Concert Cites Progress in Developing Integrated Services for Global Customers Via AT&T Global Network Services.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 Portfolio of Services to be Sold by Concert, AT&T, BT Ignite Distributors Concert, the US$7 billion global venture of AT&T and BT, today reported significant progress in leveraging the resources of its parent companies for the benefit of global customers by including AT&T Global Network Services (AGNS AGNS Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, Nova Scotia) AGNS AT&T Global Network Services (AT&T) AGNS Allied General Nuclear Services AGNS Asian Games News Service AGNS Automated Ground Network System ) offers as part of its product portfolio and will ultimately converge its infrastructure and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality with those of AGNS. The combined portfolio of 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. (IP), data and 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. services will be offered through Concert, AT&T and BT Ignite distribution channels, particularly for delivery in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . "Leveraging the resources of the three companies will enable multinational customers to take advantage of the strengths and market-leading capabilities of Concert and AGNS," said Gary Weis, senior vice president of AT&T Business Services Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. and president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Concert. AT&T concluded the acquisition of AGNS, the former 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) Global Network business, this year. "Current and new AGNS and Concert customers will find investments in AGNS services even more worthwhile since the converged portfolio will offer clear migration paths to new, IP-based networking solutions," Weis said. "They will enjoy the same look and feel to their services, and their services will work the same way, at all of the customer's domestic and international locations." The combined portfolio will range from simple data network components to fully managed data solutions. Existing AGNS services will be enhanced and converged with Concert offerings, including the recently announced Concert IP Select, Concert's VPN product. The existing Concert services portfolio will be expanded to take advantage of the global reach and capabilities offered from AGNS, which serves small, medium and multinational enterprises. Weis assumed his dual responsibilities in August and is leading efforts to create a unified product and service portfolio. The convergence of the AGNS network and global portfolio of managed data services with Concert's international data and IP network and services is one of the first steps in this process. The resulting single set of customer offers will be built to a common architecture, will run on consistent platforms and will provide unprecedented quality of service. The converged portfolio will be launched in phases beginning in December, and will be supported by the R&D resources of AT&T Labs and Concert's Technologies division. About Concert Concert, (www.concert.com) a $7 billion global venture of AT&T and BT, serves the global communications needs of business customers worldwide. It is the industry's pre-eminent "carriers' carrier," providing wholesale transborder services to fixed and wireless carriers, including AT&T and BT, as well as Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. worldwide. In addition, Concert offers a comprehensive portfolio of voice, data and Internet services to customers through a direct sales force serving 270 multinational customers (MNCs). Through its network of 50-plus distributors, it also serves an additional targeted base of 29,000 customers worldwide. Concert's 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. network serves every major city in the United States and the United Kingdom, and extends to an additional 170 cities in 53 countries. Its global public network directly reaches 237 countries, and its high-speed IP backbone network spans 21 cities in 17 countries. |
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