Residential | Small Business | Enterprise | Wireless Region / Language
For Release Monday, September 19, 2005
AT&T Wins $1.5 Million Networking Contract From DoALL
DES PLAINES, Ill. – AT&T announced today it has won a three-year, $1.5 million networking services contract from DoALL Co., North America's largest manufacturer of sawing products and distributor of industrial supplies. The contract renews and expands a longstanding relationship between the two companies.
AT&T will provide an Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) integrating DoALL’s 46 locations across the United States. The AT&T solution will allow DoALL to more effectively and efficiently manage its worldwide customer distribution network.
“AT&T provides us with a secure, reliable network that ensures we can manage our customer requests quickly and without interruption,” said Kip Gordon, Chief Operating Officer, DoALL Company. “With AT&T’s help, DoALL is achieving greater customer satisfaction and improved productivity.”
Through the secure AT&T BusinessDirectÒ portal, DoALL gains around-the-clock online access to real-time reports on network performance and direct connection to electronic billing and trouble management systems.
About DoALL Company
DoALL Company operates two primary business units – DoALL Sawing Products, North America’s only manufacturer offering all sawing elements including saw blades, standard and custom sawing machines, cutting fluids, material handling and storage and retrieval systems; and DGI Supply, a DoALL Company focusing on distributing industrial supplies and providing integrated supply solutions including commodity management programs.
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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