Gartner Group gives high marks to Sprint and Global One frame relay network developed for SmithKline Beecham.KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1996--An extensive network study undertaken by Real Decisions, a Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. company, found Sprint and Global One's global 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. telecommunications service In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. developed for SmithKline Beecham is among the most technically advanced networks used by corporations worldwide. The study also found that an additional investment of 24 percent would be required to obtain the same broad array value-added services from any other telecom provider. SmithKline Beecham's 30-nation, 90-site high-speed frame relay and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. network service is provided by Sprint 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. and internationally by Global One, the company's joint venture with Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. and France Telecom. "We are very pleased that Sprint and Global One have been recognized by The Gartner Group as worldwide leaders in advanced networking solutions," said Kevin Brauer, president of Sprint Business. "Sprint is the sole distributor of Global One's innovative products and services in the United States which help our customers increase productivity and compete in today's global marketplace." Global Network Capability Sprint was first selected to build the global X.25 and frame relay data network for SmithKline Beecham in 1993. The SmithKline Beecham Virtual Data Network (SBVDN), provides a global high-speed backbone for all corporate data applications including financial, sales, administrative and manufacturing data. "We designed SBVDN based on a commitment to give our internal customers the highest quality, and most cost-effective global network service possible," said Larry Lake, vice president of telecommunications services, SmithKline Beecham. "The strength of this solution is the competitive advantage of internally staffed planning, engineering and service management complemented by the Sprint and Global One worldwide frame relay service and outsourced management services from Hewlett-Packard. The Real Decisions study validates our approach as having delivered a world-class solution to SB's complex global requirements," said Bill Cael, director, data telecommunications, SmithKline Beecham. The study, covering January through June of 1995, was a comparative benchmark analysis that graded the cost-effectiveness of the SBVDN as well as the success of the SmithKline Beecham telecommunications organization in supporting the company's business needs. It included equipment and lines used in the wide-area-networks, as well as human and other resources provided by SB and Hewlett-Packard -- the outsourced network operations manager See datacenter manager. on the project. "This study reflects the superior quality of Sprint and Global One's services," said Brauer, Sprint Business. "We strive to serve companies like SmithKline Beecham with high-value products and customized services in order to help businesses attain maximum efficiency and profitability." Tools used in the benchmark study included peer selection, which compares the service with other organizations fitting a similar profile in the United States, Europe and Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , and the NOW (normalized cost divided by work product) index, a unit cost comparison of network efficiency that looks at network traffic, sites and devices. Advanced Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. The health care giant uses additional Sprint and Global One services to enhance its global communications systems, including a global calling card that enables traveling executives to charge international calls at competitive Global One rates and a global virtual private network service that provides seven-digit international dialing among SB's locations worldwide. The 1993 contract, valued then at more than $50 million, expanded a basic voice and private line contract to cover all Sprint and Global One services worldwide. Sprint is also a leader in providing frame relay service -- offering the first wide-area service in the United States and today extending its high-speed links to more than 60 countries via Global One. In addition to superior quality and global reach, its frame relay has no limit on how high traffic can "burst" on a customer dedicated line while providing maximum bandwidth and guaranteed throughput levels. In addition to frame relay, Sprint and Global One provide multinationals with integrated communications solutions that include: global Internet and X.25 connectivity, dedicated links including bilateral private line, managed private line and satellite access, virtual private network, international toll-free, and corporate calling card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. , e-mail and store-and-forward fax services, global videoconferencing, custom-engineered communications systems and customer premise equipment service and management. Global demand by companies such as SmithKline Beecham for LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. interconnection and client/server architecture An environment in which the application processing is divided between client workstations and servers. It implies the use of desktop computers interacting with servers in a network in contrast to processing everything in a large centralized mainframe. See client/server. , in groupware applications and in bandwidth-intensive multimedia applications, have spurred frame relay's growth. The market is expected to grow rapidly, reaching more than $3.5 billion in 1998 from just over $267 million in 1994. SmithKline Beecham -- one of the world's leading health care companies with more than $11 billion in revenues -- discovers, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, vaccines, over-the-counter medicines and health-related consumer products, and provides health care services including clinical laboratory testing, disease management and pharmaceutical benefit management. Sprint Business is a leader in helping companies do more business by providing the innovative products and services necessary to succeed in today's competitive markets. Sprint is a global communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. -- at the forefront in integrating long distance, local and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. services, and the world's largest carrier of Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. . Sprint built and operates the United States' only nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is the leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $12.8 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 15 million business and residential customers. Global One, the worldwide joint venture of Sprint, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, offers a single source for the solution of voice and data needs of businesses, carriers and consumers around the world. Global One, with more than 2,500 employees and over 1,200 point of presence in more than 60 countries, expects first year direct revenues to exceed (US) $850 million. CONTACT: Sprint http://www.sprint.com Julia Pitlik, Sprint, 214/405-5486 or Porter/Novelli Ray Kerins, 212/872-8143 |
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