Cummins Signs With AT&T for Network Integration Services
COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* today announced a multi-million dollar contract for network integration services with Cummins Inc., a global power company that designs, manufactures, sells and services diesel engines and related technology around the world. Under the agreement, AT&T, in collaboration with EMC, will integrate Cummins' global networks with new content management, software and storage services.
Cummins executives, engineers and employees will experience the benefits of total end-to-end storage service solutions as AT&T assumes overall responsibility for network hardware and software services. AT&T's integration solution will virtualize Cummins' computing infrastructure, more efficiently using hardware resources to consolidate devices, facilitate business continuity and more readily serve high-priority applications.
"Cummins always looks for cost savings regardless of the economic conditions," said Vernon Wilson, Executive Director of IT of Cummins Business Services, the shared services organization within Cummins. "We work collaboratively with our partners to both decrease costs and improve services and ultimately pass our savings on to our global internal customers."
Similarly, AT&T and EMC experts will identify and consolidate redundant technologies, helping Cummins in its desire to realize greater cost-efficiencies. Globally, Cummins will have real-time visibility into business operations and workflows regardless of time and location, giving them greater agility to respond to market and customer needs.
*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 Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $755 million on sales of $14.3 billion in 2008. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.
About AT&T
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