GTE Selects Fujitsu as Supplier of the Year
April 29, 1998 09:58 AM
RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 1998--
Company Recognized for 1997 Supplier Leadership
Fujitsu Limited was recognized as the top supplier of GTE Corp. for the 1997 business year. The company received GTE's "Supplier of the Year" award. Fujitsu supplies equipment to GTE through two business units, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. (FNC), of Richardson, Texas, and Fujitsu Business Communication Systems (FBCS), based in Anaheim, California. FBCS is a business information technology unit of Fujitsu Limited. FNC develops and manufactures fiber-optic network and broadband switching equipment. "GTE gratefully acknowledges Fujitsu's performance in 1997, as well as all those who succeeded in providing us with materials and resources of outstanding value," said Larry Henry, vice president and general manager of GTE Supply. "Fujitsu outpaced a group of strong performers, in its support of GTE." In addition to the Supplier of the Year award, FNC and FBCS received other honors from GTE. FNC was recognized as the top supplier in the transmission category with a GTE Best in Class award. Both FNC and FBCS received Supplier of Excellence awards - FNC in the carrier equipment category and FBCS in the customer premises equipment category - at the carrier's 1998 awards ceremony, held in Irving, Texas. Also, two FBCS employees were included on a GTE team which received a GTE Chairman's Leadership Award. "We are honored to be included in the Chairman's Leadership Awards and to be recognized as GTE's top supplier," said John Caulfield, FBCS executive vice president. "We will continue to work with GTE to help their customers optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of their call centers, and voice, data and video networks by delivering turnkey solutions and sharing business risk. Through FBCS, GTE can drive desktop and enterprise application use, which in turn will help support GTE networks." "It is a great honor to be selected as GTE's top supplier," said George Chase, FNC executive vice president of sales and marketing. "Our worldwide presence and capabilities as a leading technology manufacturer strengthen GTE's present and future operational objectives." GTE conducts a supplier quality program to ensure high performance standards among its suppliers. Fujitsu was selected from more a thousand companies worldwide that provide products and services to GTE. Suppliers are evaluated on their ability to deliver on time, provide competitive prices and superior value, offer high quality customer service - even during emergency situations - and provide top quality products and services. GTE narrowed the field to 60 companies, which were given the Supplier of Excellence awards, then awarded 11 of those a Best in Class award for being leaders in their particular categories. Fujitsu received the Supplier of the Year award based on its multiple awards and overall excellence in all categories. Fujitsu is a strategic supplier of GTE, and supplies GTE with telecommunications technologies for a variety of applications. FNC was recently awarded a major contract to supply asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) equipment to the carrier. FNC's ADSL products include the SPEEDPORT(TM) ADSL system. Developed jointly with FNC's partner Orckit Communications Ltd. ORCTF , the SPEEDPORT system provides high-speed Internet and remote local area network access. GTE signed a nationwide agreement with FBCS in January 1997 to distribute the F9600r PBX and Fujitsu's line of conferencing and computer telephony integration products. GTE has distributed FBCS's hybrid PBX systems since 1987. Fujitsu Business Communication Systems, headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., is the North American business information technology unit of Fujitsu Limited-the $36 billion global communications, computer and microelectronics giant. Fujitsu analyzes, designs, implements and manages intelligently integrated voice, data and video network solutions that help our customers optimize communications with their customers, employees and suppliers. Combining solutions-oriented technology with a nationwide service and support network, Fujitsu is dedicated to continuing its 60-year tradition of quality products and a commitment to excellence. Fujitsu Business Communication Systems, an ISO 9001 certified company, can be reached on the World Wide Web at fbcs.fujitsu.com, or telephone 800-553-3263. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., designs and manufactures fiber-optic transmission and broadband switching platforms and develops software that allows customers to perform in-service management and monitoring of the telephone network. Its customers include local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, competitive access providers and cable TV operators, as well as large private networks in North America. Fujitsu Network Communications is part of Fujitsu Limited, a $36 billion global technology leader in computers, communications and microelectronics. Its World Wide Web site is at fnc.fujitsu.com. With 1997 revenues of more than $23 billion, GTE is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies and a leading provider of integrated telecommunications services. In the United States, GTE provides local service in 28 states and wireless service in 17 states; nationwide long-distance service and internetworking services ranging from dial-up Internet access for residential and small business consumers to Web-based applications for Fortune 500 companies; as well as video service in selected markets. Additional information about GTE can be found on the Internet at gte.com.
F9600(R) is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Business Communication Systems
SPEEDPORT(TM) is a trademark of Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. |
