Texas-Based Credit Union Picks SBC for IP Networking Services

SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) announced a new contract to provide IP telephony and network services to Texans Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Richardson, Texas.

Under the terms of the three-year contract, SBC companies will deliver its SBC PremierSERVSM IP Telephony Advantage managed services for Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions supporting the Cisco Systems® Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (AVVID) platform.

SBC companies will also provide SBC PremierSERVSM Network-based Virtual Private Network (NVPN), SBC PremierSERVSM Data Center Hosting and OPT-E-MAN® service.

SBC companies will also provide network integration services, such as SBC PremierSERVSM Staging, SBC PremierSERVSM Consulting Services and SBC Project Management.

Together, the new services will expand Texans Credit Union's network and provide a platform for highly reliable voice, video and data transmission. The new network will also provide an always-available customer contact center for Texans Credit Union's customers.

"Our continued growth required us to find a provider that could lower our costs while simplifying our network to bring more efficiencies into the system," said Greg Gallant, executive vice president and CTO for Texans Credit Union. "We're certain that SBC companies will deliver a highly reliable and seamless IP telephony structure to support our future endeavors."

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to expand our relationship with Texans Credit Union," said Bob Ferguson, group president and CEO, SBC Enterprise Business Services. "Our advanced IP networking services, combined with our PremierSERV integration services, will provide a secure and reliable network with seamless integration to one of the fastest-growing credit unions in Texas."

SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which serves 51.6 million wireless customers.