Infonet provides local service support in over 70 countries and territories, and its network is accessible from more than 180 countries. Additional information about BT Infonet is available at www.bt.infonet.com. About BT BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions serving customers in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Its principal activities include IT and networking services; local, national and international telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. ; and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT consists principally of three lines of business: --BT Retail, providing a comprehensive range of communications and related services to over 20m UK consumers and businesses. --BT Wholesale, providing network services and solutions within the UK to more than 600 fixed and mobile operators and service providers, including the provision of broadband and private circuits. --BT Global Services, providing IT and networking services to meet the needs of multi-site organizations globally. BT Global Services operates in more than 130 countries and also offers international carrier services. In the year ended 31 March 2004, BT Group's turnover was GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 18,519 million, with profit before goodwill amortization, exceptional items and taxation of GBP 2,013 million. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt |
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