AT&T will provide a fully managed, secure IP VPN, converging Power-One's voice, video and data traffic for the company's locations worldwide.

AT&T yesterday announced that it has been selected by Power-One Inc., a power-conversion equipment manufacturer, to be the company's sole telecommunications provider as part of a three-year, $2.6 million deal.

AT&T will provide a fully managed, secure Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN), converging Power-One's voice, video and data traffic for the company's locations worldwide. The AT&T solution replaces separate voice and data networks from multiple vendors and provides a common networking platform for Power-One sites in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean - simplifying data transfer processes and offering significant operational efficiencies, claims the company.

"AT&T's networking solution enables us to streamline our operations across the globe," said Mike Ballerini, Power-One corporate vice president of information technology. "The ability to share information between offices on a secure, reliable and high-speed network is key to our business and essential to our customers who rely on Power-One's equipment and services. The opportunity to utilize video conferencing and increase the quality of our VoIP networks will certainly give us an edge over the competition."