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[July 22, 2008]

BT to provide network and IT infrastructure to FIAT Group Automobiles Germany

(DMeurope Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
BT has signed a contract with FIAT Group Automobiles Germany to equip
its new German headquarters in Frankfurt/Main with telecommunications
and networking technology.

By moving into its new, flagship building on Hanauer Landstrasse,
Frankfurt's so-called 'Auto Mile', FIAT Group Automobiles Germany has
consolidated two previously separate locations.

In addition to administrative offices, the building also hosts training
rooms as well as a showroom for the presentation of Fiat, Alfa Romeo
and Lancia automobiles.

BT was contracted to equip the new building with advanced
telecommunication infrastructure. This includes the installation and
operation of a Local Area Network (LAN).

A separate telephone network is not required since the company uses a
Siemens HiPath 8000 IP phone exchange (PBX), which allows the use of
the data network also for voice communication. Moreover, the entire
building is equipped with wireless network access (Wi-fi), which is
especially useful in the training and conference rooms.

The project also includes the connection of the location to the MPLS
Wide Area Network (WAN) that BT already operates for FIAT Group
Automobiles Germany, the internet access including firewall, and a
high-speed link to the BT data centre in Frankfurt where the IP PBX and
the firewall are hosted with the highest possible resilience.

Moreover, the mobile workers of FIAT Group Automobiles Germany will be
equipped with BT MobileXpress so that they can securely connect to the
corporate network even while they are away from the office.

(Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com))

Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd.

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