Note 7.5 billions for ATT including Bank One,Citibank.
Everything, like IBM Business Recovery Services, based on NN
plarform.
ATT/IBM in
the recent months were awarded contracts by few others large organizations.
The press release below, was reserved only for IBM,not NN or ATT.
*Please see our demonstration of BRSNet at the AT&T booth, #7533
MAY 11, 1999, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA--IBM today announced an agreement with
AT&T to enhance IBM's business continuity network (BRSNet), enabling IBM to
provide next-generation end-to-end business continuity services that are more
cost-effective and flexible to customers' changing business needs.
IBM Global Services' BRSNet is the industry's first network built solely for delivering
business continuity solutions. AT&T Solutions, AT&T's networking professional
services unit, will provide advanced managed networking capabilities for BRSNet
through a dedicated global network management center in White Plains, N.Y.
Available in July, 1999, the enhanced network will provide customers with improved
business continuity services, such as:
Reduced recovery time of customers' networks in the event of a system failure
Lower costs for network continuity services through flexible bandwidth availability and
payment structures tailored to customers' individual needs
"We've been using IBM Business Recovery Services for our continuity needs and have
been very satisfied with their dependable support," said Marshall McGraw, manager, IT
Architecture and Strategy, Phillips Petroleum Co. "Now with the added infrastructure
and reliability from AT&T, IBM is showing us it's very serious about the
business-continuity business and wants to provide us with the best support possible.
This is a quantum leap in the recovery industry and has potential real added value for
high-availability business-continuity services, depending on low-cost network
availability."
Leveraging AT&T's networking-centric business continuity solutions, this
next-generation IBM business continuity network is also the foundation for future
network recovery offerings. Key components of IBM Global Services' next-generation
BRSNet include:
h-speed, multi-service integrated network access platform supporting: DS1 to
OC-12 interfaces, video applications, legacy private line, frame relay, ATM, SNA
and IP
Flexible cost structure -- Customers pay for only the bandwidth they need
Flexible bandwidth availability to better address customers' requirements for test and
speedy recovery
Reliable network recovery services monitored by a dedicated AT&T Solutions global
network management center
Survivable SONET ring architecture and ally redundant ATM core backbone
network topology
"Today's businesses are relying more and more heavily on their IT systems to keep their
businesses running and therefore need protection from system failures," said Anthony
Martinez, General Manager IBM Business Recovery Services. "With the help of AT&T
we can provide network services to assure our customers that their businesses will be
operable virtually around-the-clock.
"AT&T Solutions is proud that IBM Business Recovery Services has selected us to
manage their complex networking environment through our Managed Networking
Solutions services, " said AT&T Solutions Vice President Ed Nalbandian. "As part of
this multi-million dollar agreement with IBM, AT&T Solutions will provide a
multi-service backbone for a next-generation network that links IBM Business
Recovery Service Centers worldwide."
Last year, AT&T Solutions introduced its Managed Bandwidth Service, which
integrates corporate voice, image, video and data network bandwidth requirements at a
customer's premises with a common, managed end-to-end global platform of AT&T
services. AT&T Solutions will deploy Managed Bandwidth Service capabilities in both
BRS customer locations and AT&T points of presence to support BRS business
requirements. BRSNet will also utilize the AT&T Solutions MBSview Real Time
Function tool, which provides BRS with on-line views of a customer's business recovery
network configuration and network status.
T Solutions Managed Bandwidth Service is based on Newbridge Networks'
MainStreetXpressTM ATM 36170 Multiservices Switch.
About IBM Global Services
IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology services provider,
with 1998 revenues of approximately $29 billion. Services is the fastest growing part of
IBM, with more than 130,000 professionals serving customers in 160 countries. IBM
Global Services integrates IBM's broad range of capabilities -- services, hardware,
software and research -- to help companies of all sizes realize the full value of
information technology. For more information visit the IBM Global Services Web Page .
Over the past six years, IBM Global Services Business Recovery Services has
successfully recovered more than 300 customers from many types of disasters including
Hurricanes Georges, Opal, Erin and Andrew, the Oklahoma City and World Trade
Center bombings, the Northridge, California, earthquake; infrastructure disasters, such
as telecommunications failures, or electrical outages; and operational disasters, such as
failure in hardware or software.
For more information about IBM Business Recovery Services, go to the Business
Recovery Services home page at brs.ibm.com, or call 1-888-837-8277.
About AT&T Solutions
Based in Florham Park, N.J., AT&T Solutions provides seamless solutions that
maximize the competitive advantage of networking-based electronic commerce
applications. It uses state-of-the-art tools and processes to operate and manage voice,
data, video and Internet /intranet services, including local and wide area networks,
PBXs, voice-processing systems and desktop computers. 1998, AT&T Solutions
received about $7.5 billion in contracts for new long-term business -- including a
$5 billion contract from IBM, a $1.4 billion contract from Bank One
Corporation and a $750 million contract from Citibank. More information about
AT&T Solutions is available at www.attsolutions.com.
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