Verizon Business Tunes Up Communications Links for BEHRINGER With World-Class Private IP Network

Reading, England, and Singapore (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Singapore-Based Global Audio Equipment Manufacturer Entrusts
Business-Critical Network to Verizon Business to Support Business
Objectives

Verizon Business announced today that BEHRINGER, a leading global
designer, manufacturer and distributor of professional audio and
musical instrument products, has implemented Verizon Private IP
connecting six of BEHRINGER's key offices worldwide.

Under a two-year contract, Verizon Business is providing BEHRINGER
with a seamless global voice and data network linking the company's
headquarters in Singapore with its manufacturing base in China and
other primary business locations in the U.S.A., Germany and the
Philippines. By consolidating its network operations through a single
Managed Services provider, BEHRINGER has enhanced network management
and improved overall cost efficiencies.

BEHRINGER founded in Germany in 1989, sells its products to over
125 countries worldwide via its network of local offices, dealers and
distributors. Ensuring efficient communications between all of the
company's worldwide operations is critical for the company -- yet as
its business has expanded, this has proved to be increasingly
time-consuming and costly. BEHRINGER therefore decided to adopt a
managed network solution, enabling the company to focus on its own
business, while entrusting its business-critical network operations
to Verizon Business.

Verizon Business is providing BEHRINGER with full Managed Services
support across its network infrastructure, including the seamless
integration of IP telephony over Private IP. IT infrastructure
management tools give BEHRINGER a birds-eye view for easy network
management and early detection of problems, and the company also
benefits from low latency through Verizon Business' industry-leading
service level agreements (SLAs) that ensure a high level of quality
of service.

David Brown, chief information officer, BEHRINGER, comments:
"Working with Verizon Business has given us the luxury to focus on
more critical aspects of our company's IT infrastructure as our
business continues to expand. We are one of the fastest-growing audio
companies worldwide, and it's crucial for us to work with partners
who can support our ongoing business ambitions in a flexible manner.
We have every confidence in Verizon Business' centralised support
team, and indeed are already seeing the benefits of working with
them, and of the Verizon Business solution."

According to Brown, the stability of the Verizon Business network
has reduced the number of support incidents from over 50 to less than
10 over a six-month period, with no downtime in the nine months since
installation. He continues: "Moving the management of our network
infrastructure to Verizon Business has not only improved our overall
network management capabilities, it's also given us six times the
bandwidth for one-third the cost. Next steps are to integrate our
remaining offices onto the Verizon Business network, which we believe
will give us even further business efficiencies."

Andrew Dobbins, vice president of sales and services for
Asia-Pacific, Verizon Business, said, "Verizon Business' expansive
global IP network and managed services support are able to empower a
company such as BEHRINGER to realise its global ambitions. For
BEHRINGER, there is an absolute reliance on network communications to
manage worldwide sales and manufacturing operations -- the network
infrastructure forms the basis of its global supply chain. By working
with Verizon Business, the company has access to all the facilities,
infrastructure and services it needs to get its job done, and all
supported by stringent network SLAs. We're delighted to be able to
support the company as it continues to expand."

BEHRINGER has also co-located its mission-critical servers in
Verizon Business' secure data centre in Singapore, and plans to
enhance its business continuity management provision with Verizon
Business in the near future.

About BEHRINGER

BEHRINGER is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and
distributor of professional audio and musical instrument products.
Established in 1989, BEHRINGER has operations in 10 countries and
territories around the world. With these points of presence and an
international network of distributors and dealers, BEHRINGER products
can be found in more than 125 countries. BEHRINGER offers a
comprehensive range of products that provides exceptional value to
professionals and amateurs, as well as for commercial and public
applications. They include Audio Technology, Computer-based Recording
and DJ products, Loudspeakers/Amplifiers,
Microphones/Headphones/Wireless Systems, Mixers/Powered Mixers,
Musical Instrument Amplification, and Professional Lighting Systems.

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is
a leading provider of advanced communications and information
technology (IT) solutions to large business and government customers
worldwide. Combining unsurpassed global network reach with advanced
technology and professional service capabilities, Verizon Business
delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers
around the world. For more information, visit
www.verizonbusiness.com.

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