Level 3 Services Enable eSchool Solutions
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:12 am
Level 3 Services Enable eSchool Solutions to Improve Performance, Cut Costs and Implement a New Virtual Training Platform
eSchool to Connect More Than 29,000 Schools via Level 3's Enterprise Voice and CDN Solutions
eSchool to Connect More Than 29,000 Schools via Level 3's Enterprise Voice and CDN Solutions
BROOMFIELD, Colo., January 12, 2011
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it has signed an agreement with eSchool Solutions, an education software company based in Orlando, Fla., to improve that company’s voice performance and facilitate a virtual training platform utilizing Level 3’s content delivery network (CDN).
As a software provider to more than 600 school districts throughout the United States and Canada, eSchool Solutions requires services that facilitate high-quality communications with its customers and simplify interconnectivity amongst its various facilities. Under the new agreement, eSchool Solutions will use Level 3’s enterprise voice services to improve voice capabilities and performance, while capitalizing on the inherent cost savings of IP-based voice services. In addition to comprehensive voice solutions, eSchool will use Level 3’s CDN services for its new virtual training platform. Level 3’s CDN will enable eSchool to offer remote access to crucial internal training tools, thereby improving organizational productivity.
“Our services support administrators and teachers in more than 29,000 schools, and we require network solutions that improve our ability to connect with them reliably and efficiently,” said Tina Santana, executive vice president and chief financial officer for eSchool Solutions. “Working with Level 3 has enabled us to improve our service capabilities and simultaneously enjoy a cost savings, allowing us to invest in other critical areas of our business and enhance our customers’ experiences.”
“Today’s global business environment demands high-quality telecommunications services, and enterprises are increasingly looking to consolidate their service architecture in order to streamline the execution of critical business objectives,” said Andrew Crouch, president of sales for Level 3. “Our agreement with eSchool Solutions demonstrates Level 3’s ability to meet the varying network challenges of today’s enterprises, and we are pleased that they are able to use our services to better support their customers.”
Level 3 leverages its extensive fiber-optic network, metro assets and a locally focused sales and sales support organization to deliver world-class services to enterprise customers and service providers throughout the United States.
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