INFONXX Selected By AIG Data Center for Corporate Directory Assistance.Business Editors BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2003 American International Group
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City. Data Center, Inc. d/b/a AIG AIG addressee indicator group (US DoD) AIG American International Group, Inc AiG Answers in Genesis (religious group in defense of Scripture) AIG Artificial Intelligence Group AIG Australian Industry Group Technologies ("AIGT AIGT American International Group Technologies (insurance) AIGT All in Good Time "), a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. ("AIG") has signed an agreement with INFONXX for enhanced corporate directory assistance in the US and the UK. Among other features, the service incorporates information systems serving a huge database, the latest-generation switching gear for reliable connections, and contact with highly trained Customer Service Representatives. INFONXX is the premier global provider of enhanced directory assistance services. "It's a pleasure and a privilege to work for companies of AIGT's stature," said Robert Pines, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder of INFONXX. "We focus every day on maintaining the level of quality and service demanded by customers like AIGT." About INFONXX INFONXX is the world's largest non-carrier directory assistance provider, delivering a range of advanced information services See Information Systems. to major telecommunications carriers, corporate clients and consumers around the world. In addition to managing its database of more than 200 million listings, INFONXX provides such industry-leading products and services as TeleMas Spanish-language services, Text Messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. of listing information, and MobileSource, the first access to wireless listings in the U.S. In the UK, consumers access the firm's services by dialing The Number 118 118. Based in Bethlehem, PA, INFONXX employs thousands of customer service representatives and support personnel at six locations in the U. S., three in the UK and one in the Philippines. To learn more, visit www.infonxx.com. About AIGT and AIG AIG Technologies is a leading supplier of information technology solutions, including applications geared to the insurance industry, data center outsourcing and consulting services. AIGT's data center, located in northern New Jersey, is a world-class information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. facility with 5,000 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. of mainframe capacity as well as significant midrange (SUN, HP, AS/400) and server configurations. Presently, the data center supports data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a for more than 100 companies worldwide. American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is the world's leading international insurance and financial services organization, with operations in approximately 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG member companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In the United States, AIG companies are the largest underwriters of commercial and industrial insurance, and AIG American General is a top-ranked life insurer. AIG's global businesses also include financial services, retirement savings and asset management. AIG's financial services businesses include aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making. AIG's growing global consumer finance business is led in the United States by American General Finance. AIG also has one of the largest U.S. retirement savings businesses through AIG SunAmerica and AIG VALIC, and is a leader in asset management for the individual and institutional markets, with specialized investment management capabilities in equities, fixed income, alternative investments and real estate. AIG's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo. |
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