Infonet Announces Availability of FlexIVPN Services for Frame Relay Environments
Thursday October 16, 8:00 am ET
FlexIVPN Provides a Financially Attractive Interim Step Towards Full IP Services
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2003-- Infonet Services Corporation (NYSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced the availability of FlexIVPN, a new service that delivers the attractive advantages of managed IP services along with the reliability and predictable performance of Infonet's award-winning Global Frame Relay platform.
A major differentiator of the FlexIVPN offering is its innovative structure, which provides users the ability to cost-effectively scale the level of meshing required by their application demands. Developed to deliver IP's benefits without major network migrations, the service runs over Infonet's Global Frame Relay Network, but supports seven different port types to provide Class of Service for multinationals that have applications requiring low to medium levels of meshing and deterministic performance between site pairs.
"Direct migration from frame relay to IP VPN isn't something that most multinational corporations are looking at right now, for several reasons, including the fact that it's cost prohibitive," said Eric Paulak, Research Vice President, Gartner. "Instead, they should be looking for interim services that are cost effective, demonstrate reliable and predictable performance, and offer Class of Service."
FlexIVPN was designed specifically for the type of hub and spoke network topologies and IT system architectures that are present in virtually all multinational corporations. With FlexIVPN, existing Infonet Global Frame Relay clients can experience a number of benefits, without a physical migration, including:
A cost-effective port-only pricing structure
Seven port type options for CoS features and functions
Continuity of all Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and reporting
Similarly, for new clients, FlexIVPN offers:
Simple, port-only pricing with specific site-to-site guarantees complemented by strong SLAs and reporting
Pricing that scales to accommodate increasing levels of meshing
A wide range of Class of Service (CoS) features to accommodate the unique performance requirements of specific enterprise applications
"We've found that FlexIVPN balances the popularity of IP services with the financial realities that many clients are facing. For many clients, a service like this is easier to justify, easier to deploy, and the return on investment is there, as are many of the tangible benefits of IP, including any-to-any point connectivity and Class of Service," said Bob DaGiau, Infonet's Vice President, Packet Services Marketing. "FlexIVPN offers these benefits in a familiar frame relay environment, providing a number of multinationals with a logical and financially attractive interim step towards full IP services." |
