SCHOTT Selects AT&T to Power Global Network in $14 Million Agreement
AT&T to connect SCHOTT locations worldwide to deliver advanced IT services and IP based applications.
AT&T* announced that it has been selected by SCHOTT AG to be its global provider of advanced communications services. The five year agreement, worth approximately $14 million, calls for AT&T to provide, manage and maintain SCHOTT's worldwide communications infrastructure and deliver advanced IT based applications and services to SCHOTT's 17,300 employees.
AT&T will provide managed network services to SCHOTT and its subsidiaries at more than 90 locations in more than 40 countries. AT&T will deliver wide area networking and managed security solutions housed in AT&T Data Centers in Europe, Asia and the US.
The agreement will enable SCHOTT to better support its wide ranging customer base in such diverse industries as household appliances, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, optics and the automotive sector and deliver to them the advanced technology, specialty materials, components and systems it provides to enable their success.
SCHOTT will benefit from access to AT&T's advanced global Internet Protocol (IP) network to deliver cost effective, consistent, secure and highly reliable services. The relationship will be supported by an AT&T global account management team headquartered in Germany that will work with SCHOTT to define strategy and provide contract governance, and by dedicated local AT&T teams in each global region.
Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Jan Reller, SCHOTT's Global CIO highlighted some of the key challenges SCHOTT faced in defining its global networking strategy. "The main challenge with this global data center and networking project was to find a partner that could support SCHOTT with our key objectives to profitably enable our customers' success by constantly challenging limits through innovations and entrepreneurship."
Mr. Reller's team's mission is to support SCHOTT's corporate strategy with state of the art communication infrastructure that ensures seamless communication and collaboration between internal teams and customers, across time zones and continents in a professional manner. "My team has to ensure that our business critical applications can be accessed any time anywhere with guaranteed performance indicators in an absolutely secure environment. AT&T is the right provider to support SCHOTT on a global basis to meet these objectives" he added. "SCHOTT's IT staff can now focus on core application development and management which will further strengthen our market leading position".
"We are delighted that SCHOTT has chosen AT&T as its leading global networking solutions provider," said Joachim Kathmann, Sales Vice President, AT&T Germany. "We are committed to connecting SCHOTT's worldwide employees, partners and suppliers, while delivering and managing the array of managed network services needed for SCHOTT to accelerate its business performance."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About SCHOTT
SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group developing and manufacturing specialty materials, components and systems for nearly 125 years to improve how people live and work. The main markets are household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics as well as automotive. With SCHOTT's products and services, the key objective is to contribute to the success of SCHOTT's customers. SCHOTT has manufacturing sites and sales offices close to its customers on all major markets in over 47 countries totaling 90 SCHOTT locations globally.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates — AT&T operating companies — are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verseSM and AT&T | DIRECTVSM brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
AT&T* announced that it has been selected by SCHOTT AG to be its global provider of advanced communications services. The five year agreement, worth approximately $14 million, calls for AT&T to provide, manage and maintain SCHOTT's worldwide communications infrastructure and deliver advanced IT based applications and services to SCHOTT's 17,300 employees.
AT&T will provide managed network services to SCHOTT and its subsidiaries at more than 90 locations in more than 40 countries. AT&T will deliver wide area networking and managed security solutions housed in AT&T Data Centers in Europe, Asia and the US.
The agreement will enable SCHOTT to better support its wide ranging customer base in such diverse industries as household appliances, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, optics and the automotive sector and deliver to them the advanced technology, specialty materials, components and systems it provides to enable their success.
SCHOTT will benefit from access to AT&T's advanced global Internet Protocol (IP) network to deliver cost effective, consistent, secure and highly reliable services. The relationship will be supported by an AT&T global account management team headquartered in Germany that will work with SCHOTT to define strategy and provide contract governance, and by dedicated local AT&T teams in each global region.
Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Jan Reller, SCHOTT's Global CIO highlighted some of the key challenges SCHOTT faced in defining its global networking strategy. "The main challenge with this global data center and networking project was to find a partner that could support SCHOTT with our key objectives to profitably enable our customers' success by constantly challenging limits through innovations and entrepreneurship."
Mr. Reller's team's mission is to support SCHOTT's corporate strategy with state of the art communication infrastructure that ensures seamless communication and collaboration between internal teams and customers, across time zones and continents in a professional manner. "My team has to ensure that our business critical applications can be accessed any time anywhere with guaranteed performance indicators in an absolutely secure environment. AT&T is the right provider to support SCHOTT on a global basis to meet these objectives" he added. "SCHOTT's IT staff can now focus on core application development and management which will further strengthen our market leading position".
"We are delighted that SCHOTT has chosen AT&T as its leading global networking solutions provider," said Joachim Kathmann, Sales Vice President, AT&T Germany. "We are committed to connecting SCHOTT's worldwide employees, partners and suppliers, while delivering and managing the array of managed network services needed for SCHOTT to accelerate its business performance."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About SCHOTT
SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group developing and manufacturing specialty materials, components and systems for nearly 125 years to improve how people live and work. The main markets are household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics as well as automotive. With SCHOTT's products and services, the key objective is to contribute to the success of SCHOTT's customers. SCHOTT has manufacturing sites and sales offices close to its customers on all major markets in over 47 countries totaling 90 SCHOTT locations globally.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates — AT&T operating companies — are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verseSM and AT&T | DIRECTVSM brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
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