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For Release Wednesday, June 29, 2005
AT&T Wins $2.9 Million Contract To Upgrade NBT Bancorp Network
ALBANY, N.Y. – AT&T (NYSE: T) today announced it has won a $2.9 million, three-year contract to expand and upgrade the network supporting 118 NBT Bancorp Inc. offices throughout New York and Pennsylvania. With more than 400,000 customers, NBT Bancorp is a leading financial institution based in upstate New York.
AT&T will provide an Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) integrating NBT’s key locations and operations centers with branch offices in New York and Pennsylvania. AT&T will manage the transformation of NBT’s network, ensuring that technology is deployed on a common platform and integrates seamlessly with legacy systems.
“NBT’s focus has always been on providing high-quality customer service,” said Joseph Stagliano, NBT Bancorp vice president of information technology. “We are pleased to be working with AT&T to enhance the speed, reliability and capabilities of our network. This new technology significantly reduces our operating costs and will allow us to better serve our customers now and into the future.”
About NBT Bancorp Inc.
NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial services holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y. The company had assets of $4.3 billion as of March 31, 2005. The company primarily operates through two full-service community bank divisions and a financial services company. NBT Bank has 74 offices in upstate New York, and Pennstar Bank has 40 offices in northeastern Pennsylvania. EPIC Advisors, Inc. is a full-service 401(k) plan recordkeeping firm based in Rochester, N.Y.
About AT&T
For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE 'T') has been known for unparalleled quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services.
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