Okay, Ray, here's a couple contacts on the Ameritech/IBM trial. I wrote to Rod Thorn and will post if I hear anything.
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Ameritech's Trials in Chicago:
ibm.com
Ameritech, IBM to begin trial of high-speed internet and network access*
--ADSL "Test Town" Comes to Chicago Area--
Contact:
Rick Aspan, Ameritech
312-364-3570
rick.w.aspan@ameritech.com
Rod Thorn, IBM Global Network
914-766-2446
rthorn@vnet.ibm.com
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The rest is on IBM's Information Technology and I admit they're definitely a stretch when it comes to ADSL. Just the same, I'm hoping there's something here that sets someone else on his or her own search. One of these connects Lucent and IBM's Global Network, another connects IBM and Hong Kong Telephone.
First off, though, IBM's web site with access to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, including hyperlinks to the FCC and the House of Representatives (for relevent discussions).
issc2.boulder.ibm.com
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IBM and ISCC:
issc2.boulder.ibm.com
Lucent Technologies and ISSC finalize outsourcing agreement
Murray Hill, N.J., July 29, 1996 -- Lucent Technologies and Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation (ISSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM, today announced the signing of a multi-year, multi-billion dollar outsourcing agreement. The agreement finalized terms of a letter of intent previously announced by both companies on March 21st.
Under the contract, ISSC will manage the majority of Lucent's day-to-day information technology (IT) operations, including mainframe data centers and much of Lucent's applications maintenance nationwide.
"This agreement leverages our worldwide leadership in IT services in a way that will enhance Lucent's efficiency and competitiveness," said Dan Colby, general manager, global production industries, ISSC. " Additionally, the majority of Lucent's IT staff are being offered opportunities with ISSC so that they can continue to provide Lucent with the same exceptional skills that have been vital to the company's success."
Lucent Technologies is a global systems and technology company that designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks and communications systems and software, and microelectronics components as well as consumer and business telephone systems. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for Lucent Technologies, which is headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
ISSC, part of IBM's Global Services group, provides a range of services to customers in the U.S. including outsourcing, systems integration, application development and maintenance, and desktop network design and management. Global Services, with $20 billion in revenue and operations in 159 countries, is the world's largest and most versatile I/T services provider. Global Services provides customers worldwide with the
services offered by ISSC as well as business transformation consulting, networking services, systems maintenance and availability services, and education and training. Visit the ISSC home page at
issc.ibm.com.
Hong Kong Telecom, IBM Launch Technology Partnership
(Hong Kong, May 30, 1996....) Hongkong Telecom and IBM announced today that they have entered into a long-term technology partnership, which will allow Hongkong Telecom to improve its competitiveness and services, focus on its core business, and link the company to the worldwide resources of IBM.
The partnership also positions the two companies for leadership in the rapidly growing information technology and telecommunications marketplace in Greater China.
Under the agreement, IBM will manage Hongkong Telecom's data centers and systems programming facilities, making available IBM's global information technology services. Not only will this reduce Hongkong Telecom's costs of computer operations, it will place IBM's computer resources at the company's disposal to support Hongkong Telecom's future applications development and services for its customers. The agreement also enables IBM to increase its information technology resources and skill base in Hong Kong.
"This is an exciting step for Hongkong Telecom," said Tom Sheppard, Director of Information Technology, Hongkong Telecom. "This partnership with IBM will give us access to IBM's data center technology and worldwide resources, in addition to enabling our company to reduce costs by leveraging economies of scale in
computer operations. Just as important, it will allow Hongkong Telecom's IT staff to focus on developing systems to support our objectives of enhanced customer service, increased competitiveness and development of innovative telecommunications services."
"Everyone wins with this agreement - Hongkong Telecom, IBM, and most important of all, our employees and customers in Hong Kong," he continued.
Samuelson Young, General Manager of IBM Hong Kong, said, "Increasingly, major telecommunications companies around the world are recognizing the benefits of partnerships like this as they reshape themselves for the future of global competition. This agreement with Hongkong Telecom is a particularly important one for IBM. Not only does it give IBM an outstanding technology partner and some very talented new employees, it is IBM's largest such technology partnership in Greater China. It also demonstrates IBM's commitment to invest in Hong Kong as a center of competency for technology partnerships like these."
IBM will offer employment to the approximately 200 Hongkong Telecom data center employees after taking over the management of the centers on June 1, 1996.
Both companies are committed to minimizing impact on staff, and no staff will be made redundant by the agreement. Current Hongkong Telecom employees moving to IBM, for example, will be focusing not only on Hongkong Telecom operations, but will have the opportunity to work on other IBM services operations in the region to broaden their experience.
The financial details of the agreement were not released.
"Hongkong Telecom joins a growing list of leading telecommunications companies around the world who have determined that a partnership with IBM is the most effective way to meet the increasingly complex information
technology needs required in the rapidly changing telecommunications industry," said Jon Stretch, Hong Kong-based General Manager, Asia Pacific South of IBM's Telecommunications/Media Industry Solution Unit. "In the past year, some of the world's largest telecommunications companies -- Ameritech in the United
States, Bell Canada, and Telstra in Australia -- have announced plans for similar agreements with IBM."
Company Backgrounds
Hongkong Telecom is committed to providing world class telecommunications services to Hong Kong and the region. Hongkong Telecom is Hong Kong's only full services telecommunications provider, marketing a full array of quality voice and data services backed by a state-of-the-art fully digitized fibre optic network.
IBM is the leader around the world and in Asia in providing information technology and services in such areas as managed operations, global networks, intranets and the Internet, systems integration, management and information technology consulting and business recovery. In the telecommunications and media industry, IBM offers a comprehensive range of solutions, services and technologies for telecommunications, cable TV, wireless, and broadcasting companies, as well as publishing, advertising and entertainment firms.
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