AT&T Wins $10.5 Million Enterprise Rent-A-Car Contract

Networking solution will support Enterprise's European operations

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Tuesday, November 25, 2003; 12:00 AM

ST. LOUIS -- AT&T announced today it has won a three-year, $10.5 million contract from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the largest rental car company in North America, to develop and implement an integrated networking platform that will support advanced e-business applications for Enterprise's operations in Europe.

AT&T will provide an integrated high-speed, secure networking and hosting solution for Enterprise's 300 locations in Germany, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom that enable the company to achieve cost, reliability and customer service gains. The initial rollout will network approximately 40 sites this year, with the remainder migrating to AT&T from other suppliers in 2004 and 2005.

Additionally, Enterprise will co-locate its servers at AT&T's Internet Data Center (IDC) in the U.K.

The AT&T solution supports Enterprise's Rental Redesign Project, which will enhance customer service by bringing the latest "point and click" technology to all Enterprise locations. AT&T's network deployment enables Enterprise to migrate its Computer Automated Rental System from a satellite-based network to terrestrial-based transport, adding features, speed and flexibility.

"We are very pleased with the level and depth of global services and support we receive from AT&T under this contract," said Mike Preuss, Enterprise assistant vice president. "Robust upgrades in our technological systems are geared to keep pace with the growth we expect over the next few years -- and ensure that we remain on the cutting-edge of our industry."

The AT&T Frame Relay network provides the bandwidth needed to support Enterprise's new browser-based rental application and related office automation applications. All Enterprise European locations will have high-speed online connectivity to the company's headquarters in St. Louis, gaining access to databases and business applications resident there.

Offering enhanced network availability, route diversity for added reliability and dual high-speed links to Enterprise's major data centers, the AT&T solution furthers Enterprise's mission to provide exceptional customer service.

The contract expands AT&T's relationship with Enterprise, which already includes domestic U.S. Frame Relay services, customer premises equipment and professional services.

"Gartner recently rated AT&T as a leading European Data Service Provider[1], citing our aggressive European network expansion and dependability to build mission-critical networks," said Thomas Cannon, AT&T business sales vice president. "We feel this was key in winning this contract extension and we look forward to growing together as Enterprise expands its European business."

To better support its global clients, earlier this year AT&T opened IDCs in China, France and Australia. AT&T now operates 21 IDCs across three continents, including 13 in the United States. AT&T's IDCs rely on the company's integrated Global Enterprise Management System (iGEMS) to proactively monitor and manage customers' networking solutions and applications.

About Enterprise

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the largest rental car company in North America, and has more than 5,400 offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom (Enterprise is the U.K.'s sole specialist in providing replacement vehicles and courtesy cars, which are relied upon in the event of an accident) and Germany. Enterprise operates more than 600,000 vehicles worldwide and has annual revenues of more $6.9 billion. Enterprise is currently number 16 on the Forbes "500 Largest Private Companies in America" list.

About AT&T
AT&T (www.att.com) is among the premier voice and data communications companies in the world, serving businesses, consumers, and government. The company runs one of the most sophisticated communications networks in the United States, backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs. A leading supplier of data, Internet and managed services for the public and private sectors, AT&T offers outsourcing and consulting to large businesses and government. The company is a market leader in local, long distance and Internet services, as well as transaction-based services like prepaid cards, collect calling and directory assistance. With approximately $37 billion of revenue, AT&T has about 40 million residential customers and 4 million business customers, who depend on AT&T for high-quality communications. AT&T has garnered several awards for outstanding performance and customer service.

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