Charrette Builds New, Efficient Communications Network With AT&T.WOBURN, Mass. -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : T) today announced that it has completed the build-out of a new voice and data network for Charrette LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the largest digital format equipment and supplies provider in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The network connects the company's 400 employees who work in numerous locations from coast to coast. AT&T won the three-year contract after a competitive process, extending AT&T's long-standing relationship with Charrette. AT&T converged Charrette's voice and data onto a single Enhanced Virtual Private Network (EVPN EVPN Enhanced Virtual Private Network EVPN Ethernet Virtual Private Network EVPN Ethernet Vpn ). Using advanced Multiprotocol Label Switching (networking) Multiprotocol Label Switching - (MPLS) A packet switching protocol developed by the IETF. Initially developed to improve switching speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important. (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. ) technology, AT&T's network integrates the company's 18 corporate locations under one common IP-based architecture. As a result, Charrette will benefit from improved employee-to-employee communications nationwide, enhanced ease of use and increased network security. Known for its innovations and solid growth, Charrette was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a solution with immediate benefits, as well as the flexibility and foundation for future deployment of advanced applications, such as Voice over IP. "We have already started to see a significant increase in productivity because of the inherent ease-of-use of AT&T's solutions," said John Piasecki, Charrette's director of information technology. "We were also very pleased with the implementation process as well as the fact that the out-of-the-box AT&T technology solution provides us with all-important redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities." About Charrette Charrette, (www.charrette.com), is the country's largest provider of imaging and design products to the professional design marketplace, with operations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Mobile, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Philadelphia, Rochester, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington D.C. Established in 1964 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Charrette has long offered the widest range of products in the design marketplace. Charrette continues to introduce new and innovative products that serve the specialized needs of its customers. About the New AT&T AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 55.8 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at www.att.com. (C) 2006 AT&T Knowledge Ventures. All rights reserved. Subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. provide products and services under the AT&T brand. |
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