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| AT&T virtual private network service connects Pratt Industries manufacturing sites
VPN Solution Means Higher Bandwidth, Less Interoffice Paper for Environmentally Conscious Company | |||
| 3 Oct 2007
, Conyers, Georgia
: AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that Pratt Industries USA Inc., a leading, international paper and packaging company, will have AT&T implement a networking solution to accommodate recent and future growth in Pratt's telecommunications needs. Under the $2 million three-year contract, AT&T will upgrade Pratt's network services to a fully managed Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN). Because IP is a standardized communications protocol, Pratt will be able to consolidate communications among its diverse manufacturing sites — including two mills that use 100 percent recycled paper — in more than 22 states and easily implement new sites as the company continues its mission to "harvest the urban forest." In addition, Pratt's network services will use Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology. MPLS will allow Pratt to seamlessly mesh different types of legacy networking technologies, such as ATM and Frame Relay, and enable communication among locations by using different communications protocols at different sites. MPLS will also enable the company to prioritize network traffic and will permit Pratt to optimize bandwidth usage for business-critical applications. The prioritization of network traffic by using MPLS has allowed companies like Pratt to transition to Voice over IP, centrally host business applications and provide crystal-clear video conferencing among locations around the world. "With our AT&T VPN services established, Pratt's telecommunications framework will enable growth in capabilities as we continue to increase our use of virtual and digital technology for managing information systems," said Brian McPheely, chief operating officer, Pratt Industries USA Inc. The contracted solution will augment the Managed Internet Services (MIS) currently provided by AT&T. Note: This AT&T release and other news announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. |
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