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AT&T announced a new contract to provide network services to The RoomPlace. The Lombard-based company operates 22 stores in Chicago, suburban Chicago and Indiana.

Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T will serve as The RoomPlace’s primary network and data transport services provider. AT&T will equip 27 sites in all, including hosted data and disaster recovery centers and a state-of-the-art distribution center, by using AT&T’s Multiprotocol Label Switching Private Network Transport (MPLS PNT) service and Ethernet Dedicated Internet Access on AT&T’s OPT-E-MAN® service, a switched Ethernet service.

The RoomPlace’s PNT service will be a managed network solution that will provide secure, fully meshed connectivity that’s accessible simultaneously from all locations.

The OPT-E-MAN optical transport solution will be used by The RoomPlace to enhance Internet access and other real-time communication among its locations. By switching to the OPT-E-MAN scalable service, The RoomPlace will be equipped to meet demand for expanded bandwidth and will have the redundancy to protect its communications against interruptions.

“We’re committed to creating a customer experience unlike any other furniture retailer,” said Michelle Pacynski, chief information officer of The RoomPlace. “The solution provided by AT&T is going to support this by improving data and voice communications with more thorough order processing, inventory control and call center management.”

Each location will enjoy the benefit of AT&T’s secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, which will allow access to more data. The result will be faster, streamlined operations via an improved Enterprise Resource Planning application. Customers will experience faster deliveries and better response to product offerings.

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