PLASTIPAK ENHANCES NETWORKING VIA $2.25 MIL AT&T CONTRACT.AT&T has announced recent contracts totaling $2.25 million for wireless and networking communications services with Plastipak, a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging and containers for many of the world's consumer products companies. The plastics company sought greater flexibility and convenience in working with employees, suppliers and customers. Under the contract, AT&T will deploy its Virtual Private Networking (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. ) solution across Plastipak's international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. . Plastipak's new VPN service gives employees reliable access to its information and applications at anytime from Plymouth, Prague or anywhere else. It provides a solid yet flexible infrastructure that could position Plastipak for future technology innovations. Plastipak also wanted anytime, anywhere connection while on the go - all from a single provider. Under an additional contract, AT&T will provide more than 1,000 smartphones and cell phones with quality wireless coverage worldwide, including voice service in more than 215 countries. U.S. employees will also have access to the nation's fastest 3G network with AT&T, further improving productivity and collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. . "Our passion for performance at Plastipak requires the ability to speedily speed·y adj. speed·i·er, speed·i·est 1. Characterized by rapid motion; swift. 2. Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt. See Synonyms at fast1. connect with our customers and partners around the world," said Dave Daugherty, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Plastipak. "With AT&T as our primary global provider, we're together developing technology strategies that increase our business velocity." Plastipak will also have access to the award-winning AT&T BusinessDirectA[R], a reliable customer portal that provides immediate access to real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. information on the performance of its network services, a complete mobility management solution via AT&T Premier, and a direct connection to electronic billing Electronic billing is the electronic delivery and presentation of financial statements, bills, invoices, and related information sent by a company to its customers. Electronic billing is also referred to as the following:
About Plastipak Plastipak is a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging containers for many of the world's largest consumer products companies. To meet the demand of its diverse customer base, Plastipak operates 16 plants 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. , Brazil and Europe. Plastipak also provides integrated transportation and logistics services, which the company's management believes makes it uniquely, vertically integrated in the plastic packaging industry. Plastipak has obtained more than 150 U.S. patents for its state-of-the-art packages and package-manufacturing processes. Additional information about Plastipak can be found at the company's website located at http://www.plastipak.com. For more information, visit http://www.att.com or call 312/932-2831. |
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