BT Infonet Signs Three-Year Global Communications Contract with Volkswagen AG; Leading Automaker Steers Management of 200-Site Global Network to BT Infonet.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. -- BT Infonet, a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced it has signed a three-year contract to provide managed network services for Volkswagen AG Volkswagen AG (VW) Major German automobile manufacturer. It was founded in 1937 to mass-produce a low-priced “people's car” (Volkswagen). After World War II the company was rebuilt with Allied help, and within a decade it was producing half of West Germany's , one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. Under the terms of the deal, Volkswagen AG will again operate its 200-site worldwide communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. with BT Infonet. Volkswagen is continuing its nearly eight-year partnership with BT Infonet, and has expanded the scope of its contract with nearly all of BT Infonet's services, including Internet, Mobility and MultiMedia Services. Contributing to securing the contract was BT Infonet's flexible pricing and ability to deliver tailor-made solutions to quickly meet Volkswagen's evolving communications requirements. "This new contract with Volkswagen confirms our strategy to deliver advanced network services to global companies, while at the same time adapting ourselves to our clients' local needs," said Micheline Wens, general manager, Infonet Germany. "This is the second acknowledgement in the past few months of our successful collaboration with VW. Late last year, BT Infonet was one of only three companies from outside the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. invited to Volkswagen's `World Group Awards' -- an event where Volkswagen honors the 100 most innovative of its many thousands of business partners." About Volkswagen AG Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen is one of the world's leading car manufacturers and the market leader in Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). . The company has more than 340,000 employees worldwide. In 2004, the eight VW company brands supplied 5.079 million vehicles to more than 150 countries around the world. The company's 2004 revenues were 88.96 billion euro. Volkswagen operates 45 production plants in eleven European countries and an additional seven countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa. Volkswagen employees produce more than 21,500 vehicles per day around the world. The Volkswagen company includes the brands Volkswagen, AUDI AUDI [not an acronym] Latin form of a German auto manufacturer's founder's name, meaning 'listen' AUDI Amiga Audio in AUDI Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt , SEAT, Ikoda, commercial motor vehicles, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini, as well as the IT services companies Gedas, Volkswagens Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and Europcar. 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 Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. 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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