About Our Customer

SWIFT is the financial industry-owned co-operative supplying secure, standardised messaging services and interface software to 7,800 financial institutions in more than 200 countries. SWIFT's worldwide community includes banks, broker/dealers and investment managers, as well as their market infrastructures in payments, securities, treasury and trade.

SWIFT consistently delivers quantifiable business value and proven technical excellence to its members through its comprehensive messaging standards, the security, reliability and "five nines" availability of its messaging platform and its role in advancing STP. The guiding principles of SWIFT are clear: to offer the financial services industry a common platform of advanced technology and access to shared solutions through which each member can build its competitive edge. Over the past ten years SWIFT message prices have been reduced by over 70%, system availability approaches 5x9's reliability — 99.999% of uptime.

Why AT&T?

AT&T operates in over 60 countries across the globe, ensuring the SWIFT user community will have a local single point of contact for the end-to-end implementation of the SWIFTNet connectivity solutions. AT&T has extensive experience in managing the design, implementation and operations of integrated SWIFT connectivity solutions for the global financial community.

Global Infrastructure

AT&T's SWIFTNet connectivity solutions are based on AT&T's advanced global IP network. AT&T's global network offers industry-leading service level agreements, includes best-in-class assurances for packet delivery, latency and provides end-to-end performance guarantees of up to 99.999%. AT&T's global network ensures the highest levels of security, availability and reliability essential for the fast and efficient transfer of financial and corporate data.

Operational Excellence

AT&T's service portfolio is backed by the research and development capability of AT&T Labs. AT&T Labs is the innovation engine behind the new AT&T's worldclass technology. AT&T Labs has:

• 4,500 experienced technical professionals
• Over 6,000 patents worldwide
• Collaboration initiatives with over 90 universities around the world

Financial Strength

AT&T stands apart from other industry players. AT&T has a robust financial record with pro forma revenue in excess of USD$117 billion in 2006. Furthermore, AT&T has one of the strongest balance sheets in the telecommunications industry with an "A" credit rating and a history of prudent financial management. A healthy cash flow and EBIT enables AT&T to continue investing in a strong resilient service portfolio to meet the future needs of the SWIFT community.

Our Solution

The AT&T Enhanced VPN (EVPN) Service is a fail-safe solution offering exceptional availability and reliability, at a competitive price. AT&T offers the EVPN service and required hardware as a one stop shop solution. According to the predefined SWIFT connectivity packs, AT&T offers the following EVPN and VPN box connection options for connecting to the SWIFTNet application:

• Dual — I
• Dual — P
• Multi-Lines

To assist with SWIFTNet connectivity solutions, AT&T has deployed a global account team. In each country of operation, AT&T has assigned associates who are committed to providing professional advice regarding the SWIFTNet Connectivity.