AT&T Wins $2 Million Networking Contract From Hanover Direct
07 June 2004 - 11:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
AT&T Wins $2 Million Networking Contract From Hanover Direct
EDGEWATER, N.J, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T announced today it
has won a two-year, $2 million dollar contract to provide Hanover
Direct Inc. (AMEX:HNV) an integrated networking solution linking 14
company locations across the United States, including contact
centers in Hanover, Pa., and La Crosse, Wis. Hanover Direct's
commerce operations include its catalog and web site portfolio of
home fashions, apparel and gift categories. The company's
business-to-business services consist of its third party,
end-to-end, distribution, logistics, telemarketing and e-care
fulfillment operations. AT&T's wide-area networking (WAN)
solution will help the company offer customers a first class
Internet shopping experience, enhance profitability and reduce
costs. It provides a standardized communications platform,
delivering secure high-speed Internet connectivity and supporting
applications including order entry, fulfillment and customer
service. "AT&T's solution helps us realize our goal of
migrating more business to the Web," said Michael Contino, chief
operating officer for Hanover Direct. "Our customers increasingly
want to do business online, and with AT&T we're able to expand
capabilities at the same time we aggressively control costs." The
AT&T solution also includes an extensive portfolio of data and
voice services, including local, long-distance, toll-free,
teleconference and Business Internet Access services. Additionally,
to support its business continuity plan, Hanover Direct has
collocated servers for the portfolio of web sites in its online
retail sales channel -- http://www.hanoverdirect.com/ ,
http://www.thecompanystore.com/ , http://www.domestications.com/ ,
http://www.silhouettes.com/ , http://www.internationalmale.com/ ,
http://www.undergear.com/ and http://www.keystoneinternet.com/ --
at AT&T's Internet Data Center (IDC) in Ashburn, Va., where
information resident at the company's data center is mirrored.
AT&T is integrating most of Hanover Direct's services through
its industry-leading AT&T Business Network (ABN) offer. ABN
makes it possible to consolidate communications needs into a single
contract, with a single bill and discounts across all services. In
addition, through the secure AT&T BusinessDirect(R) portal,
Hanover Direct gains online access to tools that provide
near-real-time reports on network performance and direct access to
AT&T's ordering, status, inventory and trouble management
systems. About Hanover Direct, Inc. Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX:HNV)
and its business units provide quality, branded merchandise through
a portfolio of catalogs and e-commerce platforms to consumers, as
well as a comprehensive range of Internet, e-commerce, and
fulfillment services to businesses. The Company's catalog and
Internet portfolio of home fashions, apparel and gift brands
include Domestications, The Company Store, Company Kids,
Silhouettes, International Male, Scandia Down, and Gump's By Mail.
The Company owns Gump's, a retail store based in San Francisco.
Each brand can be accessed on the Internet individually by name.
Keystone Internet Services, LLC (http://www.keystoneinternet.com/),
the Company's third party fulfillment operation, also provides the
logistical, IT and fulfillment needs of the Company's catalogs and
web sites. Information on Hanover Direct, including each of its
subsidiaries, can be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.hanoverdirect.com/ . 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. (Logo:
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AT&T CONTACT: Bill McCue, +1-718-768-5940, , or Janis Burenga,
+1-609-397-4880, , both of AT&T Web site: http://www.att.com/
http://www.hanoverdirect.com/ http://www.thecompanystore.com/
http://www.domestications.com/ http://www.silhouettes.com/
http://www.internationalmale.com/ http://www.undergear.com/
http://www.keystoneinternet.com/
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