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AT&T Joins Microsoft Partner Solutions Center
2008-07-15 08:30:00
Facility Offers Location for AT&T to Demonstrate Mobility Expertise and Technologies DALLAS, July 15 /EMWNews-FirstCall/ -- AT&T has joined the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) as a vehicle to demonstrate its mobility expertise and technologies to Microsoft Corp. and other enterprise customers. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced today that by joining the MPSC, AT&T will be able to develop and demonstrate its solutions in the MPSC briefing centers and will have the ability to provide on-site customer briefings, design sessions, proof of concept engagements and training -- all of which can be customized for specific customer needs. Through the unique resources offered by the MPSC, information about AT&T's wireless services will be available to people around the world. AT&T's involvement with the MPSC enables Microsoft's multiple lines of businesses and customers to test out applications that are being wirelessly enabled over the entire suite of Windows Mobile 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6.1 devices, such as Mobile Device Manager, TeleNav Track, Wi-Fi and simultaneous voice and data using Windows Mobile 6 with tethering. AT&T also maintains a full-service retail store in the MPSC that allows Microsoft campus employees easy access to the latest Windows Mobile-based phones, accessories and services. "The Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) enables partners like AT&T to showcase their next-generation services while testing these cutting-edge applications in a secure environment," said David Hayes, Director MPSC. "We have invested in the MPSC to enable tighter integration between our partner's offerings and Microsoft software plus services so we're excited about this opportunity for AT&T to collaborate with various entities within Microsoft as well as with our partners and customers." "The Microsoft Partner Solutions Center is a facility where we can work closely with Microsoft to demonstrate our innovative wireless services and solutions portfolio to enterprise customers," said Carolyn Billings, director-Product Marketing Management, AT&T. "In addition, our sales teams can work with Microsoft to provide customers with detailed information on what our services provide." The MPSC is a 21,000-square-foot facility located in building 25 on the Redmond, Wash., campus of Microsoft and features state-of-the-art scalable Hyper-V technology laboratories, partner showcase labs, an executive technology briefing room and partner offices for building, testing and designing superior network solutions that focus on delivering greater availability to revenue-centric, network-based applications and services. The center is designed to engage customers through executive briefings, technology demonstrations, architectural design sessions, proof-of-concepts, training sessions and custom engagements. For more information on AT&T's wireless services, please visit http://www.business.att.com/enterprise/exchange_category/Topic/mobility/
About AT&T AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. (C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.
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