SBC Communications Announces New Contract with Texans Credit Union; SBC Companies Provide IP Networking Services to Texas-Based Credit Union.SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. -- SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SBC) today announced a new contract to provide IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. and network services to Texans Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. . Under the terms of the three-year contract, SBC companies will deliver its SBC PremierSERV(SM) IP Telephony Advantage managed services for Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions supporting the Cisco Systems(R) Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data ) platform. SBC companies will also provide SBC PremierSERV(SM) Network-based Virtual Private Network (NVPN NVPN Natural Voice Practitioners Network (UK) NVPN National Virtual Private Network ), SBC PremierSERV(SM) Data Center Hosting and OPT-E-MAN(R) service. These new services will provide a converged IP network for voice, video and data, which will result in increased efficiencies, lower costs and simplified network management, to all 26 branches of Texans Credit Union. SBC companies will also provide network integration services, such as SBC PremierSERV(SM) Staging, SBC PremierSERV(SM) Consulting Services and SBC Project Management. These services will help reduce the risk and complexity of deploying multisite technologies and will provide added security through on-site project managers. Together, the new services will expand Texans Credit Union's network and provide a platform for highly reliable voice, video and data transmission. The new network will also provide an always-available customer contact center for Texans Credit Union's customers. "Our continued growth required us to find a provider that could lower our costs while simplifying our network to bring more efficiencies into the system," said Greg Gallant, executive vice president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for Texans Credit Union. "We're certain that SBC companies will deliver a highly reliable and seamless IP telephony structure to support our future endeavors." "We are pleased to have the opportunity to expand our relationship with Texans Credit Union," said Bob Ferguson, group president and 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. , SBC Enterprise Business Services. "Our advanced IP networking services, combined with our PremierSERV integration services, will provide a secure and reliable network with seamless integration to one of the fastest-growing credit unions in Texas." About Texans Credit Union Texans Credit Union is a Texas-based, member-owned, non-profit financial cooperative with branches throughout North Texas, Austin and Houston. Texans provides financial products and services to 156,000 members and has assets of $1.5 billion. Visit the Texans website at www.texanscu.org for more information. About SBC SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which serves 51.6 million wireless customers. SBC companies provide 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 access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and are among the nation's leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies also offer satellite TV service. Additional information about SBC and SBC products and services is available at www.sbc.com. SBC PremierSERV(SM) Data Center Hosting and SBC PremierSERV(SM) NVPN are provided by SBC Internet Services, Inc. OPT-E-MAN(R) is provided by the SBC local phone companies pursuant to tariffs filed with the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. and state public utilities commission. SBC PremierSERV(SM) Consulting Services are provided by Callisma, Inc. a member of the SBC family of companies. SBC PremierSERV(SM) IP Telephony Advantage, SBC Project Management and SBC PremierSERV(SM )Staging are provided by SBC DataComm, Inc. (C) 2005 SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. All rights reserved. SBC, the SBC logo and other SBC product names are trademarks of SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. or its affiliates. Cisco Systems(R) and Cisco are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc., in the United States and selected other countries. |
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