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Orange Business Services Extends Albany International's Enterprise IP Network over Global Operations
PARIS & NEW YORK --(Business Wire)--
Worldwide pulp and paper supplier Albany International has signed a $7.5 million renewal agreement with Orange Business Services (News - Alert) for MPLS-based IP VPN and WAN optimization services. Along with the renewal, Albany International will expand its network within the Americas and Eurasia to encompass a total of 41 company sites in more than 18 countries.
Albany's past success with converged applications from Orange Business Services convinced it to not only renew with Orange but also significantly upgrade its communications infrastructure. With the added bandwidth, it can now leverage these applications across the wider enterprise landscape and magnify its cost-savings.
"Orange Business Services has truly provided Albany International with a ‘world-class' global network that achieves the required levels of functionality and performance for our business," said Andrew Jause, Enterprise Infrastructure Manager for Albany International. "In addition, Orange has proven themselves over these many years to be a true partner in every sense of the word, solidifying our very successful relationship."
The network upgrade is part of Albany's broader strategy to centralize services that support its entire global operations. Albany's business crisscrosses numerous territories, partners and vertical industries. Its expanded network infrastructure will now eliminate latency between all these business points and ensure greater access to business applications, where these applications have already delivered significant cost-savings.
"Our network plays a key role in systems consolidation and leveraging global growth for Albany International," said Barry Duncan, VP, Information Technology at Albany International. "Orange Business Services was the only provider with the portfolio breadth and global reach to move our network to a larger international stage. Their converged services were already delivering unparalleled opportunities for several of our business lines, so it made perfect sense to stick with a sure thing and unleash these applications upon the greater network."
"The network upgrade will exponentially drive convergence through Albany's enterprise infrastructure," said Diana Leonard, senior vice president of the Americas, Orange Business Services. "Albany's enthusiasm for not only continuing, but also expanding our partnership is a testament to the capabilities and expertise of Orange. Albany is a shining example of the limitless value converged services and a global network can deliver."
About Albany International
Albany International is a global advanced textiles and materials processing company. Its core business is the world's leading producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to the production of paper and paperboard. Albany's family of emerging businesses extends its advanced textiles and materials capabilities into a variety of other industries, most notably aerospace composites, nonwovens, building products, and high-performance industrial doors. Additional information about the Company and its businesses and products is available at www.albint.com.
About Orange
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom (News - Alert), one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. With 124.5 million customers, the Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2008, France Telecom had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros (25.5 billion euros for the first half of 2009) and at June 30, 2009, the Group had a customer base of 186 million customers in 32 countries. These include 125.5 million mobile customers and 13.4 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number two provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
The Group's strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today the Group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, the Group strives to provide products and services that are simple and user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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