Food and health company selects AT&T for its global Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network; contract terms remain undisclosed.

Sovion N.V., an industrial company in the Netherlands and among the largest food and health companies worldwide, has chosen AT&T Inc. for its global Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN). Contract terms were not disclosed.

The VPN is based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology and will integrate locations in Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Spain), Latin America (Argentina and Mexico) and North America (Canada and the United States).

By standardizing its existing companywide technology platform and creating a single and secured network, Sovion aims to future-proof the company's IT infrastructure by making it easy to implement new technological developments.

AT&T is also providing advanced network-based security solutions for the company, based on firewalls located within the AT&T network, eliminating the need for physical firewalls at each location. The AT&T solution reduces cost while increasing flexibility and providing round-the-clock control and management.

"We have chosen AT&T for its global presence and guaranteed service levels for an end-to-end MPLS network," said Willem Bastmeijer, CIO at Sovion. "AT&T can offer a flexible approach to the growth and change our company is experiencing."