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Delphi Automotive Selects AT&T for Global Networking

30 November 1999

Delphi Automotive Selects AT&T for Global Networking AT&T CORPORATION LOGO AT&T Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] NEW YORK, NY USA 10/18/1999    

           New Capabilities Link Global Suppliers and Customers in
                           Virtual Private Network

    BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 30 -- AT&T said today it will
design, build and operate a global Internet Protocol (IP) networking
capability for Delphi Automotive Systems that will allow the automotive
component and systems technology leader to link its global locations with more
than 2,800 suppliers and customers in a unified virtual private network.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/ATT )
    The five-year, $160 million agreement calls for AT&T Solutions, the
networking professional services subsidiary of AT&T, to replace Delphi's
multiple existing networks with an IP backbone network that combines the
benefits of IP and advanced networking technologies.
    The new network will enhance Delphi's ability to manage information on a
real-time basis to the benefit of its customers.  The agreement is an
important enabler of Delphi's ongoing e-commerce strategy, which highlights
the use of Information Technology to enhance relationships among Delphi's
suppliers, employees and customers.
    Delphi operates 168 wholly-owned manufacturing sites, 38 joint ventures,
51 customer centers and sales offices, and 27 technical centers on six
continents.  Delphi, formerly part of General Motors, was established as an
independent, public company in May.
    AT&T Solutions will work closely with Delphi's current network services
provider to ensure continued smooth operation of legacy systems while the IP
network is being built.  AT&T will harmonize Delphi's global operations by
standardizing the technology infrastructure across the company, and provide
seamless connectivity among more than 280 locations in 37 countries.
    "We're a global company in a highly competitive, global industry," noted
Peter Janak, chief information officer of Delphi Automotive.  "Creating a
global networking infrastructure with e-commerce capabilities at the core is a
fundamental element of our vision for optimizing Delphi's relationships with
suppliers and customers."
    "Delphi has an ambitious and unambiguous view of the future, in which
web-enabled, real-time electronic commerce becomes central to its global
business relationships," said Rick Roscitt, president and CEO of AT&T
Solutions.  "We are excited at the prospect of delivering a ubiquitous,
global networking infrastructure that not only supports this vision -- but
also transforms it into reality."
    AT&T Solutions will build and operate Delphi's next-generation IP network,
which will be based on frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
technology.  Additionally, AT&T will provide domestic and international
inbound and outbound long-distance voice, data and video services; local phone
service via AT&T Digital Link, and corporate calling cards.
    AT&T Solutions will integrate the capabilities of Concert, the AT&T-BT
global joint venture, which will provide global transport for voice and data
services.  Together, AT&T Solutions and British Telecom Syncordia Solutions,
BT's network outsourcing subsidiary, will jointly provide managed data, voice
and video services in Europe, Asia and Latin America.  BTSS also will manage
relationships with local phone companies overseas.
    AT&T Solutions will manage Delphi's networking capabilities from its
Global Client Support Center in Dublin, Ohio, via the AT&T Solutions Global
Enterprise Management System (GEMS).  GEMS produces seamless networking
capabilities -- including predictive management -- by integrating
proprietary software developed at AT&T Labs with best-in-class
enterprise-management software.

    About AT&T/AT&T Solutions Group
    AT&T (http://www.att.com) is among the world's premier voice and data
communications companies, serving more than 80 million customers, including
consumers, businesses and government.  With annual revenues of more than
$53 billion and 151,000 employees, AT&T provides services to customers
worldwide.
    AT&T Solutions (http://www.attsolutions.com) provides seamless solutions
that maximize the competitive advantage of networking-based electronic
commerce applications.  It uses state-of-the-art tools and processes to
operate and manage voice, data, video and Internet/intranet services,
including local and wide area networks, PBXs, voice-processing systems, and
voice and data terminals.

    About Delphi Automotive Systems
    Delphi Automotive Systems (http://www.delphiauto.com), with world
headquarters in Troy, Mich., and regional headquarters in Paris, Tokyo and
Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a world leader in automotive component and electronic
systems technology.  Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion;
Safety, Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile
Communication -- provide comprehensive product solutions to complex customer
needs.